FoodData Central Inventory and Update Log

April 24, 2025 - FoodData Central Version 13.0

Data Updates - Foundation Foods

• NEW:
  • Beef, short loin (NY strip steak), raw
  • Beef, top sirloin steak, raw
  • Beef, tenderloin steak, raw
  • Bison, ground, raw
  • Blackberries, raw
  • Cabbage, napa, leaf, destemmed, raw
  • Chicken, breast, meat and skin, raw
  • Chicken, drumstick, meat and skin, raw
  • Chicken, thigh, meat and skin, raw
  • Chicken, wing, meat and skin, raw
  • Green onion, (scallion), bulb and greens, root removed, raw
  • Juice, pomegranate, from concentrate, shelf-stable
  • Juice, prune, shelf-stable
  • Juice, tart cherry, from concentrate, shelf-stable
  • Lamb, ground, raw
  • Leeks, bulb and greens, root removed, raw
  • Pawpaw, peeled, seeded, raw
  • Pork, belly, with skin, raw
  • Pork, chop, center cut, raw
  • Rutabaga, peeled, raw
  • Shallots, bulb, peeled, root removed, raw
  • Squash, pie pumpkin, peeled, seeded, raw
  • Squash, spaghetti, peeled, seeded, raw
  • Tomatillos, dehusked, raw
• UPDATED:
  • Resistant starch values have been added for the following foods:
    • Beans, black, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed
    • Beans, cannellini, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed
    • Beans, cannellini, dry
    • Beans, great northern, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed
    • Beans, kidney, dark red, canned, sodium added, sugar added, drained and rinsed
    • Beans, kidney, light red, canned, sodium added, sugar added, drained and rinsed
    • Beans, navy, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed
    • Beans, pinto, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed
    • Blackeye pea, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed
    • Blackeye pea, dry
    • Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed
    • Chickpeas, (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), dry
    • Lentils, dry
    • Peas, green, sweet, canned, sodium added, sugar added, drained and rinsed
    • Plantains, overripe, raw
    • Plantains, ripe, raw
    • Plantains, underripe, raw
  • Vitamin C values have been added for the following foods:
    • Beets, raw
    • Brussels sprouts, raw
    • Cabbage, bok choy, raw
    • Cauliflower, raw
    • Collards, raw
    • Eggplant, raw
    • Squash, summer, green, zucchini, includes skin, raw
    • Squash, summer, yellow, includes skin, raw
    • Squash, winter, acorn, raw
    • Squash, winter, butternut, raw
    • Tomato, paste, canned, without salt added
    • Tomato, puree, canned
    • Tomato, sauce, canned, with salt added
    • Tomatoes, crushed, canned
    • Tomatoes, whole, canned, solids and liquids, with salt adde
  • Essential amino acid values have been added for the following foods:
    • Mushroom, beech
    • Mushroom, crimini
    • Mushroom, enoki
    • Mushroom, king oyster
    • Mushroom, lion's mane
    • Mushroom, maitake
    • Mushroom, oyster
    • Mushroom, pioppini
    • Mushroom, portabella
    • Mushrooms, shiitake
    • Mushrooms, white button
  • Total folate values have been added for the following foods:
    • Beets, raw
    • Brussels sprouts, raw
    • Cabbage, bok choy, raw
    • Cauliflower, raw
    • Collards, raw
    • Eggplant, raw
    • Squash, summer, green, zucchini, includes skin, raw
    • Squash, summer, yellow, includes skin, raw
    • Squash, winter, acorn, raw
    • Squash, winter, butternut, raw
  • 5-methyltetrahydrofolate values have been added for the following foods:
    • Beets, raw
    • Brussels sprouts, raw
    • Cabbage, bok choy, raw
    • Cauliflower, raw
    • Collards, raw
    • Eggplant, raw
    • Squash, summer, green, zucchini, includes skin, raw
    • Squash, summer, yellow, includes skin, raw
    • Squash, winter, acorn, raw
    • Squash, winter, butternut, raw
  • Fatty acid profiles have been added for the following foods:
    • Fish, catfish, farm raised, raw
    • Fish, tilapia, farm raised, raw
    • Fish, cod, Atlantic, wild caught, raw
    • Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farm raised, raw
    • Fish, salmon, sockeye, wild caught, raw
    • Crustaceans, crab, blue swimming, lump, pasteurized, refrigerated

Data Updates - SR Legacy Foods

• Correction to the 04/2018 SR Legacy download archive: "amount" value restored to the foodPortions section of foods that include measures

Data Updates - Experimental Foods

• USDA, FDA, and ODS-NIH Database for the Iodine Content of Common Foods (Release 4.0)

