Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What recipe apps support Nut Codes?

A: Currently there are no recipe apps that support Nut Codes. If your app adds support, please reach out on Twitter.

Q: What food diary apps support Nut Codes?

A: Currently there are no food diary apps that support Nut Codes. If your app adds support, please reach out on Twitter.

Q: Are there any example implementations?

A: There is an implementation written in Swift that supports encoding and decoding of Nut Macro codes. Contributions of implementations in additional languages are welcome.

Q: What’s the plan for support for micronutrients?

A: Micronutrients are a bit more complicated to encode, since the amounts vary by many orders of magnitude. It also isn’t yet clear if there is demand for a scheme like Nut Codes, so I’m releasing the macro-only code as a sort of MVP (minimum viable product).