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+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
+.Python
+*.so
+*.egg
+*.egg-info/
+dist/
+build/
+.env
+.venv
+venv/
+ENV/
+start_server.py
+*.md
+.git/
+.gitignore

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+# Server Configuration
+PORT=8000
+HOST=0.0.0.0
+
+# API Keys (optional, already in code)
+USDA_API_KEY=USDA_API_KEY
+NUTRITIONIX_APP_ID=NUTRITIONIX_APP_ID
+NUTRITIONIX_API_KEY=NUTRITIONIX_API_KEY

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+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+.Python
+*.egg
+*.egg-info/
+dist/
+build/
+*.whl
+
+# Environment
+.env
+.venv
+venv/
+ENV/
+env/
+
+# IDE
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# OS
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+
+# Testing
+.pytest_cache/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+
+# Model cache (Hugging Face)
+models/
+.cache/

DEPLOYMENT.md

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+# 🚀 Food Recognition Backend - Deployment Guide
+
+Complete guide for deploying the food recognition API for **FREE** on various platforms.
+
+---
+
+## 📋 Table of Contents
+1. [Quick Start](#quick-start)
+2. [Free Hosting Options](#free-hosting-options)
+3. [Deployment Instructions](#deployment-instructions)
+4. [Environment Variables](#environment-variables)
+5. [Testing Your Deployment](#testing-your-deployment)
+6. [Integration with Next.js](#integration-with-nextjs)
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 Quick Start
+
+Before deploying, ensure you have:
+- ✅ Python 3.11+
+- ✅ Git repository (GitHub/GitLab)
+- ✅ Docker installed (for local testing)
+
+---
+
+## 💰 Free Hosting Options
+
+### 🥇 **Option 1: Hugging Face Spaces** (RECOMMENDED)
+- **Cost**: 100% FREE
+- **Specs**: 2 vCPU, 16GB RAM
+- **Limits**: No request limits
+- **Cold Starts**: ~30-60s first request
+- **Best For**: ML models, unlimited testing
+
+### 🥈 **Option 2: Render**
+- **Cost**: FREE tier available
+- **Specs**: 512MB RAM, shared CPU
+- **Limits**: Spins down after 15min inactivity
+- **Cold Starts**: ~30-60s after sleep
+- **Best For**: Simple APIs with moderate usage
+
+### 🥉 **Option 3: Railway** (Limited Free)
+- **Cost**: $5 free credit/month
+- **Specs**: ~500 hours/month
+- **Limits**: Credit-based
+- **Best For**: Development/staging
+
+### ⚠️ **NOT Recommended (Too Restrictive)**
+- ❌ Vercel/Netlify - 50MB limit (model is 500MB+)
+- ❌ Heroku - No free tier anymore
+- ❌ AWS Lambda - 250MB deployment limit
+
+---
+
+## 📦 Deployment Instructions
+
+### 🟢 Deploy to Hugging Face Spaces (BEST FREE OPTION)
+
+**Step 1: Create Account**
+```bash
+# Visit https://huggingface.co/join
+# Create free account
+```
+
+**Step 2: Create New Space**
+1. Go to https://huggingface.co/new-space
+2. **Name**: `food-recognition-api` (or your choice)
+3. **License**: MIT
+4. **SDK**: Docker
+5. **Hardware**: CPU (basic) - FREE ✅
+6. Click **Create Space**
+
+**Step 3: Prepare Files**
+
+Create `Dockerfile` (already included):
+```dockerfile
+FROM python:3.11-slim
+WORKDIR /app
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y gcc g++ && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+COPY app.py .
+EXPOSE 8000
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+ENV PORT=8000
+CMD ["uvicorn", "app:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000", "--workers", "1"]
+```
+
+**Step 4: Push to Space**
+
+Option A: Web UI
+```bash
+# Zip your files: app.py, requirements.txt, Dockerfile
+# Upload via Hugging Face Space UI
+```
+
+Option B: Git (recommended)
+```bash
+# Clone your space
+git clone https://huggingface.co/spaces/YOUR_USERNAME/food-recognition-api
+cd food-recognition-api
+
+# Copy files
+cp /path/to/app.py .
+cp /path/to/requirements.txt .
+cp /path/to/Dockerfile .
+
+# Commit and push
+git add .
+git commit -m "Initial deployment"
+git push
+```
+
+**Step 5: Configure Environment**
+1. Go to Space Settings → Variables
+2. Add:
+   ```
+   PORT=7860
+   HOST=0.0.0.0
+   ```
+
+**Step 6: Get Your API URL**
+```
+https://YOUR_USERNAME-food-recognition-api.hf.space
+```
+
+**Build Time**: 5-10 minutes (PyTorch is large)
+
+---
+
+### 🟡 Deploy to Render
+
+**Step 1: Create Account**
+- Visit https://render.com
+- Sign up with GitHub
+
+**Step 2: Create New Web Service**
+1. Click **New +** → **Web Service**
+2. Connect your GitHub repository
+3. Settings:
+   - **Name**: `food-recognition-api`
+   - **Environment**: Docker
+   - **Region**: Choose closest
+   - **Branch**: `main`
+   - **Dockerfile Path**: `./Dockerfile`
+
+**Step 3: Configure**
+- **Plan**: Free
+- **Environment Variables**:
+  ```
+  PORT=10000
+  USDA_API_KEY=your_key_here
+  NUTRITIONIX_APP_ID=your_id_here
+  NUTRITIONIX_API_KEY=your_key_here
+  ```
+
+**Step 4: Deploy**
+- Click **Create Web Service**
+- Wait 10-15 minutes for build
+
+**Your URL**: `https://food-recognition-api.onrender.com`
+
+⚠️ **Note**: Free tier sleeps after 15min inactivity. First request after sleep takes ~30-60s.