Monthly Branded Food Updates and Additions

October 31, 2024 - FoodData Central Version 12.0

Data Updates - Foundation Foods

• NEW:
  • Apricot, with skin, raw
  • Arugula, baby, raw
  • Asparagus, green, raw
  • Avocado, Hass, peeled, raw
  • Bulgur, dry, raw
  • Chia seeds, dry, raw
  • Corn flour, masa harina, dry, raw
  • Corn, sweet, fresh, raw
  • Einkorn, grain, dry, raw
  • Farro, pearled, dry, raw
  • Fonio, grain, dry, raw
  • Khorasan, grain, dry, raw
  • Kiwifruit (kiwi), green, peeled, raw
  • Mandarin, seedless, peeled, raw
  • Mango, Ataulfo, peeled, raw
  • Mango, Tommy Atkins, peeled, raw
  • Melons, honeydew, raw
  • Pear, Anjou, green, with skin, raw
  • Plantains, overripe, raw
  • Plantains, ripe, raw
  • Plantains, underripe, raw
  • Plum, black, with skin, raw
  • Rice, black, unenriched, raw
  • Rice, red, unenriched, dry, raw
  • Sorghum bran, white, unenriched, dry, raw
  • Sorghum flour, white, pearled, unenriched, dry, raw
  • Sorghum grain, white, pearled, unenriched, dry, raw
  • Sorghum, whole grain, white, dry, raw
  • Wild rice, dry, raw

• UPDATED:
  • Beta-glucan values have been updated for the following foods:
    • Mushroom, beech
    • Mushroom, enoki
    • Mushroom, maitake
    • Mushroom, oyster
    • Mushroom, pioppini
    • Mushrooms, shiitake
    • Mushroom, king oyster
    • Mushroom, lion's mane

• CORRECTED:
  • Beta-glucan values have been corrected for the following foods:
    • Flour, oat, whole grain
    • Oats, whole grain, steel cut
    • Oats, whole grain, rolled, old fashioned
  • Proline values have been corrected for the following foods:
    • Soy milk, unsweetened, plain, shelf stable

New Experimental Foods

• A comprehensive characterization of phenolics, amino acids and other minor bioactives of selected honeys and identification of botanical origin markers
• A Fast and Simple Solid Phase Extraction-Based Method for Glucosinolate Determination: An Alternative to the ISO-9167 Method
• An interactive R-based custom quantification program for semi-quantitative analysis of triacylglycerols in bovine milk
• Chemical Composition of Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) Extracts, Potential Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein-ACE2 Binding and ACE2 Activity, and Radical Scavenging Capacity
• Chemical Compositions of Dill (Anethum graveolens L.) Water and Ethanol Extracts and Their Potential in Blocking the SARS-CoV-2 Entry into Cells and Free Radical Scavenging Capacities
• Chemical Compositions of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi. (Huangqin) Extracts and Their Effects on ACE2 Binding of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein, ACE2 Activity, and Free Radicals
• Chemical Constituents of Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) Leaf Extract and Its Potential in Mitigating the Effects of Viral Infections
• Climate-based variability in the essential fatty acid composition of soybean oil
• Effect of Far-Red Light on Biomass Accumulation, Plant Morphology, and Phytonutrient Composition of Ruby Streaks Mustard at Microgreen, Baby Leaf, and Flowering Stages
• Effects of Blanching, Freezing and Canning on the Carbohydrates in Sweet Corn
• Effects of Prune (Dried Plum) Supplementation on Cardiometabolic Health in Postmenopausal Women: An Ancillary Analysis of a 12-Month Randomized Controlled Trial, The Prune Study
• Genotype and ripening method affect carotenoid content and bio-accessibility in banana
• Mixed nut consumption improves brain insulin sensitivity: a randomized, single-blinded, controlled, crossover trial in older adults with overweight or obesity
• Stability of Carotenoids in Sweet Corn: Part 1. Evaluation of Postharvest Handling and Domestic Cooking
• Stability of Carotenoids in Sweet Corn: Part 2. Effects of Blanching, Freezing, and Canning
• Study of UV–Vis molar absorptivity variation and quantitation of anthocyanins using molar relative response factor
• Variability and determinants of secondary metabolite profiles in cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) from Wisconsin and New Jersey
• Variation in Botanical Reference Materials: Similarity of Actaea Racemosa Analyzed by Flow Injection Mass Spectrometry

