About FoodBook
FoodBook answers one question as plainly as possible: what is actually in the food you eat? It covers 2,744 foods, from a raw carrot to a slice of bread, with the amounts measured for each of them.
Why it exists
Nutrition information online tends to come with something attached: a product to sell, a diet to promote, or an app that wants an account before it tells you anything. FoodBook has none of that. It shows public reference data, says where every number comes from, and stops there.
How it is built
It is free, carries no advertising, sets no cookies and runs no analytics. Nothing about your visit is recorded. Games keep your streak in your own browser, never on a server, which is why there is no account to create.
There is no company behind it and no funding: it is an open source project, built in the open, and the entire source is public.
Information, not advice
FoodBook is a reference tool, not medical advice. Values are averages per 100 g from laboratory analyses, not recommendations for you personally. Daily reference intakes are the standard adult figures used on food labels across the EU; real needs vary with age, body, activity, pregnancy and health conditions. For anything concerning your own health, ask a doctor or a registered dietitian.
Found an error?
Mistakes are likely and reports are welcome. If a value looks wrong, an icon does not match its food, or a page reads badly, open an issue on the GitHub repository. Known gaps are listed on the sources page.