fda-nutrient-database

FDA Nutrient Datbase

US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Nutrient Data Laboratory. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 28. Version Current: September 2015. Internet: http://www.ars.usda.gov/nea/bhnrc/ndl

This package includes helper functions for processing the FDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference.

Abbreviated Fields

The fields are defined on page 44 of the sr28_doc.pdf

Field	Description	Example
ndbNo	primarykey	9522
shortDescription	60 character abbreviated description	'CRANBERRY JUC BLEND,100% JUC,BTLD,W/ ADDED VIT C & CA'
water	g/100g	88.6
calories	kcal/100g	45
protein	g/100g	0.27
fat	g/100g	0.12
ash	g/100g	0.1
carbohydrate	g/100g	10.91
fiber	g/100g	0.1
sugar	g/100g	9.8
calcium	mg/100g	19
iron	mg/100g	0.08
magnesium	mg/100g	5
phosphorus	mg/100g	8
potassium	mg/100g	76
sodium	mg/100g	6
zinc	mg/100g	0.05
copper	mg/100g	0.016
manganese	mg/100g	0.067
selenium	ug/100g	0.1
vitaminC	mg/100g	31.5
thiamin	mg/100g	0.005
riboflavin	mg/100g	0.015
niacin	mg/100g	0.094
pantoAcid	mg/100g	0
vitaminB6	mg/100g	0.018
folateTotal	ug/100g	18
folicAcid	ug/100g	0
foodFolate	ug/100g	18
folateDFE	ug/100g	18
choline	mg/100g	1.8
vitaminB12	ug/100g	0
vitaminAIU	IU/100g	25
vitaminARAE	ug retinol activity equivalents/100g	1
retinol	ug/100g	0
alphaCarot	ug/100g	0
betaCarot	ug/100g	15
betaCrypt	ug/100g	0
lycopene	ug/100g	0
luteinZeazanthin	ug/100g	68
vitaminE	mg/100g	0.01
vitaminDMCG	ug/100g	0
vitaminDIU	IU/100g	0
vitaminK	ug/100g	0
saturatedFat	g/100g	0.002
monosaturatedFat	g/100g	0.002
polyunsaturatedFat	g/100g	0.002
cholesterol	mg/100g	0
weight1	W in the Weights and Measures formula below	200
weight1Description	Description of weight 1	'6.75 fl oz'
weight2	W in the Weights and measures formula below	240
weight2Description	Description of weight 2	'8 fl oz'
refusePercent	Percent Refuse	0

Food Description Fields

The fields are defined on page 35 of the sr28_doc.pdf

Weights and Measures

(From page 31 of sr28_doc.pdf)

Information is provided on household measures for food items (for example, 1 cup, 1 tablespoon, 1 fruit, 1 leg). Weights are given for edible material without refuse, that is, the weight of an apple without the core or stem, or a chicken leg without the bone, and so forth. The Weight file contains the gram weights and measure descriptions for each food item. This file can be used to calculate nutrient values for food portions from the values provided per 100 g of food. The following formula is used to calculate the nutrient content per household measure:

N = (V*W)/100

N = nutrient value per household measure,
V = nutrient value per 100 g (Nutr_Val in the Nutrient Data file), and W = g weight of portion (Gm_Wgt in the Weight file).

The Weight file can be used to produce reports showing the household measure and nutrient values calculated for that portion. The weights are derived from published sources, industry files, studies conducted by USDA (Adams, 1975; Fulton et al., 1977), and the weights and measures used in the FNDDS (2014). However, weight information is not available for all food items in the database. Though special efforts have been made to provide representative values, weights and measures obtained from different sources vary considerably for some foods.

Usage

const fda = require('fda-nutrient-database')

nutrients = fda.abbreviated(cb)

This invokes the callback with an array of objects from the abreviated datafile:
{
  ndbNo: '09522',
  shortDescription: 'CRANBERRY JUC BLEND,100% JUC,BTLD,W/ ADDED VIT C & CA',
  water: 88.6,
  calories: 45,
  protein: 0.27,
  fat: 0.12,
  ash: 0.1,
  carbohydrate: 10.91,
  fiber: 0.1,
  sugar: 9.8,
  calcium: 19,
  iron: 0.08,
  magnesium: 5,
  phosphorus: 8,
  potassium: 76,
  sodium: 6,
  zinc: 0.05,
  copper: 0.016,
  manganese: 0.067,
  selenium: 0.1,
  vitaminC: 31.5,
  thiamin: 0.005,
  riboflavin: 0.015,
  niacin: 0.094,
  pantoAcid: 0,
  vitaminB6: 0.018,
  folateTotal: 18,
  folicAcid: 0,
  foodFolate: 18,
  folateDFE: 18,
  choline: 1.8,
  vitaminB12: 0,
  vitaminAIU: 25,
  vitaminARAE: 1,
  retinol: 0,
  alphaCarot: 0,
  betaCarot: 15,
  betaCrypt: 0,
  lycopene: 0,
  luteinZeazanthin: 68,
  vitaminE: 0.01,
  vitaminDMCG: 0,
  vitaminDIU: 0,
  vitaminK: 0,
  saturatedFat: 0.002,
  monosaturatedFat: 0.002,
  polyunsaturatedFat: 0.002,
  cholesterol: 0,
  weight1: 200,
  weight1Description: '6.75 fl oz',
  weight2: 240,
  weight2Description: '8 fl oz',
  refusePercent: 0
}

nutrients = fda.foodDescription(cb)

This invokes the callback with an array of objects from the food description datafile:
{
  ndbNo: '44203',
  foodGroupCode: '1400',
  longDescription: 'Beverages, Cocktail mix, non-alcoholic, concentrated, frozen',
  shortDescription: 'BEVERAGES,COCKTAIL MIX,NON-ALCOHOLIC,CONCD,FRZ',
  commonName: '',
  manufacturer: '',
  survey: true,
  refuseDescription: '',
  refuse: 0,
  scientificName: '',
  nitrogenFactor: 6.25,
  proteinFactor: 4,
  fatFactor: 9,
  carbohydrateFactor: 4
}