Monthly Branded Food Updates and Additions

Release Notes

• FNDDS 2021-2023 now available
• FoodData Central Quick Start Videos

April 18, 2024 - FoodData Central Version 11.0

Data Updates - Foundation Foods

• NEW:
  • Beets, raw
  • Brussels sprouts, raw
  • Cabbage, bok choy, raw
  • Cauliflower, raw
  • Collards, raw
  • Crustaceans, crab, blue swimming, lump, pasteurized, refrigerated
  • Crustaceans, shrimp, farm raised, raw
  • Eggplant, raw
  • Fish, catfish, farm raised, raw
  • Fish, cod, Atlantic, wild caught, raw
  • Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farm raised, raw
  • Fish, salmon, sockeye, wild caught, raw
  • Fish, tilapia, farm raised, raw
  • Squash, summer, green, zucchini, includes skin, raw
  • Squash, summer, yellow, includes skin, raw
  • Squash, winter, acorn, raw
  • Squash, winter, butternut, raw
  • Tomato, paste, canned, without salt added
  • Tomato, puree, canned
  • Tomato, sauce, canned, with salt added
  • Tomatoes, crushed, canned
  • Tomatoes, whole, canned, solids and liquids, with salt added
• UPDATED:
  • Vitamin K analysis added to existing samples:
    • Buttermilk, low fat
    • Cheese, feta, whole milk, crumbled
    • Cheese, parmesan, grated, refrigerated
    • Cottage cheese, full fat, large or small curd
    • Cream cheese, full fat, block
    • Cream, heavy
    • Cream, sour, full fat
    • Yogurt, Greek, whole milk, plain
    • Yogurt, whole milk, plain
• DATA FIX:
  • Selenium. Median value corrected for the following foods:
    • Flour, amaranth
    • Flour, quinoa
    • Flour, sorghum
    • Flour, buckwheat
    • Flour, rye
    • Flour, barley
    • Buckwheat, whole grain
    • Millet, whole grain
    • Rice, brown, long grain, unenriched, raw
    • Rice, white, long grain, unenriched, raw
  • Vitamin K (phylloquinone). Median value corrected for the following foods:
    • Soy milk, sweetened, plain, refrigerated
    • Oat milk, unsweetened, plain, refrigerated
    • Lettuce, iceberg, raw
    • Lettuce, romaine, green, raw
    • Lettuce, leaf, red, raw
    • Lettuce, leaf, green, raw
    • Nuts, pine nuts, raw
    • Nuts, walnuts, English, halves, raw
    • Nuts, pecans, halves, raw
    • Beans, snap, green, raw
    • Potatoes, russet, without skin, raw
    • Potatoes, red, without skin, raw
    • Potatoes, gold, without skin, raw
    • Sweet potatoes, orange flesh, without skin, raw
    • Cucumber, with peel, raw
    • Cabbage, green, raw
    • Cabbage, red, raw
  • Fatty acids, total trans. Median value corrected for the following foods:
    • Beef, ground, 90% lean meat / 10% fat, raw
    • Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw
    • Pork, ground, raw
    • Chicken, ground, with additives, raw
    • Turkey, ground, 93% lean/ 7% fat, raw
  • Fatty acids, total saturated and total monounsaturated and total polyunsaturated. Median values corrected for the following foods:
    • Nuts, almonds, whole, raw
    • Nuts, walnuts, English, halves, raw
    • Nuts, pecans, halves, raw
    • Beef, ground, 90% lean meat / 10% fat, raw
    • Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw
    • Pork, ground, raw
    • Chicken, ground, with additives, raw
    • Turkey, ground, 93% lean/ 7% fat, raw
    • Flour, chestnut
    • Flour, coconut
  • Glutathione. Median value corrected for the following foods:
    • Mushroom, lion's mane
    • Mushroom, oyster
    • Mushrooms, shiitake
    • Mushrooms, white button
    • Mushroom, portabella
    • Mushroom, king oyster
    • Mushroom, enoki
    • Mushroom, crimini
    • Mushroom, maitake
    • Mushroom, beech
    • Mushroom, pioppini

Data Updates - Experimental Foods

• NEW:
  • Bioaccessibility and intestinal cell uptake of carotenoids and chlorophylls differ in powdered spinach by the ingredient form as measured using in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and anaerobic fecal fermentation models
  • Bioaccessibility, gut microbial metabolism and intestinal transport of phenolics from 100% Concord grape juice and whole grapes are similar in a simulated digestion and fecal fermentation model
  • Boosting the Bioaccessibility of Dietary Bioactives by Delivery as Protein-Polyphenol Aggregate Particles
  • Cocoa extract exerts sex-specific anti-diabetic effects in an aggressive type-2 diabetes model: A pilot study
  • Dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acid Reduces Body Weight and Fat in Snord116m+/p− and Snord116m−/p− Mouse Models of Prader–Willi Syndrome
  • Dissecting the genetic basis of bioactive metabolites and fruit quality traits in blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.)
  • Foaming and sensory characteristics of protein-polyphenol particles in a food matrix
  • Formation of cereal protein disulfide-linked stable matrices by apigeninidin, a 3-deoxyanthocyanidin
  • Gut Microbes Are Associated with the Vascular Beneficial Effects of Dietary Strawberry on Metabolic Syndrome-Induced Vascular Inflammation
  • In vivo antioxidant effect of edible cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus) peptides using a Caenorhabditis elegans model
  • Mechanism of off-color formation in potato chips fried in oil systems containing ascorbic acid as a stabilizer
  • Mixed Berry Juice and Cellulose Fiber Have Differential Effects on Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell Respiration in Overweight Adults
  • Potential of moringa leaf and baobab fruit food-to-food fortification of wholegrain maize porridge to improve iron and zinc bioaccessibility
  • Prune supplementation for 12 months alters the gut microbiome in postmenopausal women
  • Spray-dried and freeze-dried protein-spinach particles; effect of drying technique and protein type on the bioaccessibility of carotenoids, chlorophylls, and phenolics
  • Structural requirements of flavonoids for the selective inhibition of α-amylase versus α-glucosidase
  • Trait stacking simultaneously enhances provitamin A carotenoid and mineral bioaccessibility in biofortified Sorghum bicolor

Monthly Branded Food Updates and Additions

Major Release General Updates

• FDC's 5th Anniversary
• NEW: front page, site structure, and navigation menu
• Updated: Data Downloads
• Updated: Related Resources
• New Foods: Inventory and Update Log

