/node-fda-nutrient-database

Functions to load Release 28 of the FDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference files into javascript objects.

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FDA Nutrient Datbase

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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
}