Artificial Intelligence (AI)

🚧 Building a Food Additive Checker Web App — Need Better Data Sources!

I'm working on a web app (built with Langflow, Python, and Streamlit) that lets users upload food label images. It extracts ingredients via OCR, auto-generates reports on food additive safety, and allows users to ask questions about those additives.

Previously, I used a manually created PDF as the knowledge base—but it wasn’t scalable or reliable.
I'm now looking for better, structured sources or APIs that can:
> Identify additives from OCR text (like “E330” or “sodium benzoate”)
> Indicate whether they’re safe to consume
> Optionally support Q&A or context-aware querying

Is there any API, open dataset, or model context protocol (MCP) you’d recommend?
Thanks in advance! 🙏