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Use Open Food Facts with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Access the world's largest open food database. retrieve nutrition facts, ingredients, and environmental scores for millions of products.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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Complete set · 2 capabilities

The complete Open Food Facts capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Open Food Facts.

Capability set01 / 01

01-02

2 capabilities in this set.

Part of 2 available through Open Food Facts.

  1. 01

    Get product

    Retrieve detailed information about a specific product by its barcode

  2. 02

    Search products

    Search for products using keywords and filters

Observed, not estimated

819ms average. Fast in production.

Open Food Facts is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 962ms
Aug 20Today
Fastest day
682ms
Slowest day
962ms
14-day trend
Slowing+9%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 2 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Open Food Facts, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Open Food Facts. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Open Food Facts Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_UbS0tE7w0pcsizMsWZiRGetdpNV4XS7n5PzCDPEb/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Open Food Facts capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "open-food-facts-alternative-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_UbS0tE7w0pcsizMsWZiRGetdpNV4XS7n5PzCDPEb/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions Open Food Facts owners ask.

  • 01

    How do I look up a specific food item using its barcode?

    Use the get_product capability and provide the barcode (EAN-13). The agent will return the product name, ingredients, Nutri-Score, and detailed nutritional facts.

  • 02

    Can I search for products that are specifically labeled as Organic or Vegan?

    Yes! Use the search_products capability and specify the labels parameter (e.g., 'Organic' or 'Vegan') to filter the results accordingly.

  • 03

    Is it possible to filter out products that contain additives?

    Absolutely. When using the search_products capability, set the additives parameter to 'without' to find products that do not contain any food additives.

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