October 12, 2023 - FoodData Central Version 10.0

Data Updates - Foundation Foods

• NEW:
  • Beans, black, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed
  • Beans, cannellini, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed
  • Beans, cannellini, dry
  • Beans, great northern, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed
  • Beans, kidney, dark red, canned, sodium added, sugar added, drained and rinsed
  • Beans, kidney, light red, canned, sodium added, sugar added, drained and rinsed
  • Beans, navy, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed
  • Beans, pinto, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed
  • Beef, chuck, roast, boneless, choice, raw
  • Beef, flank, steak, boneless, choice, raw
  • Beef, ribeye, steak, boneless, choice, raw
  • Beef, round, top round, boneless, choice, raw
  • Blackeye pea, canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed
  • Blackeye pea, dry
  • Cheese, cotija, solid
  • Cheese, monterey jack, solid
  • Cheese, oaxaca, solid
  • Cheese, pasteurized process cheese food or product, American, singles
  • Cheese, provolone, sliced
  • Cheese, queso fresco, solid
  • Chicken, breast, boneless, skinless, raw
  • Chicken, thigh, boneless, skinless, raw
  • Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed
  • Chickpeas, (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), dry
  • Lentils, dry
  • Peas, green, sweet, canned, sodium added, sugar added, drained and rinsed
  • Pork, loin, boneless, raw
  • Pork, loin, tenderloin, boneless, raw
  • Yogurt, plain, nonfat
• UPDATED:
  • Vitamin K was added to:
    • Almond milk, unsweetened, refrigerated
    • Cabbage, green, raw
    • Cabbage, red, raw
    • Cucumbers, with skin, raw
    • Green beans, raw
    • Lettuce, iceberg, raw
    • Lettuce, leaf, green, raw
    • Lettuce, leaf, red, raw
    • Lettuce, romaine, green, raw
    • Nuts, almonds, raw
    • Nuts, pecans, raw
    • Nuts, pine nuts, raw
    • Nuts, walnuts, English, raw
    • Oat milk, unsweetened, refrigerated
    • Potatoes, gold, without skin, raw
    • Potatoes, red, without skin, raw
    • Potatoes, russet, without skin, raw
    • Soy milk, sweetened, refrigerated
    • Sweet potatoes, orange flesh, without skin, raw
  • Selenium was added to:
    • Buckwheat, grain
    • Flour, amaranth
    • Flour, barley
    • Flour, buckwheat
    • Flour, cassava
    • Flour, quinoa
    • Flour, rye
    • Millet, grain
    • Rice, brown, long grain, unenriched
    • Rice, white, long grain, unenriched
    • Sorghum, flour
  • Total saturated fat, total polyunsaturated fat and total monounsaturated fat was added to:
    • Flour, chestnut
    • Flour, coconut
    • Nuts, almonds, raw
    • Nuts, pecans, raw
    • Nuts, walnuts, English, raw
  • Total saturated fat, total polyunsaturated fat, total monounsaturated fat and trans fat was added to:
    • Beef, ground, 80% lean meat, 20% fat, raw
    • Beef, ground, 90% lean meat, 10% fat, raw
    • Chicken, ground, with additives, raw
    • Pork, ground, raw
    • Turkey, ground, 93% lean meat, 7% fat, raw
  • Glutathione was added to:
    • Mushroom, beech
    • Mushroom, crimini
    • Mushroom, enoki
    • Mushroom, king oyster
    • Mushroom, lion’s mane
    • Mushroom, maitake
    • Mushroom, oyster
    • Mushroom, pioppini
    • Mushroom, portabella
    • Mushroom, shiitake
    • Mushroom, white button

Data Updates - Experimental Foods

• NEW:
  • Adequate vitamin B12 and folate status of Norwegian vegans and vegetarians
  • Comprehensive oligosaccharide profiling of commercial almond milk, soy milk, and soy flour
  • Creation of a milk oligosaccharide database, MilkOligoDB, reveals common structural motifs and extensive diversity across mammals
  • Dietary fiber, starch, and sugars in bananas at different stages of ripeness in the retail market
  • Dietary Intake of Monosaccharides from Foods is Associated with Characteristics of the Gut Microbiota and Gastrointestinal Inflammation in Healthy US Adults
  • Effects of Different Light-Emitting Diode Illuminations on Bioactive Compounds in Ruby Streaks Mustard Microgreens by Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography–High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry
  • Large Iodine Variability in Retail Cows’ Milk in the U.S.: A Follow-Up Study among Different Retail Outlets
  • Maize metabolomics in relation to cropping system and growing year
  • Maternal Mental Health in Late Pregnancy and Longitudinal Changes in Postpartum Serum Vitamin B-12, Homocysteine, and Milk B-12 Concentration Among Brazilian Women
  • Mineral content of eggs differs with hen strain, age, and rearing environment
  • Multi-Glycomic Characterization of Fiber from AOAC Methods Defines the Carbohydrate Structures
  • Plasma mineral status after a six-month intervention providing one egg per day to young Malawian children: a randomized controlled trial
  • Raw potato starch alters the microbiome, colon and cecal gene expression, and resistance to Citrobacter rodentium infection in mice fed a Western diet
  • Sensitivity of Pressure-Mediated Reflection Spectroscopy to Detect Changes in Skin Carotenoids in Adults Without Obesity in Response to Increased Carotenoid Intake: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  • SNPs in apolipoproteins contribute to sex-dependent differences in blood lipids before and after a high-fat dietary challenge in healthy U.S. adults
  • Stability of Carotenoids in Sweet Corn: Part 1. Evaluation of Postharvest Handling and Domestic Cooking
  • The Development of the Davis Food Glycopedia—A Glycan Encyclopedia of Food
  • The Effects of 1 Egg per Day on Iron and Anemia Status among Young Malawian Children: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial
  • The Effects of One Egg Per Day on Vitamin A Status Among Young Malawian Children: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Trimethylamine N-Oxide Response to a Mixed Macronutrient Tolerance Test in a Cohort of Healthy United States Adults
  • Twice weekly intake of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) positively influences lipoprotein concentration and particle size in overweight men and women

