USDA Food Database

Amarillo_NDN
Amarillo_NDN Posts: 1,018 Member
edited September 21 in Health and Weight Loss
As we all know, most info in the food database is correct, but a few that members have placed in have some incorrect data. Most foods have the labels we can check with, but for those foods you would like to double check that do not have the label, there is always the USDA Database.


http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search

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  • AnnaPixie
    AnnaPixie Posts: 7,439 Member
    As we all know, most info in the food database is correct, but a few that members have placed in have some incorrect data. Most foods have the labels we can check with, but for those foods you would like to double check that do not have the label, there is always the USDA Database.


    http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search

    Thanks for that. I'm finding quite a few descrepencies with raw meat/fish/chicken so am having to rely on labels IF the data is given.

    Hmmm! Just tried to find plaice in the USDA and it isnt there....lol.....do you not eat plaice in America?? It's a flat fish.....

    All the best :flowerforyou:
  • elzettel
    elzettel Posts: 256
    Thanks. I'll be bookmarking this link. I usually try to check a few of the entries for a particular item when I don't have a label. I'm able to get an average and will normally go with one that is a little higher to be safe. It'll be nice to have this for reference.
  • katkat987
    katkat987 Posts: 100 Member
    if its not on the usda database try a little googling and look for a reputable website =)
  • SP0472
    SP0472 Posts: 193 Member
    As we all know, most info in the food database is correct, but a few that members have placed in have some incorrect data. Most foods have the labels we can check with, but for those foods you would like to double check that do not have the label, there is always the USDA Database.


    http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search

    Thanks for that. I'm finding quite a few descrepencies with raw meat/fish/chicken so am having to rely on labels IF the data is given.

    Hmmm! Just tried to find plaice in the USDA and it isnt there....lol.....do you not eat plaice in America?? It's a flat fish.....

    All the best :flowerforyou:

    I may be wrong but I think in the US plaice is Flounder.
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