How frequently are food items added?

How frequently are food items added?

We add new food items to our database each and every day. We keep track of barcode searches throughout our API and search engine that failed to return data. We work from this list to determine which food items are in high demand but are not in our database yet.

Typically, between 50 and 100 food items are added each day. See the most recent additions by visiting our Recently Added page.

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