OpenNutrition is a newly launched public nutrition database that aims to provide comprehensive nutritional information about various foods. The platform utilizes AI for generating food icons and features an intuitive interface, yet faces criticism for broken functionalities on Safari and Chrome. Users expressed complaints about search filters not returning relevant results and raised concerns regarding the accuracy of calorie counts and the underlying source of micronutrient data. There's interest in enhancing features, such as adding nutrient content per 100g serving and improving user experience by allowing options for picture searching to verify food items. Some users mentioned alternatives like Yuka, which provide similar functionalities with a user-friendly interface and good coverage for both US and European products. Overall sentiment leans positive for the launch, highlighting the necessity of a comprehensive, user-friendly nutrition database.