Show HN: Nutrepedia – nutrition info in 29 locales built with Clojure and Htmx

A Hacker News launch for Nutrepedia turned into a surprisingly juicy mix of applause, curiosity, and one very relatable mobile-user meltdown. The site itself is easy to explain: it gives nutrition facts for foods like blueberries, but does it across 29 regional language versions, aiming to make food information feel fast, clean, and friendly for people around the world. And the crowd? They were instantly into the vibe. Early reactions practically read like a design fan club, with people calling it “simple and beautiful” and praising how polished and useful it feels.

But because this is the internet, the compliments didn’t get the stage to themselves. The first bit of drama came from a painfully specific complaint: on mobile, one commenter said they couldn’t enter a non-whole serving size because clearing the field made the keyboard disappear. It’s not exactly scandal of the century, but in comment-section terms, this is the kind of bug report that crashes the party with big “I was rooting for you!” energy.

Meanwhile, another thread of intrigue centered on the global ambition of the project. One commenter bluntly asked how the creator handles all those languages, opening the door for founder Jovan’s flex: 1,635 foods turned into 47,415 localized pages, built part-time from Monterrey, Mexico. So the mood was clear: people love the clean look, they’re impressed by the scale, and they’re already poking the edges to see if the beautiful blueberry empire can survive real-world thumbs.