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Whats In Food
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Nutrient Data Laboratory logoUSDA National Nutrient Database Online Search
USDA. ARS. Nutrient Data Laboratory.
Look up the nutrient value of thousands of foods in USDA's on-line searchable databse. Results show values for 128 nutrients.
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Nutritive Value of Foods, Home and Garden Bulletin No. 72 (HG-72)
USDA. ARS. Nutrient Data Laboratory.
Contains data for 19 nutrients on over 1,274 foods expressed in terms of common household units.
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Carbohydrates, Proteins, & Fats
Find fact sheets, articles, and useful links on the major nutrients of carbohydrates, proteins, fats and fiber.
Vitamins & Minerals
Plate of vegetablesFind a wealth of resources on Vitamin A to Zinc, including food lists, fact sheets, and web links.
Salt & Sodium
Learn more about salt and sodium in your diet and how it affects your health. Find resources and tips for reducing the amount in your diet, yet keeping the flavor.
Antioxidants & Phytonutrients
Assorted vegetablesLearn more about what is in your foods, beyond vitamins and minerals, and how they play a role in your overall health.
Food Additives
Find out about food additives...what they are, what they contribute to foods, how they are regulated, and how to identify them in the foods you eat.
Food Composition Finders
Woman looking with interest at a computer screen.Here are interactive tools you can use to look up the nutrient composition of many foods, including tools specific to sugars, flavonids, fluoride and more.
Commonly Asked Questions (FAQs) - Whats in Food
Green Question MarkFind answers to commonly asked questions like where to get nutrient information on foods, ingredient lists on foods, and more...

Last Modified: Mar 12, 2008  
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Whats In Food
    Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats & Fiber
    Vitamins & Minerals
    Salt & Sodium
    Antioxidants & Phytonutrients
    Food Additives
    Food Composition Finders
    Commonly Asked Questions (FAQs)
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