Food and Nutrient Data
Food and Nutrient Data
The quantitative information about foods and nutrients found on ChooseMyPlate.gov is based on food and nutrient data from the following sources:
From the ARS Nutrient Data Laboratory
From the ARS Food Surveys Research Group
- Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Surveys
- What's in the Food You Eat Search Tool
- USDA Food Patterns Equivalents Database (currently named MyPyramid Equivalents Database)
From the National Cancer Institute - Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Division
- Usual Dietary Intakes of food groups and subgroups
- Food Sources of energy, nutrients, and food groups