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Data contained in FoodData Central can be downloaded. The download files are available both as an Excel-compatible CSV delimited ASCII file and in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON).
View data type documentation for each of FoodData Central's data types. Documentation for the JSON format can be found through our API guide on SwaggerHub.
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Latest Downloads
Releases
| Data Type | Release Date | Download File | File Format | Zipped | Unzipped |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Foods | 10/2026 |  October 2026 (JSON)October 2026 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 681K 4.1M | 9M 35M |
| SR Legacy | 04/2018 | April 2018 (JSON)April 2018 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 12.3M 6.7M | 205M 54M |
| FNDDS | 10/2024 | FNDDS 2021-2023 (JSON)FNDDS 2021-2023 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 3.7M 200M | 64M 1.6G |
| Branded | 10/2026 | October 2026 (JSON)October 2026 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 187M 432M | 3G 3G |
| Full Download of All Data Types | 10/2026 | October 2026 (CSV) | CSV | 463M | 3.1G |
Historical Downloads
Supporting Data
Starting in April 2023, all downloads now include the supporting data in every archive. The supporting data is only required for archives prior to the April 2023 release.
| Data Type | Release Date | Download File | File Format | Zipped | Unzipped |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supporting Data | 10/2022 | October 2022 (CSV) | CSV | 952K | 16M |
| Supporting Data | 4/2022 | April 2022 (CSV) | CSV | 1.1M | 17.6M |
| Supporting Data | 10/2021 | October 2021 (CSV) | CSV | 1.1M | 17.6M |
| Supporting Data | 4/2021 | April 2021 (CSV) | CSV | 1.1M | 17.6M |
| Supporting Data | 10/2020 | October 2020 (CSV) | CSV | 1.1M | 17.6M |
| Supporting Data | 4/2020 | April 2020 (CSV) | CSV | 1.8M | 25M |
| Supporting Data | 12/2019 | December 2019 (CSV) | CSV | 210K | 291K |
| Supporting Data | 4/2019 | April 2019 (CSV) | CSV | 212K | 548K |
Releases
| Data Type | Release Date | Download File | File Format | Zipped | Unzipped |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Foods | 04/2026 | April 2026 (JSON)April 2026 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 459K 3.7M | 6.5M 32M |
| Foundation Foods | 12/2025 | December 2025 (JSON)December 2025 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 467K 3.4M | 6.5M 29M |
| Foundation Foods | 04/2025 | April 2025 (JSON)April 2025 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 452K 3.3M | 6.3M 28M |
| Foundation Foods | 10/2024 | October 2024 (JSON)October 2024 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 416K 3.1M | 6M 26M |
| Foundation Foods | 04/2024 | April 2024 (JSON)April 2024 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 416K 3.0M | 5.7M 25M |
| Foundation Foods | 10/2023 | October 2023 (JSON)October 2023 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 409K 2.9M | 5.5M 24M |
| Foundation Foods | 4/2023 | April 2023 (JSON)April 2023 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 391K 2.9M | 5.2M 23M |
| Foundation Foods | 10/2022 | October 2022 (JSON)October 2022 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 356K 2.4M | 5.1M 22.6M |
| Foundation Foods | 4/2022 | April 2022 (JSON)April 2022 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 356K 2.3M | 5.1M 21M |
| Foundation Foods | 10/2021 | October 2021 (JSON)October 2021 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 317K 2.1M | 4.3M 19M |
| Foundation Foods | 4/2021 | April 2021 (CSV) | CSV | 1.8M | 16M |
| Foundation Foods | 10/2020 | October 2020 (CSV) | CSV | 1.9M | 14M |
| Foundation Foods | 4/2020 | April 2020 (CSV) | CSV | 2.3M | 14.2M |
| Foundation Foods | 12/2019 | December 2019 (CSV) | CSV | 1.8M | 13.2M |
| Foundation Foods | 4/2019 | April 2019 (CSV) | CSV | 1.5M | 10.5M |
| FNDDS | 10/2024 | FNDDS 2021-2023 (JSON)FNDDS 2021-2023 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 3.7M 200M | 64M 1.6G |
| FNDDS | 10/2022 | FNDDS 2019-2020 (JSON)FNDDS 2019-2020 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 3.8M 4.3M | 66.8M 41M |
| FNDDS | 10/2021 | FNDDS 2017-2018 (JSON)FNDDS 2017-2018 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 4.2M 5M | 84.3M 54M |
| FNDDS | 4/2020 | FNDDS 2015-2016 (CSV) | CSV | 5M | 41M |
| FNDDS | 4/2019 | FNDDS 2013-2014 (CSV) | CSV | 5M | 39M |
| Branded | 04/2026 | April 2026 (JSON)April 2026 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 195M 428M | 3.1G 2.9G |
