What is the Nutrient Database for Standard Reference?
USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
The USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (SR) is the major source of food composition data in the United States and provides the foundation for most food composition databases in the public and private sectors. This is the last release of the database in its current format.
How do you search for information regarding nutrition and health?
Web Sites for Reliable Health and Nutrition Information
- www.eatright.org.
- http://www.choosemyplate.gov.
- http://www.fda.gov/food/default.htm.
- http://www.nutrition.gov.
- http://www.usda.gov/cnpp.
- www.cspinet.org.
- www.consumerlab.com.
- www.myfitnesspal.com.
What does ers stand for USDA?
Economic Research Service
The mission of USDA’s Economic Research Service is to anticipate trends and emerging issues in agriculture, food, the environment, and rural America and to conduct high-quality, objective economic research to inform and enhance public and private decision making.
What is the USDA National Nutrient Database?
The USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (SR) is the major source of food composition data in the United States and provides the foundation for most food composition databases in the public and private sectors. This is the last release of the database in its current format.
Where can I find updated nutrient data laboratory data?
Updated data have been published electronically on the USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory (NDL) web site since 1992.
What is in the nutrient data file?
The Nutrient Data file contains mean nutrient values per 100 g of the edible portion of food, along with fields to further describe the mean value. Information is provided on household measures for food items. Weights are given for edible material without refuse.
Where can I find information about food composition data?
[Note: Integrated as part of FoodData Central, April 2019.] The USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (SR) is the major source of food composition data in the United States and provides the foundation for most food composition databases in the public and private sectors.
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