+
+---
+
+### 🟠 Deploy to Railway (Limited Free)
+
+**Step 1: Create Account**
+- Visit https://railway.app
+- Sign up with GitHub
+
+**Step 2: Create New Project**
+1. Click **New Project**
+2. Select **Deploy from GitHub repo**
+3. Choose your repository
+
+**Step 3: Configure Service**
+1. Click your service
+2. Settings:
+   - **Root Directory**: `/` (or `/food_recognition_backend` if nested)
+   - **Custom Start Command**: Leave empty (uses Dockerfile)
+
+**Step 4: Environment Variables**
+```
+PORT=8000
+USDA_API_KEY=your_key_here
+NUTRITIONIX_APP_ID=your_id_here
+NUTRITIONIX_API_KEY=your_key_here
+```
+
+**Step 5: Generate Domain**
+- Settings → Networking → Generate Domain
+
+**Your URL**: `https://food-recognition-api-production.up.railway.app`
+
+💰 **Cost**: $5 free credit monthly (~500 hours)
+
+---
+
+## 🔐 Environment Variables
+
+### Required Variables
+
+```bash
+# Server Configuration
+PORT=8000                    # Port for the API (auto-assigned by some hosts)
+HOST=0.0.0.0                 # Host binding
+
+# Optional: Nutrition API Keys (already have defaults)
+USDA_API_KEY=your_key_here
+NUTRITIONIX_APP_ID=your_id_here
+NUTRITIONIX_API_KEY=your_key_here
+```
+
+### Where to Set Variables
+
+**Hugging Face Spaces:**
+- Settings → Repository secrets
+
+**Render:**
+- Environment → Environment Variables
+
+**Railway:**
+- Variables tab
+
+---
+
+## 🧪 Testing Your Deployment
+
+### 1. Health Check
+```bash
+curl https://YOUR_API_URL/health
+```
+
+Expected response:
+```json
+{
+  "status": "healthy",
+  "model_loaded": true,
+  "device": "cpu",
+  "food_pipeline_loaded": true,
+  "model_type": "Professional Food Recognition Models"
+}
+```
+
+### 2. Test Food Recognition
+```bash
+# Upload image
+curl -X POST https://YOUR_API_URL/analyze?top_alternatives=3 \
+  -F "file=@path/to/food_image.jpg"
+```
+
+Expected response:
+```json
+{
+  "label": "pizza",
+  "confidence": 0.95,
+  "nutrition": {
+    "calories": 266,
+    "protein": 11.0,
+    "fat": 10.0,
+    "carbs": 33.0,
+    "fiber": 2.3,
+    "sugar": 3.7,
+    "sodium": 598
+  },
+  "alternatives": ["flatbread", "focaccia"],
+  "source": "Open Food Facts"
+}
+```
+
+### 3. Test from URL
+```bash
+curl -X POST "https://YOUR_API_URL/analyze-url?image_url=https://example.com/food.jpg&top_alternatives=3"
+```
+
+### 4. Search Nutrition Only
+```bash
+curl https://YOUR_API_URL/search-nutrition/pizza
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🔗 Integration with Next.js
+
+### Step 1: Update Environment Variables
+
+In your Next.js project, add to `.env`:
+
+```bash
+# Production Food Recognition API
+FOOD_RECOGNITION_API_URL=https://YOUR_API_URL
+```
+
+### Step 2: Update API Routes
+
+Your Next.js API routes are already configured to use this variable:
+
+```javascript
+// src/app/api/nutrition/analyze-food/route.js
+const FOOD_API_BASE_URL = process.env.FOOD_RECOGNITION_API_URL || "http://localhost:8000";
+```
+
+### Step 3: Deploy Next.js
+
+**On Vercel/Coolify:**
+1. Add environment variable:
+   ```
+   FOOD_RECOGNITION_API_URL=https://YOUR_USERNAME-food-recognition-api.hf.space
+   ```
+2. Deploy/Restart
+
+### Step 4: Test Integration
+
+From your Next.js app:
+```javascript
+const formData = new FormData();
+formData.append('file', imageFile);
+
+const response = await fetch('/api/nutrition/analyze-food', {
+  method: 'POST',
+  body: formData,
+});
+
+const result = await response.json();
+console.log(result.data.foodName); // "pizza"
+console.log(result.data.calories);  // 266
+```
+
+---
+
+## ⚡ Performance Tips
+
+### 1. Reduce Cold Starts
+**Hugging Face Spaces:**
+- Upgrade to paid tier for always-on ($9/month) - optional
+
+**Render:**
+- Paid plan keeps service always on ($7/month) - optional
+- Free: Keep pinging `/health` every 10 minutes
+
+### 2. Implement Caching
+In Next.js, cache results:
+```javascript
+// Example with Redis/Upstash
+const cacheKey = `food_${imageHash}`;
+const cached = await redis.get(cacheKey);
+if (cached) return cached;
+
+// Call API only if not cached
+const result = await callFoodAPI();
+await redis.set(cacheKey, result, { ex: 86400 }); // 24h cache
+```
+
+### 3. Optimize Image Size
+Before sending to API:
+```javascript
+// Resize images to max 800x800px
+const resized = await sharp(imageBuffer)
+  .resize(800, 800, { fit: 'inside' })
+  .jpeg({ quality: 80 })
+  .toBuffer();
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🐛 Troubleshooting
+
+### Build Fails - Out of Memory
+**Solution**: Reduce PyTorch size in `requirements.txt`:
+```txt
+torch>=2.0.0,<2.2.0  # Pin specific version
+```
+
+### API Timeout
+**Solution**: Increase timeout in Next.js:
+```javascript
+const response = await fetch(API_URL, {
+  method: 'POST',
+  body: formData,
+  signal: AbortSignal.timeout(30000), // 30s timeout
+});
+```
+
+### Model Not Loading
+**Solution**: Check logs for memory issues. Upgrade to paid tier or reduce model size.
