Databases
USDA ARS Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center
Database of Flavonoid Values for USDA Survey Food Codes 2017- 2018 – The Database of Flavonoid Values for USDA Survey Food Codes 2017-2018 provides amounts of 29 individual flavonoids, 6 flavonoid classes, and total flavonoids present in each food/beverage in the USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS) 2017-2018
Database for the Iodine Content of Common Foods – A special interest database to provide iodine amounts in foods to estimate iodine intake in the U.S.
Database for the Purine Content of Foods – A special interest database to provide purine amounts in foods to estimate purine intake in the U.S.
Food Patterns Equivalents Database – The Food Patterns Equivalents Database (FPED) converts the foods and beverages in the Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies to the 37 USDA Food Patterns components.
Standard Reference Releases 11-28 – An archive of the Standard Reference databases prior to the release of FoodData Central.
Other Databases
Child Nutrition Database - The USDA Food and Nutrition Service's Child Nutrition Database (CNDB) is a required part of the nutrient analysis software approved by USDA for use in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.
Dietary Supplement Ingredient Database - The National Institutes of Health's Dietary Supplement Ingredient Database (DSID) provides chemical analysis of nationally representative dietary supplement products and estimated levels of ingredients in dietary supplement products sold in the United States.
Dietary Supplement Label Database - The National Institutes of Health's Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) includes current and historical label information from products marketed in the U.S.
FoodAPS – The USDA Economic Research Service's and the USDA Food and Nutrition Service's National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey.
Ready-to-use Military Items Database – The Uniformed Services University/Consortium for Health and Military Performance's Ready-to-use items database lists individually packaged and bulk menu items pre-coded with Go for Green and sodium codes.
Documents
Energy Value of Foods (Agricultural Handbook No. 74)
Food Yields Summarized by Different Stages of Preparation (Agriculture Handbook No. 102)
USDA Table of Nutrient Retention Factors (Release 6, December 2007)
Weights, Measures, and Conversion Factors for Agricultural Commodities and Their Products (Agricultural Handbook No. 697)
FDA Manual – Guidance for Developing and Using Data Bases for Nutrition Labeling (March 1998, Docket FDA-2020-D-1961)
Tools
Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs - The USDA Food and Nutrition Service's Interactive Food Buying Guide allows for easy display, search, and navigation of food yield information. In addition, users can compare yield information, create a favorite foods list, and access tools, such as the Recipe Analysis Workbook (RAW) and the Product Formulation Statement Workbook.
MyPlate Kitchen - The USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion's MyPlate Kitchen provides recipes and resources to support building healthy and budget-friendly meals. MyPlate Kitchen includes recipes from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) program.
Operation Supplement Safety - The Uniformed Services University/Consortium for Health and Military Performance's Department of Defense dietary supplement program for the military community, leaders, healthcare providers, DoD civilians and beyond.
USDA IngID Thesaurus - USDA ARS Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center's application dataset for systematic reporting of ingredients used in commercially packaged foods.
What's In the Foods You Eat Search Tool - USDA ARS Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center's tool is based on FNDDS used to process and analyze "What We Eat in America," NHANES dietary intake data. Allows users to view nutrient profiles for commonly eaten foods and adjust portion sizes for each food.