FDC

Fetches details for one food item by FDC ID

Retrieves a single food item by an FDC ID. Optional format and nutrients can be specified.

get/v1/food/{fdcId}

Request

  • Base URL: https://api.nal.usda.gov/fdc
  • URL: https://api.nal.usda.gov/fdc/v1/food/{fdcId}
  • Auth: API key in query parameter api_key

Path parameters

fdcIdstring required

FDC id of the food to retrieve

Query parameters

format'abridged' | 'full'

Optional. 'abridged' for an abridged set of elements, 'full' for all elements (default).

nutrientsinteger[]

Optional. List of up to 25 nutrient numbers. Only the nutrient information for the specified nutrients will be returned. Should be comma separated list (e.g. nutrients=203,204) or repeating parameters (e.g. nutrients=203&nutrients=204). If a food does not have any matching nutrients, the food will be returned with an empty foodNutrients element.

[
  203,
  204,
  205
]

Response

One food result.

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Example response

{
  "dataType": "Branded",
  "description": "NUT 'N BERRY MIX",
  "fdcId": 534358,
  "foodNutrients": [
    {
      "number": 303,
      "name": "Iron, Fe",
      "amount": 0.53,
      "unitName": "mg",
      "derivationCode": "LCCD",
      "derivationDescription": "Calculated from a daily value percentage per serving size measure"
    }
  ],
  "publicationDate": "4/1/2019",
  "brandOwner": "Kar Nut Products Company",
  "gtinUpc": "077034085228",
  "ndbNumber": "7954",
  "foodCode": "27415110"
}

Changes

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