Get Foods Batch is an example object payload from FoodData Central, with 4 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.
{
"summary": "Retrieve multiple foods by FDC IDs",
"description": "Example request and response for batch retrieval of up to 20 foods using POST /v1/foods",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"url": "https://api.nal.usda.gov/fdc/v1/foods?api_key=DEMO_KEY",
"headers": {
"Content-Type": "application/json"
},
"body": {
"fdcIds": [534358, 373052, 616350],
"format": "abridged",
"nutrients": [203, 204, 205, 208]
}
},
"response": {
"status": 200,
"body": [
{
"fdcId": 534358,
"dataType": "Branded",
"description": "NUT 'N BERRY MIX",
"publicationDate": "4/1/2019",
"brandOwner": "Kar Nut Products Company",
"gtinUpc": "077034085228",
"foodNutrients": [
{ "number": 203, "name": "Protein", "amount": 14.29, "unitName": "g" },
{ "number": 204, "name": "Total lipid (fat)", "amount": 32.14, "unitName": "g" },
{ "number": 205, "name": "Carbohydrate, by difference", "amount": 42.86, "unitName": "g" },
{ "number": 208, "name": "Energy", "amount": 500, "unitName": "kcal" }
]
},
{
"fdcId": 373052,
"dataType": "Branded",
"description": "APPLE JUICE",
"publicationDate": "4/1/2019",
"foodNutrients": [
{ "number": 203, "name": "Protein", "amount": 0.1, "unitName": "g" },
{ "number": 204, "name": "Total lipid (fat)", "amount": 0.1, "unitName": "g" },
{ "number": 205, "name": "Carbohydrate, by difference", "amount": 11.3, "unitName": "g" },
{ "number": 208, "name": "Energy", "amount": 46, "unitName": "kcal" }
]
},
{
"fdcId": 616350,
"dataType": "Branded",
"description": "WHOLE GRAIN BREAD",
"publicationDate": "4/1/2019",
"foodNutrients": [
{ "number": 203, "name": "Protein", "amount": 7.14, "unitName": "g" },
{ "number": 204, "name": "Total lipid (fat)", "amount": 3.57, "unitName": "g" },
{ "number": 205, "name": "Carbohydrate, by difference", "amount": 46.43, "unitName": "g" },
{ "number": 208, "name": "Energy", "amount": 250, "unitName": "kcal" }
]
}
]
}
}