food.com
Last scanned Jun 25, 2026 · Methodology v4.5 · View Leaderboard →
food.com scored 59/100 on AI-readiness across 48 parameters measured against ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini visibility checks. 18 parameters passed, 13 failed, and 10 need improvement. Strongest area: Discovery & Metadata. Weakest: AI Integration. Compared to other food_and_drink.cooking_and_recipes sites, this score is in the 44th percentile.
The website food.com has the page title Food.com - Recipes, Food Ideas and Videos. According to its meta description, the platform features a massive collection of recipes that are submitted, rated, and reviewed by people who are passionate about food. The site offers content ranging from international cuisines to quick and easy meal ideas, helping visitors find whatever they are craving. Based on its friendly4AI scan, the website has an ai-readiness-score of 59.
18 Pass
13 Fail
10 Needs Improvement
Engine-specific readiness
These are derived on-page readiness estimates for each engine's grounding index — not live engine queries.
Microsoft Copilot · ChatGPT Search
Bing indexGoogle AI Mode · Gemini
Google rankingPerplexity
Own indexClaude
Brave SearchAI Extractability
How easily AI engines can extract and cite this page. Combines freshness, schema, and answer-block placement.
Freshness
Fresh — last modified 0 days ago. Inside the 7–14 day refresh window AI engines reward.
Source:date_headerFreshness: page modified 0 days ago. Inside Perplexity 2–3 day window. Inside 13-week recent band. Far from 26-week at-risk threshold.
Perplexity 2–3dSchema / Structured Data
4 schema types detected (itemlist, collectionpage, listitem, webpage). Adding FAQPage is the highest-leverage next step (+28% coverage in 21 days).
Answer Block
No answer block in the first 200 words. Your first 200 words contain navigation, a {{introWordCount}}-word intro, and a product description. Open with a 40–60 word direct answer.
No answer block detected.
GEO — Generative Engine Optimization
Parameters that determine how well AI crawlers can discover and index your content.
Crawlability & Access
robots.txt accessibilityLearn more | Fail |
HTTP status and reachabilityLearn more | Pass |
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AI crawler access controlLearn more | Partial |
Paywall and login gating detectionLearn more | Pass |
Search-bot network reachabilityLearn more | Partial |
Discovery & Metadata
sitemap.xml availabilityLearn more | Pass |
Structured Data (schema.org)Learn more | Pass |
Page metadataLearn more | Pass |
URL stabilityLearn more | Pass |
Structured data (schema.org/JSON-LD) coverageLearn more | Pass |
Security headers baselineLearn more | Fail |
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Internal link coverageLearn more | Pass |
Content-type schema alignmentLearn more | Pass |
IndexNow push-protocol adoptionLearn more | Fail |
Entity grounding via sameAs linksLearn more | Fail |
API & Agent Readiness
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Content Structure
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Content visibility without JavaScriptLearn more | Pass |
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Nosnippet directive detectionLearn more | Pass |
Paragraph length distributionLearn more | Partial |
Section length distributionLearn more | Partial |
Dated statistics ratioLearn more | N/A |
Comparison table presenceLearn more | Fail |
Entity name consistencyLearn more | Pass |
Multimedia coverage and alignmentLearn more | Partial |
AI-Specific Protocols
AI manifests coverageLearn more | Fail |
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UCP manifest availabilityLearn more | N/A |
Content Quality
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Core Web Vitals (page experience)Learn more | Pass |
AEO — Answer Engine Optimization
Parameters that influence how AI systems cite and surface your content in answers.
AI Integration
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Content Authority & Quality
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Author authority signalsLearn more | Fail |
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Content depthLearn more | Partial |
Citation and evidence densityLearn more | Pass |
Answer Positioning
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Answer-oriented content structureLearn more | Partial |
Answer-first H2 complianceLearn more | Partial |
Chunk extractability (self-contained H2 blocks)Learn more | Pass |
TL;DR / Key Takeaways sectionLearn more | N/A |
Answer block shapeLearn more | Partial |