Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)

1. hijp ◴[24 Feb 25 09:03 UTC] No.43157320[source]▶

I have celiacs, so I'm making a database of every single labeled gluten-free product in grocery stores. (I have 8,858 products across 243 grocery categories).

GF products are expensive and hit or miss, I really wanted something where I could keep track of my favorite items. I also want to let people rank them, so maybe I can discover the best gluten free hamburger bun (Rudi's Brioche), or beer (Glutenberg Blonde).

I'm also making a user submitted recipe section, so say you want to recreate a Taco Bell Doritos Locos Taco, it's easy to link to the products you need.

I'm not sure where this project is headed but I couldn't find any jobs working in this space so decided to make something to help myself.

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2. denysvitali ◴[25 Feb 25 06:44 UTC] No.43168942[source]▶

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OpenFoodFacts?

3. byyoung3 ◴[25 Feb 25 07:17 UTC] No.43169128[source]▶

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theres some debate around the idea that gluten might be mildly toxic to everyone, so I could see this being really useful to everyone

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4. nake89 ◴[25 Feb 25 10:19 UTC] No.43170127[source]▶

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Anything peer reviewed or merely conjecture?

5. fraXis ◴[27 Feb 25 19:32 UTC] No.43197620[source]▶

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Do you plan on releasing this to the public?

6. modo_mario ◴[04 Mar 25 13:40 UTC] No.43254417[source]▶

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I gotta agree with the other poster that it might be worth looking at openfoodfacts. I encountered them at fosdem and they seemed eager to accept contributors.