API reference/Agriculture & Food/Compare Products

Compare Products

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Live data

Side-by-side nutrition and scores for 2–5 products, with the healthiest pick per nutrient.

GET/api/v1/food/compare

Data source

Open Food FactsOpen Food Facts · ODbL-1.0 · updates Continuous

Query parameters

Parameter	Description	Try value
`codes` string required	Comma-separated barcodes
`apikey` string required	Your API key. Can also be sent as the `X-API-Key` header.	demo key used here

Response envelope

Success: { data, meta: { sources, fetchedAt, cached } }. Errors: { error: { code, message } } with HTTP 400, 401, 404, 502, 503 or 504.

curl "https://api.sectorapi.com/api/v1/food/compare?codes=3017620422003%2C5449000000996&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

Calls the live source

Example response

{
  "data": {
    "products": [
      {
        "code": "3017620422003",
        "name": "Nutella",
        "scores": {
          "nutriScore": "E",
          "novaGroup": 3,
          "ecoScore": null
        },
        "nutrients": {
          "per": "100 g/ml",
          "energyKcal": 539,
          "fatG": 30.9,
          "saturatedFatG": 10.6,
          "carbohydratesG": 57.5,
          "sugarsG": 56.3,
          "fiberG": 0,
          "proteinG": 6.3,
          "saltG": 0.11,
          "sodiumG": 0.04
        }
      },
      {
        "code": "5449000000996",
        "name": "Coca-Cola Original",
        "scores": {
          "nutriScore": "E",
          "novaGroup": 4,
          "ecoScore": null
        },
        "nutrients": {
          "per": "100 g/ml",
          "energyKcal": 42.4,
          "fatG": 0,
          "saturatedFatG": 0,
          "carbohydratesG": 10.6,
          "sugarsG": 10.6,
          "fiberG": null,
          "proteinG": 0,
          "saltG": 0,
          "sodiumG": 0
        }
      }
    ],
    "healthiestBy": {
      "energyKcal": "5449000000996",
      "sugarsG": "5449000000996",
      "saturatedFatG": "5449000000996",
      "saltG": "5449000000996",
      "proteinG": "3017620422003",
      "fiberG": "3017620422003"
    }
  }
}