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MySQL Version of FoodData Central (also known as USDA National Nutrient Database)

#Objective :

USDA provides the database in MS-Access format as well as Excel / CSV format, sometimes for internal applications , the developer needs to host / access the data from their server context, in such situations they can use the MySQL format available for this project.

#REST API Access:

The FoodData Central API provides REST access to FoodData Central (FDC). It is intended primarily to assist application developers wishing to incorporate nutrient data into their applications or websites. For more details visithttps://fdc.nal.usda.gov/api-guide.html

#Licensing:

You can use the data as per your need without any licensing needs. Please refer the terms (as per USDA )

USDA food composition data are in the public domain and they are not copyrighted. No permission is needed for their use. USDA would appreciate it if developers would list FoodData Central as the source of the data. And, when possible, USDA would like to see the product that uses the data or be notified of their use. The suggested citation is:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. fdc.nal.usda.gov.