| Branded | 12/2025 | December 2025 (JSON)December 2025 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 195M 427M | 3.1G 2.9G |
| Branded | 04/2025 | April 2025 (JSON)April 2025 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 195M 423M | 3.1G 2.9G |
| Branded | 10/2024 | October 2024 (JSON)October 2024 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 195M 420M | 3.1G 2.9G |
| Branded | 04/2024 | April 2024 (JSON)April 2024 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 176M 415M | 3.1G 2.8G |
| Branded | 10/2023 | October 2023 (JSON)October 2023 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 176M 439M | 3.1G 3.1G |
| Branded | 4/2023 | April 2023 (JSON)April 2023 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 176M 377M | 2.8G 2.4G |
| Branded | 10/2022 | October 2022 (JSON)October 2022 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 164M 342M | 2.7G 480M |
| Branded | 4/2022 | April 2022 (JSON)April 2022 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 163M 329M | 2.6G 1.2G |
| Branded | 10/2021 | October 2021 (JSON)October 2021 (CSV) | JSON CSV | 157M 313M | 2.6G 2.2G |
| Branded | 4/2021 | April 2021 (CSV) | CSV | 221M | 1.5G |
| Branded | 10/2020 | October 2020 (CSV) | CSV | 95M | 663M |
| Branded | 4/2020 | April 2020 version 2* (CSV) | CSV | 70M | 487M |
| Branded | 12/2019 | December 2019 (CSV) | CSV | 68M | 430M |
| Branded | 4/2019 | April 2019 (CSV) | CSV | 52M | 327.5M |
| Branded (Before the Launch of FoodData Central) | 7/2018 | July 2018 (CSV)July 2018 (MS Access) | CSV MS Access | 38M 79M | 272M 516M |
| Full Download of All Data Types | 04/2026 | April 2026 (CSV) | CSV | 460M | 3.1G |
| Full Download of All Data Types | 12/2025 | December 2025 (CSV) | CSV | 458M | 3.1G |
| Full Download of All Data Types | 04/2025 | April 2025 (CSV) | CSV | 453M | 3.0G |
| Full Download of All Data Types | 10/2024 | October 2024 (CSV) | CSV | 449M | 3.0G |
| Full Download of All Data Types | 04/2024 | April 2024 (CSV) | CSV | 440M | 2.9G |
| Full Download of All Data Types | 10/2023 | October 2023 (CSV) | CSV | 417M | 2.8G |
| Full Download of All Data Types | 4/2023 | April 2023 (CSV) | CSV | 387M | 2.6G |
| Full Download of All Data Types | 10/2022 | October 2022 (CSV) | CSV | 377M | 1.7G |
| Full Download of All Data Types | 4/2022 | April 2022 (CSV) | CSV | 342M | 2.1G |
| Full Download of All Data Types | 10/2021 | October 2021 (CSV)October 2021 (MS Access) | CSV MS Access | 318M 101M | 2.4G 1.1G |
| Full Download of All Data Types | 4/2021 | April 2021 (CSV)April 2021 (MS Access) | CSV MS Access | 224M 160M | 1.7G 920M |
| Full Download of All Data Types | 10/2020 | October 2020 (CSV)October 2020 (MS Access) | CSV MS Access | 102M 269M | 766M 1.7G |
| Full Download of All Data Types | 4/2020 | April 2020 version 2* (CSV)April 2020 version 2* (MS Access) | CSV MS Access | 83M 151M | 620M 902M |
| Full Download of All Data Types | 12/2019 | December 2019 (CSV)December 2019 (MS Access) | CSV MS Access | 69M 120M | 469M 709M |
| Full Download of All Data Types | 4/2019 | April 2019 (CSV)April 2019 (MS Access) | CSV MS Access | 61M 206M | 416M 623M |
Historical SR Legacy Data
| Version Number | Release Date | Documentation | Full Version | Abbreviated Version | Suggested Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR28 | September 2015 (revised May 2016) | PDF Documentation | SR28ASC.zip (5.9 MB; ISO/IEC 8859-1) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system Patch file released May 2016: SR28UPD0516.zip SR28DB.zip (24.6 MB) - Microsoft Access Database | SR28ABBR.zip (1.2 MB; ISO/IEC 8859-1) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR28ABXL.zip (2.9 MB) - Excel file format | US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2016. Nutrient Data Laboratory. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 28 (Slightly revised). Version Current: May 2016. http://www.ars.usda.gov/nea/bhnrc/mafcl |
| SR27 | August 2014 (revised May 2015) | PDF Documentation | SR27ASC.zip (6.2 MB; ISO/IEC 8859-1) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system Patch file released May 2015: SR27_UPD052915.zip SR27DB.zip (21.5 MB) - Microsoft Access Database | SR27ABBR.zip (1.1 MB; ISO/IEC 8859-1) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR27ABXL.zip (2.6 MB) - Excel file format | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2014. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 27. Methods and Application of Food Composition Laboratory Home Page, http://www.ars.usda.gov/nea/bhnrc/mafcl |
