Open data packs for Vitatheca — an offline-first reference for foods and medications. Releases contain pre-built SQLite databases compressed with zstd, aggregated from public regulatory sources (USDA, EFSA, EMA, openFDA, WHO, DrugBank, RxNorm, CIQUAL, CoFID, AUSNUT).
- Site: https://vitatheca.com
- Android APK: https://vitatheca.com/en/download
- Data sources & licenses (human-readable): https://vitatheca.com/en/terms
Each tagged release (e.g. db-v4.0.0) ships a catalog.json manifest + zstd-compressed SQLite packs. The Vitatheca app fetches catalog.json first, then downloads only the modules required for the user's selected region. SHA-256 of every pack is verified against the manifest before being applied.
| Asset | Compressed size | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
catalog.json |
~9 KB | Manifest: module list, sizes, SHA-256, versions |
core_v1.0.0.db.zst |
~4 KB | Catalog seed (modules registry) |
popularity_v1.0.0.db.zst |
~180 KB | Aggregated popularity ranking for search relevance |
lang_ru_v1.0.0.db.zst |
~2.4 MB | Russian translations overlay |
us_v1.0.0.db.zst |
~286 MB | US medications (openFDA endpoint) |
eu_v1.0.0.db.zst |
~282 MB | EU medications (EMA EPAR) |
global_v1.0.0.db.zst |
~290 MB | Combined/global medication catalog |
Total release ~820 MB compressed. Typical client download is one regional pack (~280 MB) + popularity + lang overlay if Russian — well under the full release size.
Per-source licenses, attribution, and verification dates are listed in the NOTICE file and in the human-readable summary at vitatheca.com/en/terms.
Foods: USDA FoodData Central (US, public domain), USDA Branded Foods (US, public domain), CIQUAL (Anses, France — Etalab Open Licence 2.0), CoFID (PHE UK — Open Government Licence v3.0), AUSNUT 2023 (FSANZ AU — CC BY 3.0 AU).
Medications: openFDA Drug Label (US FDA, public domain), RxNorm (NLM, public domain), DrugBank Open Data vocabulary (CC0 1.0), EMA EPAR (European Medicines Agency Reuse Notice), WHO Essential Medicines List (web eEML — CC BY 3.0 IGO).
Safety: EFSA OpenFoodTox (CC BY 4.0).
All shipped sources are commercial-use-compatible (no NonCommercial or ShareAlike restrictions in the packs).
Compilation work in this repository is dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0 — see LICENSE. Original source licenses are retained by their respective authors — see NOTICE for the full per-source registry.
The Vitatheca application itself is proprietary and lives in a separate, private repository.
This data is provided for reference purposes only and is not medical advice. Consult qualified healthcare professionals for diagnosis, treatment, or nutritional decisions.