GetFoodFacts includes nutrition data for over 2,000,000 foods from USDA FoodData Central. This includes roughly 7,800 SR Legacy foods, 365 Foundation Foods, and over 580,000 Branded Foods submitted by manufacturers.

All data comes from USDA FoodData Central (fdc.nal.usda.gov), the authoritative food composition database maintained by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is the same database used by researchers, healthcare professionals, and food manufacturers in the United States.

USDA releases updated FoodData Central datasets periodically, typically 1–2 times per year for foundational data, with more frequent updates for Branded Foods. We process new releases and refresh our database within a few weeks of each USDA publication.

Not every food has been tested for every nutrient. SR Legacy and Foundation Foods tend to have the most complete profiles. Branded foods typically only include label-declared nutrients. When a nutrient value is not in the USDA database, we show it as not available rather than displaying a zero.

Use the Compare tool, search for any two or three foods and their full nutrient profiles will appear in columns. All values are normalized to per-100g for a fair comparison. You can also use the nutrient ranking pages to find foods highest in a specific nutrient.

To make comparisons meaningful across foods with wildly different serving sizes, GetFoodFacts always shows nutrient values per 100 grams of the food. This lets you compare, say, almonds and peanuts on an equal basis regardless of how they're packaged.

No. GetFoodFacts is an independent portal that presents publicly available USDA FoodData Central data in a more accessible format. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by the USDA or any government agency.