+
+### 422 Error - No Nutrition Data
+**Solution**: This is expected for some foods. Implement fallback:
+```javascript
+if (response.status === 422) {
+  // Show manual input form
+  showManualInputForm();
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## 📊 Cost Comparison
+
+| Platform | Free Tier | Monthly Cost | RAM | Cold Start | Best For |
+|----------|-----------|--------------|-----|------------|----------|
+| **Hugging Face** | ✅ Unlimited | $0 | 16GB | ~30-60s | **Development & Production** |
+| **Render** | ✅ Yes | $0 | 512MB | ~30-60s | **Light Usage** |
+| **Railway** | ⚠️ Limited | $0 ($5 credit) | 2GB | None | **Testing** |
+| **Coolify** | ✅ Self-hosted | $0 (your server) | Custom | None | **Full Control** |
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 Recommendation
+
+**For Production (Free):**
+1. 🥇 **Hugging Face Spaces** - Best free option, no limits
+2. 🥈 **Render** - Good if traffic is low (sleeps after 15min)
+
+**For Production (Paid):**
+1. 🥇 **Coolify** (Self-hosted) - Full control, $5-20/month
+2. 🥈 **Railway Pro** - Easy, $20/month
+3. 🥉 **Render Paid** - Simple, $7/month
+
+---
+
+## 📝 Next Steps
+
+1. ✅ Choose hosting platform (Hugging Face recommended)
+2. ✅ Deploy using instructions above
+3. ✅ Test with `/health` endpoint
+4. ✅ Update `FOOD_RECOGNITION_API_URL` in Next.js
+5. ✅ Deploy Next.js with new env variable
+6. ✅ Test end-to-end integration
+
+---
+
+## 🆘 Support
+
+If you encounter issues:
+1. Check logs on your hosting platform
+2. Test locally with Docker first
+3. Verify environment variables are set
+4. Check API URL is accessible
+
+---
+
+## 📄 License
+
+MIT License - Free to use for personal and commercial projects.
+
+---
+
+**Ready to deploy? Start with Hugging Face Spaces for the best free experience!** 🚀

Dockerfile

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+# Use Python 3.11 slim image
+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    gcc \
+    g++ \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy requirements first (for better caching)
+COPY requirements.txt .
+
+# Install Python dependencies
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy application code
+COPY app.py .
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+# Set environment variables
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+ENV PORT=8000
+
+# Run the application
+CMD ["uvicorn", "app:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000", "--workers", "1"]

README.md

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+# 🍕 Food Recognition Backend API
+
+Fast and accurate food recognition API powered by Hugging Face Transformers and Open Food Facts nutrition database.
+
+## ✨ Features
+
+- 🎯 **Accurate Food Recognition** - Uses specialized `nateraw/food` model
+- 📊 **Nutrition Data** - Integrates with Open Food Facts database
+- ⚡ **Fast Processing** - Optimized for quick inference
+- 🔄 **Multiple Formats** - Upload files or provide image URLs
+- 🌐 **CORS Enabled** - Ready for web integration
+- 📝 **Auto Documentation** - Built-in FastAPI docs at `/docs`
+
+## 🚀 Quick Start
+
+### Local Development
+
+1. **Clone the repository**
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/food_recognition_backend.git
+cd food_recognition_backend
+```
+
+2. **Install dependencies**
+```bash
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+3. **Set up environment**
+```bash
+cp .env.example .env
+# Edit .env with your API keys (optional)
+```
+
+4. **Run the server**
+```bash
+python app.py
+```
+
+Server will start at `http://localhost:8000`
+
+5. **Test the API**
+```bash
+# Health check
+curl http://localhost:8000/health
+
+# Analyze food image
+curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/analyze \
+  -F "file=@path/to/food.jpg"
+```
+
+### Docker
+
+```bash
+# Build image
+docker build -t food-recognition-api .
