Available API

Food & Nutrition

Complete April 2026 FoodData Central all-data archive with every food identity plus normalized nutrient definitions, nutrient values and portions; the immutable full source archive is retained for future normalization.

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Status: 1/1 sources healthy
Contract: 1.0.0
Data version: fdc-2026.04
Current records: 2,101,279
Normal pull: monthly checks
Full reconciliation: each source release

Coverage

What this API contains

Food identity, nutrient composition, serving units, branded products, and source-specific measurements separate from ingredient regulation.

Endpoints

Built for direct use

/apis/foods · 1 credit/apis/foods/{id} · 1 credit/apis/foods/search · 1 credit/apis/nutrients · 1 credit

Standard list, search, detail, relationship, and conversion calls cost one credit. Bulk exports cost 100 credits.

Bounded preview

See the shape of the data

These are up to five fixed records from the current release. The preview has no paging, search, or export controls. A developer account and API key are required to query the full dataset.

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Source record

Where the data comes from

Healthy

USDA FoodData Central Full CSV April 2026

complete food composition release

Publisher: fdc.nal.usda.gov
Last successful pull: Aug 30, 2026 · 12:31 AM UTC
License / terms: U.S. government public-domain data; attribution requested
Reuse review: Commercial: True · Redistribution: True