Food database
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Food catalogue release 240, published . Sources checked .
Where the calorie numbers come from · Open tables, corrections and import code
USDA FoodData Central
- USDA Foundation:
- USDA SR Legacy:
- USDA FNDDS:
USDA FoodData Central
USDA FoodData Central — Branded
- USDA Branded:
USDA FoodData Central
CoFID
- CoFID:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
Canadian Nutrient File
- Canadian Nutrient File:
Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3
- AFCD:
FSANZ licence based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3. See the licence and data disclaimer.
Open Food Facts
- Open Food Facts:
© Open Food Facts contributors
UK restaurant chain nutrition information, 2024
- Oxford chain menus 2024:
O’Hagan et al., University of Oxford, CC BY 4.0
AUSNUT 2023
- AUSNUT:
FSANZ licence based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). AUSNUT 2023. See the licence and data disclaimer.
Ciqual
- Ciqual:
Table de composition nutritionnelle des aliments Ciqual, ANSES
Livsmedelsdatabasen
- Livsmedelsdatabasen:
Livsmedelsverket, Livsmedelsdatabasen
Matvaretabellen 2026
- Matvaretabellen:
Matvaretabellen 2026. Mattilsynet. www.matvaretabellen.no
Frida 5.5
- Frida:
Frida, DTU National Food Institute, version 5.5, doi 10.11583/DTU.29500682
Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) 4.0
- BLS:
Max Rubner-Institut (2025): Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS), Version 4.0, DOI 10.25826/Data20251217-134202-0
Fineli — release 18
- Fineli:
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Fineli
Nutrition Information Database, TFDA
- TFDA:
Open Government Data License v1.0
Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan, 2026, Nutrition Information Database
Swiss Food Composition Database 7.1
- BLV:
BLV, Schweizer Nährwertdatenbank, Version 7.1, naehrwertdaten.ch
Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan — Supplement 2023
- MEXT:
MEXT terms of use (compatible with CC BY 4.0)
Created by Calsa based on Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan (Eighth Revised Edition) Supplement 2023 (MEXT). Modified by Calsa.
TACO, 4th edition
- TACO:
Reproduction permitted with attribution
NEPA-UNICAMP. Tabela Brasileira de Composição de Alimentos - TACO. 4. ed. rev. e ampl. Campinas: NEPA-UNICAMP, 2011.
FSANZ licence and notices
FSANZ data user licence agreement and disclaimer of warranties