Core Foods

Core Foods are foods in the NCC Food and Nutrient Database designated as the building blocks for creation of nutrient composition values for multi-ingredient foods. The approximately 2,700 Core Foods in the database are single ingredient foods (e.g., beef, apple, honey) and basic multi-ingredient foods (e.g., bread, sausage, cereal) for which comprehensive nutrient composition information is available. Because these items serve as building blocks for creation of nutrient composition information for other foods, every attempt is made to utilize analytic nutrient composition information for these items and minimize missing nutrient values.

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