Release 18
This page provides access to Release 18 of the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. You can either view the data here or download the data files and documentation in several different formats for use on your computer. An online search is also provided so you can look up the nutrient content of 7,146 different foods directly from this home page. Search programs for the PC and PDA are also available.
NOTE: If you downloaded SR18 or one of the search programs prior to October 31, 2005 we made a few changes to the nutrient value and footnote files. and you should download the files again to get the most up-to-date version. A patch containing the changes in these files is available for those users who downloaded the original SR18 files and wish to perform their own updates.
The suggested citation for this database is:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2005. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 18. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page, http://www.ars.usda.gov/ba/bhnrc/ndl
- Display:
- Individual food reports of all the foods in the database--includes scientific name, refuse, and nutrient content.
- Nutrient lists for selected foods and nutrients. These lists are sorted either by food description or in descending order by nutrient content in terms of common household measures.
You will need the Adobe® Reader® viewer to view these reports. These reports can also be downloaded to your PC and/or printed on your printer.
- Download the database for use on your computer with various software packages.
- SR18 documentation describing all the files, their fields and relationships accompanies the database and can be viewed online
The USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 18 is being prepared for distribution on CD-ROM from the Government Printing Office. Information will be posted here when available.
SR18 Data Files (ASCII)
Food Description File (1,076Kb)
Food Group File (1Kb)
Nutrient Data File (22,804 Kb)
Nutrient Definition File (6Kb)
Source Code File (1Kb)
Derivation Code File (6Kb)
Weight File (429Kb)
Footnote File (17Kb)
Sources of Data File (51Kb) - Also available as report using PDF.
Data Source Link File (1,933Kb)
Updates to Earlier Releases
These files are for those users who have built their own database and wish to perform their own updates:
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