Nutritionix

Nutritionix MCP Connector for Claude

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Analyze food nutrition from natural language using the industry-leading NLP engine — type any meal description and get instant, precise calorie and macro data.

2 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

The Nutritionix MCP Server gives your AI agent access to the industry's most advanced natural language food analysis engine.

Core Capabilities

  • NLP Food Analysis — Type anything like "3 slices of pizza and a diet coke" and get instant, precise nutritional breakdown per item.
  • Comprehensive Macros — Returns calories, protein, fat, carbs, fiber, sugar, sodium, and cholesterol per serving.
  • Instant Search — Search the Nutritionix database of common and branded foods including restaurant chains.
  • Restaurant Coverage — Extensive menu item data from national and regional restaurant chains.

Requires app_id and app_key from Nutritionix. The gold standard for NLP food tracking used by major fitness and health apps.

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2 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

search_nutritionix_foods

Returns both generic foods and brand-specific items with calorie data. Search Nutritionix for common and branded food items

analyze_food_nutrition

g. "3 slices of pizza and a coke", "1 cup of brown rice", "grilled salmon 200g") and get instant, precise nutritional breakdown including calories, protein, fat, carbs, fiber, sugar, sodium, and cholesterol. The most advanced NLP food parsing engine available. Analyze nutritional content of any food using natural language — powered by Nutritionix NLP

See how to talk to your AI agent using Nutritionix.

Analyze the nutrition of 2 eggs, 1 toast with butter, and a glass of orange juice.

Here's your breakfast breakdown: - 2 large eggs: 144 kcal, 12g protein, 10g fat - 1 piece of toast with butter: 166 kcal, 3g protein, 6g fat, 24g carbs - 1 glass OJ (240ml): 112 kcal, 2g protein, 26g carbs Total: 422 kcal, 17g protein, 16g fat, 50g carbs.

Calculate the macros for 1 cup of oatmeal with a sliced banana and a tablespoon of peanut butter.

Breakdown: - 1 cup cooked oatmeal: 166 kcal, 6g protein, 28g carbs, 4g fiber - 1 medium banana: 105 kcal, 1.3g protein, 27g carbs - 1 tbsp peanut butter: 94 kcal, 4g protein, 8g fat Total: 365 kcal, 11g protein, 63g carbs, 10g fat.

How many calories in a Starbucks Grande Caramel Macchiato with almond milk?

A Starbucks Grande (16 oz) Caramel Macchiato made with almond milk contains approximately 190 calories, 4g of protein, 5g of fat, and 27g of carbohydrates (including 25g of sugar).

Nutritionix's NLP engine is used by major fitness and health apps globally. It can parse complex meal descriptions including quantities, cooking methods, and brand names with high accuracy, backed by a verified database of 1M+ food items.

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