Major Release General Updates

• Updated: Data Downloads
• Updated: Related Resources
• New Foods: Inventory and Update Log

April 20, 2023 - FoodData Central Version 9.0

Data Updates - Foundation Foods

• NEW:
  • Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw
  • Beef, ground, 90% lean meat / 10% fat, raw
  • Buckwheat, whole grain
  • Chicken, ground, with additives, raw
  • Flour, amaranth
  • Flour, barley
  • Flour, buckwheat
  • Flour, cassava
  • Flour, chestnut
  • Flour, coconut
  • Flour, quinoa
  • Flour, rye
  • Flour, sorghum
  • Millet, whole grain
  • Nuts, brazilnuts, raw
  • Nuts, cashew nuts, raw
  • Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts, raw
  • Nuts, macadamia nuts, raw
  • Nuts, pistachio nuts, raw
  • Peanuts, raw
  • Pork, ground, raw
  • Rice, brown, long grain, unenriched, raw
  • Rice, white, long grain, unenriched, raw
  • Seeds, pumpkin seeds (pepitas), raw
  • Seeds, sunflower seed, kernel, raw
  • Turkey, ground, 93% lean/ 7% fat, raw
• UPDATED:
  • The Foundation Food "Soy milk, sweetened, plain, refrigerated" (FDC ID 2257044) was incorrectly described as unsweetened. The description has been updated to correctly identify this food as sweetened.
  • The Foundation Food "Flour, barley" (FDC ID 2512376) was previously listed with a measurement of zero for all Beta-glucan values. The food and its samples have been updated with the correct Beta-glucan values.

Data Updates - Experimental Foods

• NEW:
  • Dietary Fiber to Starch Ratio Affects Bovine Milk Oligosaccharide Profiles
  • Bioaccessibility and intestinal cell uptake of carotenoids and chlorophylls differ in powdered spinach by the ingredient form as measured using in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and anaerobic fecal fermentation models.
  • Comparative assessment of phenolic bioaccessibility from 100% grape juice and whole grapes
  • Effects of boiling and steaming on the carbohydrates of sweet corn.
  • Effects of different light-emitting diode illumination on bioactive compounds in mustard “Ruby Streak” microgreens by Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography–High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry.
  • Human milk composition differs by maternal BMI in the first 9 months postpartum.
  • Human Milk Oligosaccharide Concentrations and Infant Intakes Are Associated with Maternal Overweight and Obesity and Predict Infant Growth.
  • Identification of marker compounds for predicting browning of fresh-cut lettuce using untargeted UHPLC-HRMS metabolomics.
  • In Vitro Bioaccessibility of Carotenoids and Chlorophylls in a Diverse Collection of Spinach Accessions and Commercial Cultivars.
  • Influence of simulated food and oral processing on carotenoid and chlorophyll in vitro bioaccessibility among six spinach genotypes.
  • Iodine and vitamin D content and variability in U.S. shell eggs and processed eggs.
  • Maternal adiposity alters the human milk metabolome: associations between nonglucose monosaccharides and infant adiposity.
  • Preharvest UVB Application Increases Glucosinolate Contents and Enhances Postharvest Quality of Broccoli Microgreens.
  • Profiling of Polyphenols and Glucosinolates in Kale and Broccoli Microgreens Grown under Chamber and Windowsill Conditions by Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry
  • Targeted Phenolic Characterization and Antioxidant Bioactivity of Extracts from Edible Acheta domesticus.
  • Two MYB activators of anthocyanin biosynthesis exhibit specialized activity in petiole and fruit of diploid strawberry
  • Variation of phytochemicals in leaves of seven accessions of Hibiscus Sabdariffa grown under field Row, green roof and high tunnel conditions.
  • Amino Acid Digestibility of Extruded Chickpea and Yellow Pea Protein is High and Comparable in Moderately Stunted South Indian Children with Use of a Dual Stable Isotope Tracer Method.
  • Diversity in Metabolites and Fruit Quality Traits in Blueberry Enables Ploidy and Species Differentiation and Establishes a Strategy for Future Genetic Studies.
  • Dose-dependent consumption of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) increases plasma phospholipid n-3 fatty acids differentially.
  • Infant intakes of human milk branched chain amino acids are negatively associated with infant growth and influenced by maternal body mass index.
  • Prunes preserve hip bone mineral density in a 12-month randomized controlled trial in postmenopausal women: the Prune Study.
  • Vitamin B12 Added as a Fortificant to Flour Retains High Bioavailability when Baked in Bread.

