Food Composition Finders
USDA National Nutrient Database Online Search
USDA. ARS. Nutrient Data Laboratory.
Look up the nutrient value of nearly 8,000 foods in USDA's online searchable databse.
Food-a-Pedia
USDA. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
Provides quick access to food information including food groups, calories, and comparison of two foods.
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Home page for NDL, responsible for developing USDA's National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, the foundation of most food and nutrition databases in the US, and used in food policy, research and nutrition monitoring.
USDA. ARS. Nutrient Data Laboratory.
Reports of selected food items and nutrients, sorted either by food description or in descending order by nutrient content in terms of common household measures. Single nutrients include protein, fat, energy (calories) carbohydrate, fiber, sugar, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin C, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folate, cholesterol, fatty acids and various phytonutrients and antioxidants.
USDA. ARS. Nutrient Data Laboratory.
Data reported are added sugars, total sugars and carbohydrates in 2,041 common foods and are estimated values based on the added sweeteners listed under "ingredients" on the package labels of processed foods and beverages.
USDA. ARS. Nutrient Data Laboratory; University of North Carolina, Department of Nutrition.
Contains values for six choline metabolites.
USDA. ARS. Nutrient Data Laboratory.
Contains values for five subclasses of flavonoids - Flavonols, Flavones, Flavanones, Flavan-3-ols, and Anthocyanidins.
USDA. ARS. Nutrient Data Laboratory.
Table of oxalic acid content of certain vegetables, originally published in Agriculture Handbook No. 8-11, Vegetables and Vegetable Products, 1984.
USDA. ARS. Beltsville Agricultural Research Center.
Contains chemical structure, formula, molecular weight, synonyms, biological activities, and references on a large number of phytochemicals.
USDA. ARS. Nutrient Data Laboratory.
Contains proanthocyanidin content values for 205 food items.
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Allows plant, chemical, activity and ethnobotany database searches. Also includes an ethnobotanical dictionary, and links to nutritional databases, plants and cancer treatments and other plant related databases.
USDA. ARS. Nutrient Data Laboratory.
Tables list foods alphabetically with the values of the specific isoflavones (daidzein, genistein, glycitein and total isoflavones) in the edible portion of the food. Database includes infant formulas.
USDA. ARS. Nutrient Data Laboratory.
Lists the level of fluoride in 400 separate food and beverage items.
USDA. ARS. Nutrient Data Laboratory.
Data on selected foods containing trans-fatty acids. Lists individual and total fat and fatty acid content.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
FDA has created downloadable posters for printing. These posters show nutrition information for the 20 most frequently consumed raw fruits, vegetables, and fish in the United States.
"What's In The Foods You Eat" Search Tool
USDA. ARS. Food Surveys Research Group.
View nutrient profiles for 13,000 foods commonly eaten in the US, using familiar portion sizes that can be adjusted by the user.
USDA. ARS. Nutrient Data Laboratory.
Contains the factors for calculating retention of 26 vitamins, minerals and alcohol during food preparation, including folic acid, food folate, beta carotene, alpha carotene, beta cryptoxanthin, lycopene, lutein/zeaxanthin, and choline.
USDA. NAL. Food and Nutrition Information Center.
Find information and resources related to food standards, microbiology and biotechnology, as well as careers and education in food science.
