diff --git a/frontend/data/products_seed.db b/frontend/data/products_seed.db
index c63b998..7b0b48b 100644
Binary files a/frontend/data/products_seed.db and b/frontend/data/products_seed.db differ
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index f96293e..47cdbcf 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -176,6 +176,12 @@ fn import_seed_products(app: tauri::AppHandle) -> Result<String, String> {
         []
         ).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
 
+    // Create indexes for fast name_lower lookups (critical: without this UPDATE takes 60s+)
+    let _ = main_db.execute_batch(
+        "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_products_name_lower ON main.products(name_lower);
+         CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_seed_name_lower ON seed.products(name_lower);"
+    );
+
     // Update KBJU + micronutrients for existing store products (seed already attached above)
     // Sync nutrients_guessed flag
     let _ = main_db.execute_batch(