Major Release General Updates

• Updated: Data Downloads
• Updated: Related Resources
• New Foods: Inventory and Update Log
• New Feature: Foundation Food samples now support multiple images

October 28, 2022 - FoodData Central Version 8.0

Data Updates - Foundation Foods

• NEW:
  • Beans, snap, green, raw
  • Cabbage, green, raw
  • Cabbage, red, raw
  • Celery, raw
  • Cherries, sweet, dark red, raw
  • Cottage cheese, full fat, large or small curd
  • Cream cheese, full fat, block
  • Cream, heavy
  • Cream, sour, full fat
  • Cucumber, with peel, raw
  • Lettuce, iceberg, raw
  • Lettuce, leaf, green, raw
  • Lettuce, leaf, red, raw
  • Lettuce, romaine, green, raw
  • Nuts, almonds, whole, raw
  • Nuts, pecans, halves, raw
  • Nuts, pine nuts, raw
  • Nuts, walnuts, English, halves, raw
  • Oats, whole grain, rolled, old fashioned
  • Oats, whole grain, steel cut
  • Pineapple, raw
  • Potatoes, gold, without skin, raw
  • Potatoes, red, without skin, raw
  • Potatoes, russet, without skin, raw
  • Sweet potatoes, orange flesh, without skin, raw
• UPDATED:
  • Mushroom, beech – Beta-glucan, phytosterols, and total dietary fiber
  • Mushroom, crimini – Beta-glucan, phytosterols, and total dietary fiber
  • Mushroom, enoki – Beta-glucan, phytosterols, and total dietary fiber
  • Mushroom, maitake – Beta-glucan, phytosterols, and total dietary fiber
  • Mushroom, oyster– Beta-glucan and total dietary fiber
  • Mushroom, pioppini– Beta-glucan, phytosterols, and total dietary fiber
  • Mushroom, portabella – Beta-glucan, phytosterols, and total dietary fiber
  • Mushrooms, shiitake – Beta-glucan and total dietary fiber
  • Mushroom, king oyster – Beta-glucan, phytosterols, and total dietary fiber
  • Mushroom, lion's mane – Beta-glucan and total dietary fiber
  • Mushrooms, white button – Beta-glucan and total dietary fiber
  • Peanut Oil – Vitamin K
  • Sunflower Oil – Vitamin K
  • Safflower Oil – Vitamin K
  • Extra Light Olive Oil – Vitamin K
  • Peanut butter, creamy – Vitamin K
  • Sesame butter, creamy – Vitamin K
  • Almond butter, creamy – Vitamin K
  • Flaxseed, ground – Vitamin K
  • Flour, spelt, whole grain – Biotin
  • Soy milk, unsweetened, plain, refrigerated – Molybdenum
  • Strawberries, raw – Additional biotin (n=+2)
  • Raspberries, raw – Additional biotin (n=+4)
  • Blueberries, raw – Additional biotin (n=+1)
  • Grapes, red, seedless, raw – Additional biotin (n=+1)
  • Grapes, green, seedless, raw – Additional biotin (n=+1)

Data Updates - Experimental Foods

• NEW:
  • A Low-Starch and High-Fiber Diet Intervention Impacts the Microbial Community of Raw Bovine Milk
  • Contrast Study on Secondary Metabolite Profile between Pastas Made from Three Single Varietal Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and Durum Wheat (Triticum durum)
  • Deriving information from complex data sets: Impact of forage on fatty acids in cow milk
  • Dietary Fiber to Starch Ratio Affects Bovine Milk Oligosaccharide Profiles
  • Effects of Differences in Resistant Starch Content of Rice on Intestinal Microbial Composition
  • Feed efficiency of lactating Holstein cows is repeatable within diet but less reproducible when changing dietary starch and forage concentrations
  • Identification of High and Low Branched-Chain Fatty Acid–Producing Phenotypes in Holstein Cows following High-Forage and Low-Forage Diets in a Crossover Designed Trial
  • Selective enrichment of n-3 fatty acids in human plasma lipid motifs following intake of marine fish
  • Fecal metatranscriptomics and glycomics suggest that bovine milk oligosaccharides are fully utilized by healthy adults
  • Tree-Based Analysis of Dietary Diversity Captures Associations Between Fiber Intake and Gut Microbiota Composition in a Healthy US Adult Cohort
  • Profiling of Polyphenols and Glucosinolates in Kale and Broccoli Microgreens Grown under Chamber and Windowsill Conditions by Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry
  • Multi-year field evaluation of nicotianamine biofortified bread wheat
  • Oleocanthal-rich extra virgin olive oil demonstrates acute anti-platelet effects in healthy men in a randomized trial
  • Nutrition by Design: Boosting Selenium Content and Fresh Matter Yields of Salad Greens with Preharvest Light Intensity and Selenium Applications
  • Skin Carotenoid Status of Black/African American College Students Correlates with Plasma Carotenoids and Fruit and Vegetable Intake Independent of Skin Tone
  • Walnuts change lipoprotein composition suppressing TNFα-stimulated cytokine production by diabetic adipocyte
  • Effects of cooking techniques on fatty acid and oxylipin content of farmed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
  • Mineral content of eggs differs with hen strain, age, and rearing environment
  • Simple, Rapid Lipidomic Analysis of Triacylglycerols in Bovine Milk by Infusion-Electrospray Mass Spectrometry

