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USDA FoodData Central

An integrated data system for food and nutrient data.

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Overview

FoodData Central is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's integrated data system that provides expanded food and nutrient data. It contains five distinct data types, including Foundation Foods, SR Legacy, and Branded Foods, serving as the foundational data source for most public and private sector nutrition databases.

✨ Key Features

  • Comprehensive Food Composition Data
  • Multiple Data Types (Foundation, Branded, SR Legacy, etc.)
  • Publicly Searchable Database
  • Downloadable Datasets
  • API for developers

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Official U.S. government source of food composition data.
  • Highly detailed and transparent data, including Foundation Foods with extensive underlying metadata.
  • Completely free and publicly accessible.

Unique Value: Provides free, authoritative, and comprehensive food composition data that serves as the backbone for nutrition research, policy, and application development in the U.S.

🎯 Use Cases (4)

Researchers analyzing the nutritional content of foods. Developers building nutrition applications. Nutrition professionals looking up detailed food component information. Policy makers and educators.

✅ Best For

  • Providing the core nutrient data for nutrition calculator software.
  • Conducting academic research on dietary intake and health.
  • Powering the nutrition information in diet tracking apps.

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • A restaurant owner needing a tool to cost recipes (it's a database, not an application).
  • Someone needing to create a formatted, FDA-compliant label (it provides raw data only).

💻 Platforms

Web API

🔌 Integrations

Used as the backend database for countless nutrition applications via API or data download.

🛟 Support Options

  • ✓ Email Support

💰 Pricing

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Free Tier Available

Free tier: N/A (Public resource)

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