nutrition/usda_food_details

Get the full nutrient profile for a single USDA food by its FDC ID.

0.1 credits / call ($0.0001)

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What it does

Returns the complete record for a food: full nutrient list with amounts and units, portion sizes, and (for branded items) ingredients and serving information.

Primary use cases

Pulling the detailed nutrient breakdown for a specific food.
Getting per-serving values for a branded product.

Good to know

Get the fdcId from usda_search_foods. Use format=abridged for a smaller payload, or nutrients (comma-separated nutrient numbers) to return only specific nutrients. USDA data is US public domain.

Parameters

fdcIdintegerrequired

USDA FoodData Central ID.

formatstringoptionaldefault: "full"

Response detail level.

nutrientsstringoptional

Comma-separated nutrient numbers to limit the response (max 25).