Where get data/api for get food recipe and/or nutrition facts?

Question

I'm thinking in build a iPhone app for get recipes. So, I'm looking for resources where I can get the data of that recipes in a way I can use in my app, store locally and/or query.

I'm interested in get nutrition facts, photos, etc... I understand that maybe I need to collect the data from several sources (like flickr photos?), but any starting point will be very usefull.

Answer 1

You can download the USDA database[1] here[2]. No photos, but lots of interesting data.

1. http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
2. http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=18879

Answer 2

Freebase contains useful information about all sorts of things, I'm sure there is probably information aplenty about nutritional value of food stuffs. It is probably also helpful that it is easily accessible programmatically through their API.

Answer 3

The FatSecret Platform might be helpful for nutrition facts. They have RESTful and JavaScript APIs that are free if you link to their site.