diff --git a/api/routes/category.php b/api/routes/category.php
index 1122017..edf756b 100644
--- a/api/routes/category.php
+++ b/api/routes/category.php
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
   foreach( $cats as $cat ) {
 
     $q = new CategoryRankNutrientQuery;
-    $requestedCatRules = $q->filterByCategoryId($cat->getId())->find();
+    $requestedCatRules = $q->filterByCategoryId($cat->getId())->orderByRankId()->find();
     foreach($requestedCatRules as $rule) {
-      $rules[] = [
+      $rules[$rule->getNutrient()->getName()][] = [
         "nutrientName" => $rule->getNutrient()->getName(),
         "nutrientId" => $rule->getNutrient()->getId(),
         "operator" => $rule->getOperator(),
diff --git a/api/routes/decision.php b/api/routes/decision.php
index 90d0ca0..68bd951 100644
--- a/api/routes/decision.php
+++ b/api/routes/decision.php
@@ -124,86 +124,134 @@ function getProductInfo($upc) {
 
 
 $app->get('/getDecision/{upc}/{category}', function($request, $response) {
+/** Checking to see if the food is already in the DB, in which case we save lots of time **/
 
-// get the nutrients by UPC
-$prodInfo = getProductInfo($request->getAttribute('upc'));
-$nutrients = $prodInfo['response']['body']['product_list']['products'][0]['product_nutrient_list']['product_nutrients'];
+  $q = new FoodQuery();
+  $barcode = $request->getAttribute('upc');
+  $food = $q::create()
+    ->useRankQuery()
+    ->endUse()
+    ->useCategoryQuery()
+    ->endUse()
+    ->filterByBarcode($barcode)
+    ->findOne();
 
-// get the whittled down nutrtient info shittily
-$theNuts = array();
+if($food){
+
+  $rank = $food->getRank();
+  $category = $food->getCategory();
+
+  $res['rankId'] = $food->getRankId();
+  $res['rankName'] = $rank->getName();
+
+
+  $res['request']['message'] = "Did not hit Fooducate. Food already exists in DB.";
 
-foreach ($nutrients as $nutrient) {
-  $theNuts[$nutrient['nutrient']['@attributes']['name']] = $nutrient['@attributes']['value'];
 }
 
-// echo "<h2>The Product has...</h2>";
-// echo "<pre>";
-// print_r($theNuts);
-// echo "</pre>";
+if(!$food) {
+      // get the nutrients by UPC
+      $prodInfo = getProductInfo($request->getAttribute('upc'));
+      $nutrients = $prodInfo['response']['body']['product_list']['products'][0]['product_nutrient_list']['product_nutrients'];
 
-// get the rules by category
- $q = new CategoryRankNutrientQuery;
-$c = new CategoryQuery();
+      // get the whittled down nutrtient info shittily
+      $theNuts = array();
 
+      foreach ($nutrients as $nutrient) {
+        $theNuts[$nutrient['nutrient']['@attributes']['name']] = $nutrient['@attributes']['value'];
+      }
 
- $allRules = $q->filterByCategoryId($request->getAttribute('category'))->find();
- //$res["food"] = $prodInfo;
- $res["food"]['brand'] = $prodInfo['response']['body']['product_list']['products'][0]["@attributes"]['brand'];
- $res["food"]['name'] = $prodInfo['response']['body']['product_list']['products'][0]["@attributes"]['name'];
+      // echo "<h2>The Product has...</h2>";
+      // echo "<pre>";
+      // print_r($theNuts);
+      // echo "</pre>";
 
- $res["request"]["categoryRuleRun"] = $c->findPk($request->getAttribute("category"))->getName();
+      // get the rules by category
+       $q = new CategoryRankNutrientQuery;
+       $c = new CategoryQuery();
 
 
-//default
- $res["rankId"] = 0;
- $res["rankName"] = "Red";
+       $allRules = $q->filterByCategoryId($request->getAttribute('category'))->find();
+       //$res["food"] = $prodInfo;
+       $res["food"]['brand'] = $prodInfo['response']['body']['product_list']['products'][0]["@attributes"]['brand'];
+       $res["food"]['name'] = $prodInfo['response']['body']['product_list']['products'][0]["@attributes"]['name'];
 
-// for each rule, evaluate ingredients
- foreach($allRules as $rule) {
-  $nut = $rule->getNutrient()->getName(); 
-  $operator = $rule->getOperator();
-  $threshold = $rule->getThreshold();
-  $presentVal = $theNuts[$nut];
+       $res["request"]["categoryRuleRun"] = $c->findPk($request->getAttribute("category"))->getName();
 
 
-  $pass = 0;
-    switch($operator) {
-      case "lte":
-        $pass = ($presentVal <= $threshold);
-      break;
+      //default
+       $res["rankId"] = 3;
+       $res["rankName"] = "Red";
 
-      case "lt":
-        $pass = ($presentVal < $threshold);
-      break;
+      // for each rule, evaluate ingredients
+       foreach($allRules as $rule) {
+        $nut = $rule->getNutrient()->getName(); 
+        $operator = $rule->getOperator();
+        $threshold = $rule->getThreshold();
+        $presentVal = $theNuts[$nut];
 
-      case "gt":
-        $pass = ($presentVal > $threshold);
-      break;
 
-      case "gte":
-        $pass = ($presentVal >= $threshold);
-      break;
+        $pass = 0;
+          switch($operator) {
+            case "lte":
+              $pass = ($presentVal <= $threshold);
+            break;
 
-      case "is":
-        $pass = ($presentVal == $threshold);
-      break;
-    }
+            case "lt":
+              $pass = ($presentVal < $threshold);
+            break;
 
+            case "gt":
+              $pass = ($presentVal > $threshold);
+            break;
 
-      $rules[$rule->getRank()->getName()][$rule->getNutrient()->getName()] = [
-        "operator" => $operator,
-        "threshold" => $threshold,
-        "passed" => $pass?"true" : "false"
-      ];
+            case "gte":
+              $pass = ($presentVal >= $threshold);
+            break;
 
-      $rules[$rule->getRank()->getName()]['passedRank'] = $pass?"true" : "false";
+            case "is":
+              $pass = ($presentVal == $threshold);
+            break;
+          }
 
-      if($pass) {
-        $res["rankId"] = $rule->getRank()->getId();
-        $res["rankName"] = $rule->getRank()->getName();
-      }
 
- }
+          $rules[$rule->getRank()->getName()][$rule->getNutrient()->getName()] = [
+            "operator" => $operator,
+            "threshold" => $threshold,
+            "passed" => $pass?"true" : "false"
+          ];
+
+          $rules[$rule->getRank()->getName()]['passedRank'] = $pass?"true" : "false";
+
+          if($pass) {
+            $res["rankId"] = $rule->getRank()->getId();
+            $res["rankName"] = $rule->getRank()->getName();
+          }
+        }
+
+
+        /** Now create this Food with the associated rank and category **/
+
+        $newFood = new Food;
+        
+        $newFoodCat = $request->getAttribute('category');
+
+        $newFoodRank = $res['rankId'];
+
+        $newFood->setRankId($newFoodRank);
+        $newFood->setCategoryId($newFoodCat);
+        $newFood->setBarcode($barcode);
+        
+
+          if($newFood->save()){
+            $msg = "New Food also added to DB.";
+          } else {
+            $msg = "There was an error saving this new Food to the DB";
+          }
+
+        $res['request']['message'] = $msg;
+
+}
 
 // echo "<h1>The rules expected...</h1>";
 // echo "<pre>";