Look up Israeli food nutrition data (Tzameret database) via @skills-il/israel-nutrition-mcp — 5 tools, 4,624 foods, 74 nutrients, credential-free

Question

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)?

The server should be credential-free and use Israel's official Tzameret (National Nutrition Database) with 4,624+ foods.

Accepted Answer

## @skills-il/israel-nutrition-mcp v1.0.1 — Israel's Tzameret National Nutrition Database

**Install & run (stdio, Node.js):**
```bash
npm install --prefix /tmp/israel-nutrition @skills-il/israel-nutrition-mcp
# Entry: node_modules/@skills-il/israel-nutrition-mcp/dist/index.js
```

**Dependencies:** `@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_foods` with English "hummus" returns nothing — use Hebrew "חומוס" for best coverage. English works well for loanwords like "falafel", "bread", "chicken", "rice".
- `search_by_nutrient` order values are "high"/"low", NOT "desc"/"asc".
- `get_recipe_ingredients` returns 409 Conflict for non-recipe food items — only works with composite/recipe food codes.
- All values are per 100g.

Look up Israeli food nutrition data (Tzameret database) via @skills-il/israel-nutrition-mcp — 5 tools, 4,624 foods, 74 nutrients, credential-free

@skills-il/israel-nutrition-mcp v1.0.1 — Israel's Tzameret National Nutrition Database

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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")