Ask-A-Question
FNIC Nutrition Information Specialists are experienced Registered Dietitians available to help you locate resources and information and to answer food and nutrition questions if you can not find what you are searching for on our site. Use our form or see below for in person or mail contact information.
*Please note that we cannot provide individual medical nutrition advice such as recommendations for foods for special diets or conditions (i.e., diabetes), calorie levels, or advice about whether to use dietary supplements. Consult with your healthcare provider or a Registered Dietitian instead. We also cannot help with homework questions, but can assist with your research.
Check out our Topics A-Z or our Site Map.
Visit our Food Composition page or use the USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory Online Search Tool.
Find credible resources on our Dietary Supplements page.
Search our Dietary Guidance Resources, or check out the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 or MyPlate.
Check out our "Sources of Free and Low Cost Nutrition Education Materials" Resource List.
Find program links on our Nutrition Assistance Programs page or visit the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
View our Food Entrepreneurship page for resources or contact the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Visit the Food Safety Information Center (FSIC) or check out FSRIO's Common Questions.
Visit the National Center for Home Food Preservation.
Try our Food and Nutrition Information Center Custom Search Engine, which will search for information from other relevant and credible sources that have been specially selected:
You may also Ask a Question via the following:
In person: Nutrition Information Specialists are available Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST, at the National Agricultural Library (NAL). Or you can ask your question at the DC Reference Center (DCRC) and the staff will relay it to a Nutrition Information Specialist at NAL.
By fax: (301) 504-6409
By post mail:
Food and Nutrition Information Center
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Avenue, Room 108
Beltsville, MD 20705
E-mail FNIC
To send a question to FNIC, fill out the form below.
Due to a back-log of questions that we are currently working through, please understand there will be a delay in receiving a response to your question. We cannot provide estimated response times, so if your request is time-sensitive, please use the FNIC Custom Search Engine at the top of the Contact Us page to research your question. Thank you for your patience.