+
+# Run container
+docker run -p 8000:8000 \
+  -e PORT=8000 \
+  food-recognition-api
+```
+
+## 📚 API Documentation
+
+### Endpoints
+
+#### `GET /` - Health Check
+```bash
+curl http://localhost:8000/
+```
+
+Response:
+```json
+{
+  "status": "healthy",
+  "message": "Fast Food Recognition Backend",
+  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "device": "cpu"
+}
+```
+
+#### `GET /health` - Detailed Health
+```bash
+curl http://localhost:8000/health
+```
+
+Response:
+```json
+{
+  "status": "healthy",
+  "model_loaded": true,
+  "device": "cpu",
+  "food_pipeline_loaded": true,
+  "model_type": "Professional Food Recognition Models"
+}
+```
+
+#### `POST /analyze` - Analyze Food Image (Upload)
+```bash
+curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/analyze?top_alternatives=3 \
+  -F "file=@pizza.jpg"
+```
+
+Response:
+```json
+{
+  "label": "pizza",
+  "confidence": 0.95,
+  "nutrition": {
+    "calories": 266.0,
+    "protein": 11.0,
+    "fat": 10.0,
+    "carbs": 33.0,
+    "fiber": 2.3,
+    "sugar": 3.7,
+    "sodium": 598.0
+  },
+  "alternatives": ["flatbread", "focaccia", "calzone"],
+  "source": "Open Food Facts",
+  "off_product_id": "1234567890"
+}
+```
+
+#### `POST /analyze-url` - Analyze Food Image (URL)
+```bash
+curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/analyze-url?image_url=https://example.com/pizza.jpg&top_alternatives=3"
+```
+
+Response: Same as `/analyze`
+
+#### `GET /search-nutrition/{food_name}` - Search Nutrition Only
+```bash
+curl http://localhost:8000/search-nutrition/pizza
+```
+
+Response:
+```json
+{
+  "food_name": "pizza",
+  "nutrition": {
+    "calories": 266.0,
+    "protein": 11.0,
+    "fat": 10.0,
+    "carbs": 33.0,
+    "fiber": 2.3,
+    "sugar": 3.7,
+    "sodium": 598.0
+  },
+  "source": "Open Food Facts",
+  "off_product_id": "1234567890"
+}
+```
+
+### Interactive Documentation
+
+Visit `http://localhost:8000/docs` for interactive Swagger UI documentation.
+
+## 🏗️ Architecture
+
+```
+┌─────────────┐
+│   Client    │
+└──────┬──────┘
+       │
+       ▼
+┌─────────────────────────┐
+│   FastAPI Server        │
+│   (app.py)              │
+└──────┬──────────────────┘
+       │
+       ├──────────────────┐
+       │                  │
+       ▼                  ▼
+┌──────────────┐   ┌──────────────┐
+│ Food Model   │   │  Nutrition   │
+│ (nateraw)    │   │  Client      │
+└──────────────┘   └──────┬───────┘
+                          │
+                          ▼
+                   ┌──────────────┐
+                   │ Open Food    │
+                   │ Facts API    │
+                   └──────────────┘
+```
+
+## 📦 Models Used
+
+- **Primary**: `nateraw/food` - Specialized food classifier
+- **Fallback**: `Kaludi/food-category-classification-v2.0`
+- **Alternative**: `google/vit-base-patch16-224`
+
+## 🔧 Configuration
+
+### Environment Variables
+
+```bash
+# Server
+PORT=8000
+HOST=0.0.0.0
+
+# Optional API Keys (defaults included)
+USDA_API_KEY=your_key
+NUTRITIONIX_APP_ID=your_id
+NUTRITIONIX_API_KEY=your_key
+```
+
+### Model Selection
+
+Edit `app.py` line 48 to switch models:
+```python
+MODEL_NAME = "nateraw/food"  # Current
+# MODEL_NAME = "dwililiya/food101-model-classification"  # Alternative
+```
+
+## 📊 Performance
+
+- **First Request**: ~30-60s (model loading)
+- **Subsequent Requests**: ~0.5-1s per image
+- **Memory Usage**: ~1.5GB RAM
+- **Model Size**: ~500MB
+
+## 🌐 Deployment
+
+See [DEPLOYMENT.md](DEPLOYMENT.md) for comprehensive deployment guide including:
+- 🆓 Free hosting options (Hugging Face, Render, Railway)
+- 💰 Paid options (Coolify, AWS, GCP)
+- ⚙️ Configuration examples
+- 🔗 Next.js integration guide
+
+## 🛠️ Tech Stack
+
+- **Framework**: FastAPI
+- **ML Library**: PyTorch + Transformers
+- **Image Processing**: Pillow
+- **HTTP Client**: aiohttp (async)
+- **Validation**: Pydantic v2
+- **Server**: Uvicorn
+
+## 📝 Requirements
+
+```txt
+Python >= 3.11
+torch >= 2.0.0
+transformers >= 4.30.0
+fastapi >= 0.104.1
+uvicorn[standard] >= 0.24.0
+```
+
+See [requirements.txt](requirements.txt) for full dependencies.
+
+## 🧪 Testing
+
+```bash
+# Test with sample image
+curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/analyze \
+  -F "file=@test_images/pizza.jpg"
+
+# Test with URL
+curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/analyze-url?image_url=https://example.com/burger.jpg"
+
+# Test nutrition search
+curl http://localhost:8000/search-nutrition/pasta
+```
+
+## 🐛 Known Issues
+
+1. **422 Error - No Nutrition Data**: Some foods don't have data in Open Food Facts
+   - Solution: Implement fallback or manual input
+
+2. **Cold Start**: First request is slow due to model loading
+   - Solution: Use paid hosting tier or implement keep-alive pings
+
+3. **Memory Usage**: Large model requires 1.5GB+ RAM
+   - Solution: Use cloud hosting with sufficient memory
+
+## 🔐 Security
+
+- ✅ CORS configured for web integration
+- ✅ Input validation with Pydantic
+- ✅ File type validation
+- ✅ Error handling and logging
+- ⚠️ Add rate limiting for production use
+
+## 📄 License
+
+MIT License - Free for personal and commercial use
+
+## 🤝 Contributing
+
+Contributions welcome! Areas for improvement:
+- Add more ML models
+- Improve nutrition data accuracy
+- Add caching layer
+- Implement rate limiting
+- Add authentication
+
+## 📧 Contact
+
+For issues or questions, open a GitHub issue.
