United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
USDA Food Composition Databases

Due to a lapse in federal funding, this USDA website will not be actively updated. Once funding has been reestablished, online operations will continue.

Get Ready for FoodData Central, a New USDA Food and Nutrient Data System

In January 2019, USDA’s food composition datasets will no longer be available on this site. All of these datasets, including the Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS), SR Legacy, and the USDA Branded Food Products Database, will transition to FoodData Central, a new and harmonized USDA food and nutrient data system. FoodData Central will also include expanded nutrient content information never before available as well as links to diverse data sources that offer related agricultural, food, health, dietary supplement, and other information. Check back often to this page for updates on the transition to FoodData Central.

Welcome to the USDA Food Composition Databases

This Web site allows you to search the following USDA Food Composition Databases from one location:

You can search the database by food item, food group, or manufacturer's name to find the nutrient information for your food items. You can also generate lists of foods sorted by nutrient content. In addition, data from the following Special Interest Databases will be shown along with the corresponding food items from the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference:

The USDA Ground Beef Calculator can also be accessed from the same search page.

Start your search here.

For more information and documentation on the current version of this database, select from "Documentation and Help" on the main navigation bar above.

The Databases used in this search program are maintained by the Nutrient Data Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center. The web site was jointly developed by the USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory, and the Food and Nutrition Information Center and Information Systems Division of the National Agricultural Library.