Data Updates - FNDDS

• NEW: FNDDS 2019-2020 (Replaces FNDDS 2017-2018)

Data Updates - Branded Foods

• NEW METADATA
  • Microbe Data
  • Caffeine Statement

Major Release General Updates

• New Search Filters: Date, Category, and Trade Channel
• New Foundation Food Metadata: Sample Images
• Added Categories to Experimental Foods
• Added: Related Resources
• New Foods: Inventory and Update Log

April 28, 2022 - FoodData Central Version 7.0

Data Updates - Foundation Foods

• NEW:
  • Almond butter, creamy
  • Almond milk, unsweetened, plain, refrigerated
  • Applesauce, unsweetened, with added vitamin C
  • Blueberries, raw
  • Buttermilk, low fat
  • Carrots, baby, raw
  • Carrots, mature, raw
  • Cheese, feta, whole milk, crumbled
  • Cheese, parmesan, grated, refrigerated
  • Flaxseed, ground
  • Flour, almond
  • Flour, oat, whole grain
  • Flour, potato
  • Grapes, green seedless, raw
  • Grapes, red, seedless, raw
  • Oat milk, unsweetened, plain, refrigerated
  • Peanut butter, creamy
  • Peppers, bell, green, raw
  • Peppers, bell, orange, raw
  • Peppers, bell, red, raw
  • Peppers, bell, yellow, raw
  • Raspberries, raw
  • Sesame butter, creamy
  • Soy milk, unsweetened, plain, refrigerated
  • Strawberries, raw
  • Yogurt, Greek, plain, whole milk
  • Yogurt, plain, whole milk

Data Updates - Experimental Foods

• NEW:
  • Structural characterization of red beet fiber and pectin
  • Carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels this century will alter the protein, micronutrients, and vitamin content of rice grains with potential health consequences for the poorest rice-dependent countries
  • Pre-harvest calcium application increases biomass and delays senescence of broccoli microgreens
  • Quality of fresh-cut tomatoes as affected by salt content in irrigation water and post-processing ultraviolet-C treatment
  • Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide on Quality of Fresh-Cut Tomato
  • Effect of preharvest CaCl₂ spray and postharvest UV-B radiation on storage quality of broccoli microgreens, a richer source of glucosinolates
  • The Metabolizable Energy of Dietary Resistant Maltodextrin Is Variable and Alters Fecal Microbiota Composition in Adult Men
  • Fecal Bacteria as Biomarkers for Predicting Food Intake in Healthy Adults
  • Effect of varying quantities of lean beef as part of a Mediterranean-style dietary pattern on lipids and lipoproteins: a randomized crossover controlled feeding trial
  • Consumption of High-Oleic Soybean Oil Improves Lipid and Lipoprotein Profile in Humans Compared to a Palm Oil Blend: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Data Updates - Branded Foods

• Monthly Branded Food Updates and Additions

Major Release General Updates

• Performance Enhancements for Search and Record Retrieval
• API: New Search Filters
• New Branded Data Fields Available
• New Foods: Inventory and Update Log

October 28, 2021 - FoodData Central Version 6.0

Data Updates - Foundation Foods

• NEW:
  • Apple juice, with added vitamin C, from concentrate, shelf stable
  • Cranberry juice, not fortified, from concentrate, shelf stable
  • Flour, 00
  • Flour, semolina, coarse and semi-coarse
  • Flour, semolina, fine
  • Flour, spelt, whole grain
  • Grape juice, purple, with added vitamin C, from concentrate, shelf stable
  • Grape juice, white, with added vitamin C, from concentrate, shelf stable
  • Grapefruit juice, red, not fortified, not from concentrate, refrigerated
  • Mushroom, beech
  • Mushroom, crimini
  • Mushroom, enoki
  • Mushroom, king oyster
  • Mushroom, maitake
  • Mushroom, pioppini
  • Mushroom, portabella
  • Orange juice, no pulp, not fortified, from concentrate, refrigerated
  • Orange juice, no pulp, not fortified, not from concentrate, refrigerated
  • Tomato juice, with added ingredients, from concentrate, shelf stable

• Additional Analysis on Existing Samples:
  • Almond Milk, unsweetened, plain, shelf stable - Oligosaccharides
  • Mushrooms, Lion's Mane - D2, D4, Ergothioneine, Riboflavin, Sterols
  • Mushrooms, Oyster - D2, D4, Ergothioneine, Riboflavin, Sterols
  • Mushrooms, Shiitake - D2, D4, Ergothioneine, Riboflavin, Sterols
  • Mushrooms, White button - D2, D4, Ergothioneine, Riboflavin, Sterols
  • Spinach, baby - Biotin, Iodine
  • Spinach, mature - Biotin, Iodine
  • Soy Milk, unsweetened, plain, shelf stable - Oligosaccharides
  • Tomato, roma - Biotin