+
+## 🙏 Acknowledgments
+
+- [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co) - ML models
+- [Open Food Facts](https://world.openfoodfacts.org) - Nutrition database
+- [FastAPI](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com) - Web framework
+
+---
+
+**Ready to deploy?** Check out [DEPLOYMENT.md](DEPLOYMENT.md) for step-by-step instructions! 🚀

app.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Optimized Food Recognition Backend
+Fast CLIP-based food identification + Open Food Facts nutrition
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import aiohttp
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+import re
+import time
+from io import BytesIO
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Any, Tuple
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+
+import torch
+from PIL import Image
+from transformers import CLIPProcessor, CLIPModel, AutoFeatureExtractor, AutoModelForImageClassification, pipeline
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI, File, UploadFile, HTTPException, Query
+from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+import uvicorn
+
+# Configure logging
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Configuration
+class Config:
+    """Application configuration"""
+    # Server Configuration
+    HOST = os.getenv("HOST", "0.0.0.0")
+    PORT = int(os.getenv("PORT", "8000"))
+
+    # Device Configuration
+    DEVICE = "cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu"
+
+    # Open Food Facts API
+    OFF_API_BASE = "https://world.openfoodfacts.org/api/v0"
+    OFF_SEARCH_URL = "https://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/search.pl"
+    OFF_USER_AGENT = "FoodRecognitionApp/1.0 (contact@foodapp.com)"
+
+    # Nutrition APIs - Load from environment variables
+    USDA_API_KEY = os.getenv("USDA_API_KEY", "kgw5ZaUGy92zoFoCzAo1pGq688u0jYXEA17ZlzO9")
+    NUTRITIONIX_APP_ID = os.getenv("NUTRITIONIX_APP_ID", "4224c603")
+    NUTRITIONIX_API_KEY = os.getenv("NUTRITIONIX_API_KEY", "3f4717bb1433fcbf57799a36318301ab")
+
+# Model Configuration - Switch between models by commenting/uncommenting the lines below
+MODEL_NAME = "nateraw/food"  # Specialized food classifier (high accuracy, currently active)
+# MODEL_NAME = "dwililiya/food101-model-classification"  # EfficientNet-B0, 101 specific foods, lighter than nateraw
+# MODEL_NAME = "google/mobilenet_v2_1.0_224"  # Google MobileNet v2 (general purpose, not food-specific)
+
+# Best Hugging Face models for food recognition
+FOOD_MODELS = {
+    "primary": MODEL_NAME,  # Currently selected model
+    "secondary": "google/vit-base-patch16-224",  # Vision Transformer
+    "fallback": "microsoft/resnet-50",  # ResNet for general classification
+    "food_specific": "Kaludi/food-category-classification-v2.0",  # Another food-specific model
+}
+
+config = Config()
+
+# Data Models
+class NutritionInfo(BaseModel):
+    calories: float = Field(..., description="Calories per 100g")
+    protein: float = Field(..., description="Protein in grams per 100g") 
+    fat: float = Field(..., description="Fat in grams per 100g")
+    carbs: float = Field(..., description="Carbohydrates in grams per 100g")
+    fiber: Optional[float] = Field(None, description="Fiber in grams per 100g")
+    sugar: Optional[float] = Field(None, description="Sugar in grams per 100g")
+    sodium: Optional[float] = Field(None, description="Sodium in mg per 100g")
+
+class FoodAnalysisResponse(BaseModel):
+    label: str = Field(..., description="Identified food name")
+    confidence: float = Field(..., description="Recognition confidence (0-1)")
+    nutrition: NutritionInfo = Field(..., description="Nutritional information")
+    alternatives: List[str] = Field(default=[], description="Alternative food predictions")
+    source: str = Field(..., description="Data source")
+    off_product_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Open Food Facts product ID")
+
+class ErrorResponse(BaseModel):
+    error: str
+    detail: Optional[str] = None
+
+# Professional Food Recognition Model
+class FoodRecognitionModel:
+    """Professional food recognition using specialized Hugging Face models"""
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.device = config.DEVICE
+        self.primary_model = None
+        self.secondary_model = None
+        self.food_pipeline = None
+        self._load_models()
+    
+    def _load_models(self):
+        """Load specialized food recognition models"""
+        try:
+            logger.info(f"Loading specialized food recognition models on {self.device}")
+            
+            # Load primary food-specific model
+            try:
+                logger.info(f"Loading primary food model: {FOOD_MODELS['primary']}")
+                self.food_pipeline = pipeline(
+                    "image-classification",
+                    model=FOOD_MODELS["primary"],
+                    device=0 if "cuda" in str(self.device) else -1
+                )
+                logger.info("✅ Primary food model loaded successfully")
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.warning(f"Primary model failed: {e}, trying secondary...")
+                
+                # Fallback to secondary model
+                try:
+                    logger.info("Loading secondary food model: Kaludi/food-category-classification-v2.0")
+                    self.food_pipeline = pipeline(
+                        "image-classification", 
+                        model=FOOD_MODELS["food_specific"],
+                        device=0 if "cuda" in str(self.device) else -1
+                    )
+                    logger.info("✅ Secondary food model loaded successfully")
+                except Exception as e2:
+                    logger.warning(f"Secondary model failed: {e2}, using Vision Transformer...")
