USDA Nutrient Database
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General Notes
- An invaluable resource if you’re looking for the nutrient composition of
individual foods.
- You need to choose the portion size(s) for which you want the nutrient
information.
Strengths
- Searchable database of over 6,000 different food items.
- Provides values for most known nutrients (although not all nutrients are
reported for all foods).
- Allows some flexibility on serving size input.
Limitations
- Limited number of brand-name items.
Source:
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service,
Nutrient Data Lab
Date Last Modified
11/02/2006
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