Usda Fooddata Central Food Item Example is an example object payload from USDA, with 3 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.
{
"description": "Example response from the FoodData Central /v1/food/{fdcId} endpoint for a branded food item",
"endpoint": "GET https://api.nal.usda.gov/fdc/v1/food/534358?api_key=DEMO_KEY",
"response": {
"fdcId": 534358,
"availableDate": "8/18/2018",
"brandOwner": "Kar Nut Products Company",
"dataSource": "LI",
"dataType": "Branded",
"description": "NUT 'N BERRY MIX",
"foodClass": "Branded",
"gtinUpc": "077034085228",
"householdServingFullText": "1 ONZ",
"ingredients": "PEANUTS (PEANUTS, PEANUT AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL). RAISINS. DRIED CRANBERRIES (CRANBERRIES, SUGAR, SUNFLOWER OIL). SUNFLOWER KERNELS AND ALMONDS (SUNFLOWER KERNELS AND ALMONDS, PEANUT AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL).",
"modifiedDate": "8/18/2018",
"publicationDate": "4/1/2019",
"servingSize": 28,
"servingSizeUnit": "g",
"brandedFoodCategory": "Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds & Related Snacks",
"labelNutrients": {
"fat": { "value": 8.9992 },
"saturatedFat": { "value": 0.9996 },
"transFat": { "value": 0 },
"cholesterol": { "value": 0 },
"sodium": { "value": 0 },
"carbohydrates": { "value": 12.0008 },
"fiber": { "value": 1.988 },
"sugars": { "value": 7.9996 },
"protein": { "value": 4.0012 },
"calcium": { "value": 19.88 },
"iron": { "value": 0.7196 },
"postassium": { "value": 159.88 },
"calories": { "value": 140 }
},
"foodNutrients": [
{
"id": 1985493,
"amount": 140,
"type": "FoodNutrient",
"nutrient": {
"id": 1008,
"number": "208",
"name": "Energy",
"rank": 300,
"unitName": "kcal"
},
"foodNutrientDerivation": {
"id": 60,
"code": "LCCS",
"description": "Calculated from value per serving size measure",
"foodNutrientSource": {
"id": 9,
"code": "12",
"description": "Manufacturer's analytical; partial documentation"
}
}
},
{
"id": 1985494,
"amount": 8.9992,
"type": "FoodNutrient",
"nutrient": {
"id": 1004,
"number": "204",
"name": "Total lipid (fat)",
"rank": 800,
"unitName": "g"
}
},
{
"id": 1985495,
"amount": 4.0012,
"type": "FoodNutrient",
"nutrient": {
"id": 1003,
"number": "203",
"name": "Protein",
"rank": 600,
"unitName": "g"
}
},
{
"id": 1985496,
"amount": 12.0008,
"type": "FoodNutrient",
"nutrient": {
"id": 1005,
"number": "205",
"name": "Carbohydrate, by difference",
"rank": 1110,
"unitName": "g"
}
}
]
}
}