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Re:Google Maps is a critical dependency for nutrition facts ... by ryantgtg on Saturday August 26, 2023 @03:39PM (#37276119)
As mentioned elsewhere in this post, ingredients vary based on country/location and so geolocation might be used for that. I would think of this as something to explore in this investigation. However, you are coming across as so confident in there being zero value that I’m not seeing any value in continuing this dialog.
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Re:Google Maps is a critical dependency for nutrition facts ... by upon_drumhead on Saturday August 26, 2023 @04:04PM (#37276353)
The country/location is already detected and used before you get to the nutrition facts page. In the url I gave, it includes "/us/en-us/". As the other commenter to my comment saw, going to that url in Sweden gives the US nutrition facts, not their local ones.

Given the location isn't used to customize the results, nor provide any information on where restaurants are or availability, what do you believe the end user's benefit is?

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