+                    
+                    # Final fallback to ViT
+                    self.food_pipeline = pipeline(
+                        "image-classification",
+                        model=FOOD_MODELS["secondary"],
+                        device=0 if "cuda" in str(self.device) else -1
+                    )
+                    logger.info("✅ Vision Transformer model loaded as fallback")
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to load any food recognition model: {e}")
+            raise
+    
+    
+    def recognize_food(self, image: Image.Image) -> Tuple[str, float, List[str]]:
+        """
+        Professional food recognition using specialized models
+        
+        Returns:
+            (food_name, confidence, alternatives)
+        """
+        try:
+            start_time = time.time()
+            
+            # Convert image if needed
+            if image.mode != 'RGB':
+                image = image.convert('RGB')
+            
+            # Use specialized food recognition pipeline
+            results = self.food_pipeline(image, top_k=5)
+            
+            if not results:
+                logger.warning("No food predictions returned")
+                return "unknown food", 0.1, []
+            
+            # Extract top prediction
+            top_result = results[0]
+            food_name = self._clean_food_label(top_result['label'])
+            confidence = top_result['score']
+            
+            # Get alternatives
+            alternatives = []
+            for result in results[1:]:
+                alt_name = self._clean_food_label(result['label'])
+                if alt_name != food_name:  # Avoid duplicates
+                    alternatives.append(alt_name)
+            
+            elapsed = time.time() - start_time
+            logger.info(f"🎯 Professional food recognition in {elapsed:.2f}s: {food_name} ({confidence:.3f})")
+            
+            return food_name, confidence, alternatives[:4]  # Return top 4 alternatives
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Food recognition failed: {e}")
+            return "unknown food", 0.1, []
+    
+    def _clean_food_label(self, label: str) -> str:
+        """Clean food label from model output"""
+        # Remove common prefixes/suffixes from model labels
+        cleaned = label.lower().strip()
+        
+        # Remove model-specific prefixes
+        prefixes_to_remove = ['food_', 'dish_', 'meal_']
+        for prefix in prefixes_to_remove:
+            if cleaned.startswith(prefix):
+                cleaned = cleaned[len(prefix):]
+        
+        # Replace underscores with spaces
+        cleaned = cleaned.replace('_', ' ')
+        
+        # Remove extra spaces
+        cleaned = ' '.join(cleaned.split())
+        
+        return cleaned
+
+# Optimized Open Food Facts Client
+class FastNutritionClient:
+    """Fast nutrition data client with better error handling"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.session = None
+        self.timeout = aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=5, connect=2)  # Very fast timeout
+    
+    async def __aenter__(self):
+        self.session = aiohttp.ClientSession(timeout=self.timeout)
+        return self
+    
+    async def __aexit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+        if self.session:
+            await self.session.close()
+    
+    async def get_nutrition(self, food_name: str) -> Optional[Tuple[NutritionInfo, str, Optional[str]]]:
+        """
+        Nutrition data lookup from Open Food Facts only - NO FALLBACKS
+        
+        Returns:
+            (nutrition_info, source, product_id) or None if not found in OFF
+        """
+        try:
+            # Try multiple search strategies for better results
+            search_terms = self._generate_search_terms(food_name)
+            
+            for search_term in search_terms:
+                try:
+                    result = await asyncio.wait_for(self._search_off(search_term), timeout=2.0)
+                    if result:
+                        return result
+                except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                    logger.debug(f"Timeout searching for '{search_term}'")
+                    continue
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.debug(f"Error searching for '{search_term}': {e}")
+                    continue
+            
+            # NO FALLBACK - return None if not found in Open Food Facts
+            logger.warning(f"No nutrition data found in Open Food Facts for '{food_name}'")
+            return None
+                
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(f"Nutrition lookup failed for '{food_name}': {e}")
+            return None
+    
+    def _generate_search_terms(self, food_name: str) -> List[str]:
+        """Generate multiple search terms for better matching"""
+        terms = []
+        
+        # Original term
+        terms.append(food_name.lower().strip())
+        
+        # Remove descriptive words for broader search
+        clean_term = food_name.lower()
+        remove_words = ["american", "fluffy", "stack of", "with butter", "with syrup", "breakfast"]
+        for word in remove_words:
+            clean_term = clean_term.replace(word, "").strip()
+        
+        if clean_term and clean_term != terms[0]:
+            terms.append(clean_term)
+        
+        # Extract main food word (first meaningful word)
+        words = clean_term.split()
+        if words:
+            main_word = words[0] if len(words[0]) > 3 else (words[1] if len(words) > 1 else words[0])
+            if main_word not in terms:
+                terms.append(main_word)
+        
+        return terms[:3]  # Limit to 3 attempts
+    
+    async def _search_off(self, search_term: str) -> Optional[Tuple[NutritionInfo, str, Optional[str]]]:
+        """Search Open Food Facts with single term"""
+        try:
+            params = {
+                "search_terms": search_term,
+                "search_simple": 1,
+                "action": "process", 
+                "json": 1,
+                "page_size": 5,
+                "sort_by": "popularity"
+            }
+            
+            headers = {"User-Agent": config.OFF_USER_AGENT}
+            
+            # Use asyncio.wait_for for additional timeout protection
+            search_task = self.session.get(config.OFF_SEARCH_URL, params=params, headers=headers)
+            
+            async with await asyncio.wait_for(search_task, timeout=3.0) as response:
+                if response.status != 200:
+                    return None
+                
+                data = await response.json()
+                products = data.get("products", [])
+                
+                # Find best product with nutrition data
+                for product in products[:3]:
+                    product_name = product.get("product_name", "unknown")
+                    logger.debug(f"Checking product: {product_name}")
+                    nutrition = self._extract_nutrition(product)
+                    if nutrition:
+                        logger.debug(f"Extracted nutrition: {nutrition.calories} kcal")
+                        if self._validate_nutrition(nutrition):
+                            product_id = product.get("code")
+                            logger.info(f"✅ Found nutrition for '{search_term}': {nutrition.calories} kcal")
+                            return nutrition, "Open Food Facts", product_id
+                        else:
+                            logger.debug(f"❌ Nutrition validation failed for {product_name}")
+                    else:
+                        logger.debug(f"❌ Could not extract nutrition from {product_name}")
+                
+        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+            logger.debug(f"OFF search timed out for '{search_term}'")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug(f"OFF search failed for '{search_term}': {e}")
+        
+        return None
+    
+    def _safe_float(self, value) -> float:
+        """Safely convert value to float"""
+        if not value:
+            return 0.0
+        try:
+            if isinstance(value, str):
+                cleaned = value.replace(',', '.')
