NOTE: This release of the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference has been superseded. The new release is available on our new web site: http://www.ars.usda.gov/nutrientdata. Access to Release 12 of the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference is provided here for those users who may wish to use it for historical reasons.
This page provides access to Release 12 of the USDA 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 later on your computer. A search tool is also provided so you can look up the nutrient content of over 5,900 different foods directly from this home page.
The suggested citation for this database is:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 1998. USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 12. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page, http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp
SOLD OUT. The USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 12 is also available on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM is available from the Government Printing Office for $14.00 (including shipping and handling). Telephone, 202-512-1800; FAX, 202-512-2250. Stock Number 001-000-04664-1.
Food Description File (879Kb)
Food Group File (1Kb)
Nutrient Definition File (3Kb)
Source Code File (1Kb)
Weight File (279Kb)
Measure Description File (44Kb)
Footnote File (7Kb)
These files are for those users who have built their own database and wish to perform their own updates:
From SR10 to SR11
From SR11 to SR11-1
Last updated: August 11, 2006