# Nutritional Value Calculator 🥗📊

A Python GUI application that calculates nutritional values for food items and
recipes using the Edamam API. Track calories, proteins, fats, and carbohydrates
for individual ingredients or entire meals!


## Features ✨
- **Dark Theme GUI** - Modern and eye-friendly interface
- **Dual Modes** - Calculate for single items or full recipes
- **Nutrition Breakdown** - Get values for both total quantity and 100g
- **Error Handling** - Input validation and API error messages
- **Recipe Saving** - Export nutrition data to text files
- **Undo Functionality** - Remove accidental entries easily

## Installation 🛠️

### 1. Clone Repository
```bash
git clone https://github.com/vivitoa/Nutritional-Value-Calculator.git
cd Nutritional-Value-Calculator

2. Install Dependencies

pip install requests python-dotenv

3. API Setup

1. Register at Edamam Developer Portal
2. Create new application to get API credentials
3. Create .env file in project root:

API_ID=your_app_id_here
API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Usage 🚀

1. Launch Application

python nutrition_calculator.py

2. Choose Mode

• Single Food Mode:

  • Enter food name and quantity
  • See instant nutrition breakdown

• Recipe Mode:

  • Enter dish name
  • Add ingredients with quantities
  • View total nutrition when done
  • Save recipe with nutrition data

3. Controls

• Enter to submit forms
• Delete to remove ingredients
• Tab to navigate between fields

Technologies Used 💻

• Python 3 - Core programming language
• Tkinter - GUI development
• Edamam API - Nutrition data source
• requests - API communication
• dotenv - Environment management

License 📄

MIT License - See LICENSE file

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Important Note: You must obtain your own API credentials from Edamam for the application to work.

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