Cronometer Food & Nutrition Database Scraper

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Scrape Cronometer — the most comprehensive nutrition tracking database available online. Known for its exceptional micronutrient data, Cronometer tracks 84+ nutrients including vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. Search foods and get detailed nutrition facts.

What does Cronometer Scraper do?

Cronometer's food database contains 950,000+ foods with complete nutritional profiles. This scraper lets you:

• Search foods by keyword — find detailed nutrition data for any food
• Food details — extract complete nutrition panel from a specific food page

Output fields

Input configuration

Mode: Search Food (searchFood)

{
"mode":"searchFood",
"keyword":"avocado",
"maxItems":20
}

Mode: Food Details (foodDetails)

{
"mode":"foodDetails",
"foodUrl":"https://cronometer.com/food-database/avocado/..."
}

Use cases

• Micronutrient analysis — Cronometer is exceptional for tracking vitamins and minerals
• Diet optimization — identify foods rich in specific micronutrients
• Nutrition research — build comprehensive food nutrition datasets
• Health apps — power nutrition tracking applications with detailed data
• Sports nutrition — find foods with optimal macro and micronutrient profiles

FAQ

Does this require a login? Cronometer's public food database is accessible without authentication.

What makes Cronometer different from other nutrition databases? Cronometer tracks 84+ nutrients including often-overlooked micronutrients like Vitamin K, selenium, chromium, and all amino acids.

What sources does Cronometer use? Cronometer aggregates data from NCCDB, USDA, CRDB, and branded food entries submitted by users and manufacturers.