| SR26 | August 2013 (revised November 2013) | PDF Documentation | SR26.zip (5.8 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR26DB.zip (20.5 MB) - Microsoft Access Database | SR26ABBR.zip (1.1 MB; ISO/IEC 8859-1) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR26ABXL.zip (2.7 MB) - Excel file format | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2013. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 26. Methods and Application of Food Composition Laboratory Home Page, http://www.ars.usda.gov/nea/bhnrc/mafcl |
| SR25 | September 2012 | PDF Documentation | SR25.zip (5.4 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR25DB.zip (20.2 MB) - Microsoft Access Database | SR25ABBR.zip (1.0 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR25ABXL.zip (2.6 MB) - Excel file format | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2012. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 25. Methods and Application of Food Composition Laboratory Home Page, http://www.ars.usda.gov/nea/bhnrc/mafcl |
| SR24 | September 2011 | PDF Documentation | SR24.zip (8.4 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR24DB.zip (20.5 MB) - Microsoft Access Database | SR24ABBR.zip (1.0 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR24ABXL.zip (3.2 MB) - Excel file format | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2011. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 24. Methods and Application of Food Composition Laboratory Home Page, http://www.ars.usda.gov/nea/bhnrc/mafcl |
| SR23 | September 2010 | PDF Documentation | SR23.zip (7.5 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR23DB.zip (18.6 MB) - Microsoft Access Database | SR23ABBR.zip (0.8 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR23ABXL.zip (3.3 MB) - Excel file format | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2010. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 23. Methods and Application of Food Composition Laboratory Home Page, http://www.ars.usda.gov/nea/bhnrc/mafcl |
| SR22 | September 2009 | PDF Documentation | SR22.zip (6.7 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR22DB.zip (17.1 MB) - Microsoft Access Database | SR22ABBR.zip (0.8 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR22ABXL.zip (1.3 MB) - Excel file format | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2009. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 22. Methods and Application of Food Composition Laboratory Home Page, http://www.ars.usda.gov/nea/bhnrc/mafcl |
| SR21 | September 2008 | PDF Documentation | SR21.zip (6.1 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR21DB.zip (16.2 MB) - Microsoft Access Database | SR21ABBR.zip (0.7 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR21ABXL.zip (1.6 MB) - Excel file format | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Methods and Application of Food Composition Laboratory Home Page, http://www.ars.usda.gov/nea/bhnrc/mafcl |
| SR20 | September 2007 (revised February 2008) | PDF Documentation | SR20.zip (5.8 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR20ACC.zip (15.9 MB) - Microsoft Access Database | SR20ABBR.zip (0.7 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR20ABXL.zip (1.6 MB) - Excel file format | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2007. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 20. Methods and Application of Food Composition Laboratory Home Page, http://www.ars.usda.gov/nea/bhnrc/mafcl |
| SR19 | August 2006 | PDF Documentation | SR19.zip (5.4 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR19ACC.zip (10.0 MB) - Microsoft Access Database | SR19ABBR.zip (0.7 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR19ABXL.zip (3.0 MB) - Excel file format | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2006. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 19. Methods and Application of Food Composition Laboratory Home Page, http://www.ars.usda.gov/nea/bhnrc/mafcl |
| SR18 | November 2005 | PDF Documentation | SR18.zip (5.2 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR18ACC.zip (15.6 MB) - Microsoft Access Database | SR18ABBR.zip (0.7 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR18ABXL.zip (3.0 MB) - Excel file format | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2005. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 18. Methods and Application of Food Composition Laboratory Home Page, http://www.ars.usda.gov/nea/bhnrc/mafcl |