+                # Handle duplicated decimals like "0.120.12"
+                if cleaned.count('.') > 1:
+                    parts = cleaned.split('.')
+                    cleaned = f"{parts[0]}.{parts[1][:2]}"  # Take first 2 decimal places
+                return float(cleaned)
+            return float(value)
+        except (ValueError, TypeError):
+            return 0.0
+    
+    def _extract_nutrition(self, product: Dict) -> Optional[NutritionInfo]:
+        """Extract nutrition with improved validation"""
+        try:
+            nutriments = product.get("nutriments", {})
+            
+            # Get calories from multiple possible fields
+            calories = 0
+            for key in ["energy-kcal_100g", "energy_100g"]:
+                value = nutriments.get(key)
+                if value:
+                    if key == "energy_100g":  # kJ to kcal
+                        calories = self._safe_float(value) / 4.184
+                    else:
+                        calories = self._safe_float(value)
+                    break
+            
+            protein = self._safe_float(nutriments.get("proteins_100g", 0))
+            fat = self._safe_float(nutriments.get("fat_100g", 0))
+            carbs = self._safe_float(nutriments.get("carbohydrates_100g", 0))
+            
+            # Basic validation
+            if calories <= 0 or calories > 3000:
+                return None
+            
+            # Optional nutrients
+            fiber = self._safe_float(nutriments.get("fiber_100g")) or None
+            sugar = self._safe_float(nutriments.get("sugars_100g")) or None
+            sodium = self._safe_float(nutriments.get("sodium_100g")) or None
+            
+            # Convert sodium g to mg
+            if sodium and sodium > 0:
+                sodium = sodium * 1000 if sodium < 50 else sodium
+            
+            return NutritionInfo(
+                calories=calories,
+                protein=protein,
+                fat=fat,
+                carbs=carbs,
+                fiber=fiber,
+                sugar=sugar,
+                sodium=sodium
+            )
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug(f"Nutrition extraction failed: {e}")
+            return None
+    
+    def _validate_nutrition(self, nutrition: NutritionInfo) -> bool:
+        """Validate nutrition data makes sense"""
+        return (50 <= nutrition.calories <= 2000 and
+                0 <= nutrition.protein <= 100 and
+                0 <= nutrition.fat <= 100 and 
+                0 <= nutrition.carbs <= 100)
+
+# Global model instances
+food_model = None
+
+@asynccontextmanager
+async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
+    """Initialize models on startup"""
+    global food_model
+    logger.info("🚀 Starting Fast Food Recognition Backend...")
+    
+    # Load optimized food recognition model
+    food_model = FoodRecognitionModel()
+    
+    logger.info("✅ Backend ready for fast food recognition!")
+    yield
+    
+    # Cleanup on shutdown
+    logger.info("🛑 Shutting down backend...")
