Re:Ask HN: What are some good datasources for nutrition info...
by sethammons on Friday March 08, 2019 @08:55AM
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I wonder what Wolfram Alpha uses.
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Re:Ask HN: What are some good datasources for nutrition info...
by brentadamson on Friday March 08, 2019 @10:21AM
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If you click on their "Sources" link it shows a lot of links but then has this note: "This list is intended as a guide to sources of further information. The inclusion of an item in this list does not necessarily mean that its content was used as the basis for any specific Wolfram|Alpha result."
Basically trying to obfuscate where they are really getting the info.
Been thinking more on this...I think I have an idea how to do it: Wikidata has the USDA ID for a lot (but not all) of items. From there we can get the rest.