| SR17 | July 2004 | PDF Documentation | SR17.zip (4.3 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR17ACC.zip (14.4 MB) - Microsoft Access Database | SR17ABXL.zip (1.5 MB) - Excel file format | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2004. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 17. Methods and Application of Food Composition Laboratory Home Page, http://www.ars.usda.gov/nea/bhnrc/mafcl |
| SR16 | March 2004 | PDF Documentation | SR16-1.zip (3.1 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR16-1ACC.zip (12.0 MB) - Microsoft Access Database | — | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory. 2004. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 16-1. USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory website: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp |
| SR15 | August 2002 | PDF Documentation | SR15.zip (2.2 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR15ACC.zip (10.5 MB) - Microsoft Access Database | — | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory. 2002. USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 15. USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory home page, http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp |
| SR14 | February 2002 | PDF Documentation | SR14.zip (2.2 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR14ACC.zip (9.5 MB) - Microsoft Access Database | — | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory. 2001. USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 14. USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory home page, http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp |
| SR13 | February 2000 | PDF Documentation | SR13ASCI.zip (2.1 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR13ACC.zip (4.7 MB) - Microsoft Access Database | — | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory. 2000. USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 13. USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory home page, http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp |
| SR12 | 1998 | PDF Documentation | SR12ASCI.zip (2.0 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system | — | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 1998. USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 12. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page, http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp |
| SR11 | August 1997 | PDF Documentation | SR11-1AS.zip (2.0 MB) - ASCII file format suitable for import to RDBMS system SR11-1DB.zip (2.0 MB) - Microsoft Access Database | — | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 1997. USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 11-1. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page, http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp |
Download Notes
- The Access format has been discontinued as of October 2021. It is recommended to use the new file format, JSON, or to import CSV files from "Full Download of All Data Types" above to replace the tables within the Access format.
- The October 2022 files contain the most recent data. These files were fixed to include some missing fields and were re-released on 12/8/2020.
- The branded food and full download CSV archives from April 2020 to April 2022 have been re-released with corrections to the Nutrient ID column.
- SR Legacy is the final release of the Standard Reference data type. These data will not be updated. Earlier versions of Standard Reference (i.e., SR 17 through 28) are available on the Methods and Application of Food Composition Laboratory (MAFCL) website.
- The Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS) is updated every two years, in conjunction with the two-year cycles of the National Health and Nutri-tion Examination Survey. The October 15, 2020 date represents the date on which FNDDS 2017-2018 was published and made available for download in FoodData Central. Earlier releases can be found on the Food Surveys Research Group website.
- The Full Download file contains files for all of the FoodData Central data types. Therefore, whenever a download for an individual data type is updated, the Full Download file also will be updated to include those new data. The Access file only contains the most recent version of products in the Branded Foods dataset. We recommend you use the API to access previous versions of Branded Food products.
- April 2020* Version 2 includes corrections made on May 1, 2020 to branded foods data.
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