NCC maintains and updates a premier food and nutrient database that supports NDSR.

What sets the NDSR Food and Nutrient Database apart from the rest?

• Contains more foods and nutrients than other research quality databases (comparison table).
• Comprehensive- over 18,000 foods of which about 7,500 are brand name products, menu items available at 23 leading restaurants, and an array of ethnic foods.
• More nutrients and other food components than any other research quality food and nutrient database- 178 nutrients, nutrient ratios and other food components.
• Food group serving count system is available to facilitate estimating intake of food groups (e.g., daily servings of fruit).
• Complete- almost no missing data entries for nutrient values.
• Current- ongoing additions and updates to foods and nutrients in it.

Learn More

• Foods, Nutrients, Food Groups
• Nutrient Completeness
• Nutrient Information Sources
• Imputation Procedures
• Additions and Updates
• Database Structure
• FAQs