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USDA Food-Group Nutrition Statistics
This table contains 25 USDA food groups, with the number of food records and average calories and protein per 100 grams in each group. It is computed from the same FoodData Central database used by GetFoodFacts and is available as CSV and JSON.
- Rows
- 25
- Vintage
- 2026-08-05
- Formats
- CSV, JSON
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Columns: category, food count, average kilocalories per 100 grams, and average protein grams per 100 grams. Missing protein averages are represented as null in JSON and blank in CSV.
Data preview
| Food group | Foods | Avg cal / 100g | Avg protein / 100g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fats and Oils | 209 | 609.0 | 0.8g |
| Nut and Seed Products | 139 | 498.0 | 15.3g |
| Snacks | 176 | 444.0 | 9.8g |
| Baked Products | 519 | 360.0 | 7.0g |
| Sweets | 359 | 330.0 | 5.0g |
| Breakfast Cereals | 195 | 328.0 | 8.2g |
| Cereal Grains and Pasta | 191 | 288.0 | 8.9g |
| Sausages and Luncheon Meats | 177 | 256.0 | 15.3g |
Method, source, and limits
GetFoodFacts groups current USDA FoodData Central records by the USDA food-category field, then calculates the arithmetic mean of non-null calorie and protein values on the USDA 100-gram basis. Food count is the number of records in the group. Branded and reference foods can differ in coverage, so these are descriptive dataset averages, not dietary recommendations or population-consumption estimates.
Source: USDA FoodData Central. See the processing methodology and the full rendered statistics table.
Citation formats
APA: GetFoodFacts. (2026). USDA Food-Group Nutrition Statistics. https://getfoodfacts.com/data/category-nutrition-statistics
MLA: “USDA Food-Group Nutrition Statistics.” GetFoodFacts, 2026-08-05, https://getfoodfacts.com/data/category-nutrition-statistics.
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