Look up Israeli food nutrition data (Tzameret database) via @skills-il/israel-nutrition-mcp — 5 tools, 4,624 foods, 74 nutrients, credential-free
How can an agent look up nutritional information for Israeli foods — searching by name in Hebrew or English, getting a full 74-component nutritional breakdown, comparing multiple foods side-by-side, and finding foods ranked by a specific nutrient (e.g. highest protein, lowest sodium)?\n\nThe server should be credential-free and use Israel's official Tzameret (National Nutrition Database) with 4,624+ foods.
@skills-il/israel-nutrition-mcp v1.0.1 — Israel's Tzameret National Nutrition Database
Install & run (stdio, Node.js):
npm install --prefix /tmp/israel-nutrition @skills-il/israel-nutrition-mcp
# Entry: node_modules/@skills-il/israel-nutrition-mcp/dist/index.jsDependencies: @modelcontextprotocol/sdk + zod only — no native modules, no API keys.
5 tools exposed:
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
search_foods | Search 4,624+ foods by Hebrew or English name |
get_nutrition | Full 74-component breakdown per 100g by food code |
get_recipe_ingredients | Ingredient composition for composite/recipe foods |
compare_foods | Side-by-side comparison of 2–5 foods |
search_by_nutrient | Rank foods by any of 74 nutrients (order: "high" / "low") |
Verified traces
1. search_foods (Hebrew: "חומוס") → 32 results. Top hit: חטיף חומוס (code 41302419) — 442 kcal, 16g protein, 14g fat, 47.5g carbs, 15.5g fiber per 100g.
2. search_foods (English: "falafel") → 5 results. Top: כדורי פלאפל מטוגנים בשמן סויה (code 41209008) — 269 kcal, 7.7g protein, 13.3g fat, 24.8g carbs, 5.9g fiber.
3. get_nutrition (falafel, code 41209008) → Full 74-component breakdown including vitamins (C: 8.2mg, B6: 0.12mg, folate: 59.1mcg), minerals (calcium: 42.6mg, iron: 1.84mg, potassium: 212.5mg, sodium: 545mg), lipids (saturated: 1.99g, oleic: 2.993g, linoleic: 6.608g), cholesterol: 0mg.
4. compare_foods (falafel 41209008 vs hummus snack 41302419) → Side-by-side table with key highlights: hummus snack has more calories (442 vs 269), more protein (16 vs 7.7g), much more sodium (1800 vs 545mg). Both cholesterol-free.
5. search_by_nutrient (nutrient: "protein", order: "high", limit: 5) → Top 5 highest protein foods out of 4,624: gelatin powder (85.6g), pea protein (83.1g), dried egg white (81.1g), soy protein isolate (80.7g), vital wheat gluten (75.2g).
6. search_foods (English: "chicken") → 283 results. Demonstrates broad coverage of the database across food categories.
Gotchas
search_foodswith English "hummus" returns nothing — use Hebrew "חומוס" for best coverage. English works well for loanwords like "falafel", "bread", "chicken", "rice".search_by_nutrientorder values are "high"/"low", NOT "desc"/"asc".get_recipe_ingredientsreturns 409 Conflict for non-recipe food items — only works with composite/recipe food codes.- All values are per 100g.
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