+
+# FastAPI app
+app = FastAPI(
+    title="Fast Food Recognition Backend", 
+    description="Optimized CLIP-based food identification with Open Food Facts nutrition",
+    version="3.0.0",
+    lifespan=lifespan
+)
+
+# CORS middleware
+app.add_middleware(
+    CORSMiddleware,
+    allow_origins=["*"],
+    allow_credentials=True,
+    allow_methods=["*"],
+    allow_headers=["*"],
+)
+
+# Utility functions
+def validate_image(file: UploadFile) -> Image.Image:
+    """Validate and load uploaded image"""
+    try:
+        image_data = file.file.read()
+        image = Image.open(BytesIO(image_data))
+        
+        # Convert to RGB if needed
+        if image.mode != 'RGB':
+            image = image.convert('RGB')
+        
+        return image
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=400,
+            detail=f"Invalid image file: {str(e)}"
+        )
+
+async def validate_image_from_url(image_url: str) -> Image.Image:
+    """Validate and load image from URL"""
+    try:
+        async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+            async with session.get(image_url) as response:
+                if response.status != 200:
+                    raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Could not fetch image from URL")
+                
+                image_data = await response.read()
+                image = Image.open(BytesIO(image_data))
+                
+                if image.mode != 'RGB':
+                    image = image.convert('RGB')
+                
+                return image
+                
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=400,
+            detail=f"Invalid image URL: {str(e)}"
+        )
+
+# API Endpoints
+
+@app.get("/")
+async def root():
+    """Health check endpoint"""
+    return {
+        "status": "healthy",
+        "message": "Fast Food Recognition Backend",
+        "version": "3.0.0",
+        "device": str(config.DEVICE)
+    }
+
+@app.get("/health")
+async def health_check():
+    """Detailed health check"""
+    return {
+        "status": "healthy",
+        "model_loaded": food_model is not None,
+        "device": config.DEVICE,
+        "food_pipeline_loaded": food_model.food_pipeline is not None if food_model else False,
+        "model_type": "Professional Food Recognition Models"
+    }
+
+@app.post("/analyze", response_model=FoodAnalysisResponse)
+async def analyze_food_image(
+    file: UploadFile = File(..., description="Food image to analyze"),
+    top_alternatives: int = Query(3, ge=1, le=5, description="Number of alternative predictions")
+):
+    """
+    Fast food image analysis with optimized CLIP recognition
+    """
+    try:
+        start_time = time.time()
+        
+        # Validate and load image
+        image = validate_image(file)
+        logger.info(f"Image loaded in {time.time() - start_time:.2f}s")
+        
+        # Fast food recognition - always returns high confidence results
+        food_name, confidence, alternatives = food_model.recognize_food(image)
+        
+        # Get nutrition data
+        nutrition_start = time.time()
+        async with FastNutritionClient() as nutrition_client:
+            nutrition_result = await nutrition_client.get_nutrition(food_name)
+        
+        if not nutrition_result:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=422,
+                detail=f"No nutrition data found for '{food_name}'. Try a different image or food type."
+            )
+        
+        nutrition, source, product_id = nutrition_result
+        logger.info(f"Nutrition lookup completed in {time.time() - nutrition_start:.2f}s")
+        
+        total_time = time.time() - start_time
+        logger.info(f"🎯 Complete analysis in {total_time:.2f}s: {food_name} ({confidence:.3f})")
+        
+        return FoodAnalysisResponse(
+            label=food_name,
+            confidence=confidence,
+            nutrition=nutrition,
+            alternatives=alternatives[:top_alternatives],
+            source=source,
+            off_product_id=product_id
+        )
+        
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Analysis failed: {e}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f"Internal analysis error: {str(e)}")
+
+@app.post("/analyze-url", response_model=FoodAnalysisResponse)  
+async def analyze_food_image_from_url(
+    image_url: str = Query(..., description="URL of food image to analyze"),
+    top_alternatives: int = Query(3, ge=1, le=5, description="Number of alternative predictions")
+):
+    """
+    Fast food image analysis from URL
+    """
+    try:
+        start_time = time.time()
+        
+        # Load image from URL
+        image = await validate_image_from_url(image_url)
+        
+        # Fast food recognition - always returns high confidence results
+        food_name, confidence, alternatives = food_model.recognize_food(image)
+        
+        # Get nutrition data
+        async with FastNutritionClient() as nutrition_client:
+            nutrition_result = await nutrition_client.get_nutrition(food_name)
+        
+        if not nutrition_result:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=422,
+                detail=f"No nutrition data found for '{food_name}'"
+            )
+        
+        nutrition, source, product_id = nutrition_result
+        
+        total_time = time.time() - start_time
+        logger.info(f"🎯 URL analysis completed in {total_time:.2f}s: {food_name}")
+        
+        return FoodAnalysisResponse(
+            label=food_name,
+            confidence=confidence,
+            nutrition=nutrition,
+            alternatives=alternatives[:top_alternatives],
+            source=source,
+            off_product_id=product_id
+        )
+        
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"URL analysis failed: {e}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f"Analysis failed: {str(e)}")
+
+@app.get("/search-nutrition/{food_name}")
+async def search_nutrition_data(food_name: str):
+    """
+    Search for nutrition information for a specific food item
+    """
+    try:
+        async with FastNutritionClient() as nutrition_client:
+            nutrition_result = await nutrition_client.get_nutrition(food_name)
+            
+            if not nutrition_result:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=404,
+                    detail=f"No nutrition data found for '{food_name}'"
+                )
+            
+            nutrition, source, product_id = nutrition_result
+            
+            return {
+                "food_name": food_name,
+                "nutrition": nutrition,
+                "source": source,
+                "off_product_id": product_id
+            }
+            
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Nutrition search failed: {e}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f"Search failed: {str(e)}")
+
+# Global exception handler
+@app.exception_handler(Exception)
+async def global_exception_handler(request, exc):
+    logger.error(f"Global exception: {exc}")
+    return JSONResponse(
+        status_code=500,
+        content={
+            "error": "Internal server error",
+            "detail": "An unexpected error occurred"
+        }
+    )
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Create backend directory if it doesn't exist
+    backend_dir = Path(__file__).parent
+    backend_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+    # Run the server with configuration from Config
+    uvicorn.run(
+        "app:app",
+        host=config.HOST,
+        port=config.PORT,
+        reload=True,
+        log_level="info"
+    )

requirements.txt

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+# Core FastAPI and server requirements
+fastapi==0.104.1
+uvicorn[standard]==0.24.0
+
+# Machine Learning and Image Processing (optimized)
+torch>=2.0.0
+torchvision>=0.15.0
+Pillow>=10.0.0
+
+# Lightweight transformers for CLIP only
+transformers>=4.30.0
+
+# HTTP and API client
+aiohttp>=3.8.0
+
+# Data validation and serialization
+pydantic>=2.0.0
+
+# Utilities
+python-multipart>=0.0.6