Data Updates - Experimental Foods

• NEW:
  • Sire breed effect on beef longissimus mineral concentrations and their relationships with carcass and palatability traits
  • GLS-Finder: A Platform for Fast Profiling of Glucosinolates in Brassica Vegetables
  • Associations of polymorphisms in the promoter I of bovine acetyl-CoA carboxylase-a gene with beef fatty acid composition
  • Development of a Comprehensive Flavonoid Analysis Computational Tool for Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Diode Array Detection-High-Resolution Accurate Mass-Mass Spectrometry Data
  • Polymorphisms in calpastatin and mu-calpain genes are associated with beef iron content

Data Updates - Branded Foods

• New Zealand Branded Products added
• Monthly Branded Food Updates and Additions

Major Release General Updates

• Faster web experience
• Branded Foods is now International
• New download datatype: JSON
• New Foods: Inventory and Update Log

April 28, 2021 - FoodData Central Version 5.0

Major Release General Updates

• Enhanced search interface
• Expanded metadata for Foundation Foods and Branded Foods
• Inventory and Update Log now available
• New Experimental Foods data
• Updated documentation for Foundation Foods, Experimental Foods, and Branded Foods
• Upgrades to the API

Data Updates - Foundation Foods

• NEW:
  • Almond Milk, unsweetened, plain, shelf stable
  • Mushrooms, lion's mane
  • Mushrooms, oyster
  • Mushrooms, shiitake
  • Mushrooms, white button
  • Oil, olive, extra light
  • Oil, peanut
  • Oil, safflower
  • Oil, sunflower
  • Spinach, baby
  • Spinach, mature
  • Soy Milk, unsweetened, plain, shelf stable
  • Tomato, roma

• Additional Analysis on Existing Samples:
  • Apples, fuji, with skin, raw - Additional Sugar Analysis
  • Apples, gala, with skin, raw - Additional Sugar Analysis
  • Apples, granny smith, with skin, raw - Additional Sugar Analysis
  • Apples, honeycrisp, with skin, raw - Additional Sugar Analysis
  • Apples, red delicious, with skin, raw - Additional Sugar Analysis

Data Updates - Experimental Foods

• NEW:
  • AtPDS overexpression in tomato: exposing unique patterns of carotenoid self‐regulation and an alternative strategy for the enhancement of fruit carotenoid content
  • Milk from cows grazing on cool-season pastures provides an enhanced profile of bioactive fatty acids compared to those grazed on a monoculture of pearl millet
  • Manipulation of ZDS in tomato exposes carotenoid‐ and ABA‐specific effects on fruit development and ripening
  • Fatty Acid Content of Retail Cow’s Milk in the Northeastern United States—What’s in It for the Consumer?
  • Lentil (Lens culinaris L.) as a candidate crop for iron biofortification: Is there genetic potential for iron bioavailability?

Data Updates - Branded Foods

• Monthly Branded Food Updates and Additions

October 30, 2020 - FoodData Central Version 4.0

Major Release General Updates

• Experimental Foods data type has been launched
• New search function for components, including nutrients, across all data types
• 2017-2018 Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies now available
• More systematic and robust approach to displaying energy measures
• Updated Foundation Foods Documentation; new Experimental Foods Documentation
• Upgrades to the API

Data Updates - Foundation Foods

• NEW:
  • Apples, fuji, with skin, raw
  • Apples, gala, with skin, raw
  • Apples, granny smith, with skin, raw
  • Apples, honeycrisp, with skin, raw
  • Apples, red delicious, with skin, raw
  • Flour, pastry, unenriched, unbleached
  • Flour, rice, brown
  • Flour, rice, glutinous
  • Flour, soy, defatted
  • Flour, soy, full-fat
  • Garlic, raw
  • Onions, white, raw

• Additional Analysis on Existing Samples:
  • Bananas, overripe, raw - Additional Carbohydrate Analysis
  • Bananas, ripe and slightly ripe, raw- Additional Carbohydrate Analysis

Data Updates - Experimental Foods

• NEW:
  • Discrepancy between the Atwater factor predicted and empirically measured energy values of almonds in human diets
  • Food processing and structure impact the metabolizable energy of almonds
  • Metabolizable Energy from Cashew Nuts is Less than that Predicted by Atwater Factors
  • Measured energy value of pistachios in the human diet
  • Walnuts Consumed by Healthy Adults Provide Less Available Energy than Predicted by the Atwater Factors
  • Wild Turkey, White and Dark Meat, Raw and Roasted

Data Updates - Survey Foods (FNDDS)

• NEW:
  • (7,083 items) 2017-2018 Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies

Data Updates - Branded Foods

• Monthly Branded Food Updates and Additions

April 1, 2020 - FoodData Central Version 3.0

• Experimental Foods data type has been launched
• New search function for components, including nutrients, across all data types
• 2017-2018 Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies now available
• More systematic and robust approach to displaying energy measures
• Updated Foundation Foods Documentation; new Experimental Foods Documentation
• Upgrades to the API

December, 2019 - FoodData Central Version 2.0

• 13 percent increase in Foundation Foods, representing approximately 100 samples and 3,000 analyses
• 2015-2016 Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies now available
• Ongoing monthly updates for items in Branded Foods beginning in April 2020
• Upgrades to the API that enhance ability to search and pull data
• Updated Foundation Foods Documentation

April, 2019 - FoodData Central Version 1.0

• FoodData Central Launched