Good site for nutritional info [closed]
I cook my breakfast from several raw ingredients (about 12) and was trying to come up with caloric and nutritional content for the same, for few ingredients I could get details on Wikipedia, a bit of google brings few other sites, though I am wondering is there a comprehensive listing of most known edible items, what is the best site for that?
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I have been searching for it for day and I think best database available is @ http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/list, though search is not as good, I couldn't find some items which I could find after downloading their database.
It also has a downloadable database available
Plus have a desktop app
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What is the best website for nutrition information?
Nutrition.gov is a USDA-sponsored website that offers credible information to help you make healthful eating choices.What happened to Nutrition Data website?
In July 2006, Nutrition Data was acquired by Cond\xe9Net, a digital publisher under the Cond\xe9 Nast Publications umbrella dedicated to editorial excellence. Nutrition Data's continuing goal is to provide the most accurate and comprehensive nutrition analysis available, and to make it accessible and understandable to all.What are 3 reliable sources of nutrition information?
Television is the most popular source of nutrition information, followed by magazines, the internet and newspapers ( Figure 1). The most credible sources of information are considered to be registered dietitians and nutritionists (78 %), doctors (61 %) and nurses (57 %) (Figure 2) (American Dietetic Association, 2008).How do you access reliable sources of nutritional information?
Eat Smart., visit www.choosemyplate.gov and www.eatright.org for reliable nutrition information.How to Count Calories and Macros (My Method)
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you might want to give the recipe analyzer over at calorie counter a try.
http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/account/flog_add.php?tab=new_recipe
Input ingredients and quantities and it will calculate nutritional info. It is a bit rough around the edges and you will probably have to tweak it, but it's a start. :)
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