USDA · Schema
FoodData Central Food Item
A food item from the USDA FoodData Central database, which may be one of several data types: Branded, Foundation, SR Legacy, or Survey (FNDDS).
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JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/usda/main/json-schema/usda-fooddata-central-food-item.json",
"title": "FoodData Central Food Item",
"description": "A food item from the USDA FoodData Central database, which may be one of several data types: Branded, Foundation, SR Legacy, or Survey (FNDDS).",
"oneOf": [
{ "$ref": "#/definitions/AbridgedFoodItem" },
{ "$ref": "#/definitions/BrandedFoodItem" },
{ "$ref": "#/definitions/FoundationFoodItem" },
{ "$ref": "#/definitions/SRLegacyFoodItem" },
{ "$ref": "#/definitions/SurveyFoodItem" }
],
"definitions": {
"AbridgedFoodItem": {
"type": "object",
"title": "Abridged Food Item",
"description": "A condensed representation of a food item with core nutrient data.",
"required": ["fdcId", "dataType", "description"],
"properties": {
"dataType": {
"type": "string",
"example": "Branded"
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"example": "NUT 'N BERRY MIX"
},
"fdcId": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 534358
},
"foodNutrients": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "$ref": "#/definitions/AbridgedFoodNutrient" }
},
"publicationDate": {
"type": "string",
"example": "4/1/2019"
},
"brandOwner": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Only applies to Branded Foods",
"example": "Kar Nut Products Company"
},
"gtinUpc": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Only applies to Branded Foods",
"example": "077034085228"
},
"ndbNumber": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Only applies to Foundation and SR Legacy Foods",
"example": "7954"
},
"foodCode": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Only applies to Survey Foods",
"example": "27415110"
}
}
},
"BrandedFoodItem": {
"type": "object",
"title": "Branded Food Item",
"description": "A food item from branded food sources with full label nutrient data.",
"required": ["fdcId", "dataType", "description"],
"properties": {
"fdcId": { "type": "integer", "example": 534358 },
"availableDate": { "type": "string", "example": "8/18/2018" },
"brandOwner": { "type": "string", "example": "Kar Nut Products Company" },
"dataSource": { "type": "string", "example": "LI" },
"dataType": { "type": "string", "example": "Branded" },
"description": { "type": "string", "example": "NUT 'N BERRY MIX" },
"foodClass": { "type": "string", "example": "Branded" },
"gtinUpc": { "type": "string", "example": "077034085228" },
"householdServingFullText": { "type": "string", "example": "1 ONZ" },
"ingredients": { "type": "string" },
"modifiedDate": { "type": "string", "example": "8/18/2018" },
"publicationDate": { "type": "string", "example": "4/1/2019" },
"servingSize": { "type": "number", "example": 28 },
"servingSizeUnit": { "type": "string", "example": "g" },
"brandedFoodCategory": { "type": "string", "example": "Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds & Related Snacks" },
"foodNutrients": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "$ref": "#/definitions/FoodNutrient" }
}
}
},
"FoundationFoodItem": {
"type": "object",
"title": "Foundation Food Item",
"description": "A food item from the Foundation Foods dataset with detailed analytical data.",
"required": ["fdcId", "dataType", "description"],
"properties": {
"fdcId": { "type": "integer", "example": 747448 },
"dataType": { "type": "string", "example": "Foundation" },
"description": { "type": "string", "example": "Strawberries, raw" },
"foodClass": { "type": "string", "example": "FinalFood" },
"isHistoricalReference": { "type": "boolean", "example": false },
"ndbNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "9316" },
"publicationDate": { "type": "string", "example": "12/16/2019" },
"scientificName": { "type": "string", "example": "Fragaria X ananassa" },
"foodNutrients": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "$ref": "#/definitions/FoodNutrient" }
}
}
},
"SRLegacyFoodItem": {
"type": "object",
"title": "SR Legacy Food Item",
"description": "A food item from the Standard Reference Legacy dataset.",
"required": ["fdcId", "dataType", "description"],
"properties": {
"fdcId": { "type": "integer", "example": 170379 },
"dataType": { "type": "string", "example": "SR Legacy" },
"description": { "type": "string", "example": "Broccoli, raw" },
"foodClass": { "type": "string", "example": "FinalFood" },
"isHistoricalReference": { "type": "boolean", "example": true },
"ndbNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "11090" },
"publicationDate": { "type": "string", "example": "4/1/2019" },
"scientificName": { "type": "string", "example": "Brassica oleracea var. italica" },
"foodNutrients": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "$ref": "#/definitions/FoodNutrient" }
}
}
},
"SurveyFoodItem": {
"type": "object",
"title": "Survey Food Item",
"description": "A food item from the Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS).",
"required": ["fdcId", "dataType", "description"],
"properties": {
"fdcId": { "type": "integer", "example": 337985 },
"dataType": { "type": "string", "example": "Survey (FNDDS)" },
"description": { "type": "string", "example": "Beef, ground, 93% lean meat / 7% fat" },
"foodClass": { "type": "string" },
"foodCode": { "type": "string", "example": "21000000" },
"publicationDate": { "type": "string", "example": "4/1/2019" },
"foodNutrients": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "$ref": "#/definitions/FoodNutrient" }
}
}
},
"AbridgedFoodNutrient": {
"type": "object",
"title": "Abridged Food Nutrient",
"properties": {
"number": { "type": "integer", "example": 203 },
"name": { "type": "string", "example": "Protein" },
"amount": { "type": "number", "example": 7.998 },
"unitName": { "type": "string", "example": "G" },
"derivationCode": { "type": "string" },
"derivationDescription": { "type": "string" }
}
},
"FoodNutrient": {
"type": "object",
"title": "Food Nutrient",
"properties": {
"id": { "type": "integer", "example": 167514 },
"amount": { "type": "number", "example": 11.8 },
"dataPoints": { "type": "integer", "example": 49 },
"min": { "type": "number" },
"max": { "type": "number" },
"median": { "type": "number" },
"type": { "type": "string", "example": "FoodNutrient" },
"nutrient": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Nutrient" },
"foodNutrientDerivation": { "$ref": "#/definitions/FoodNutrientDerivation" }
}
},
"Nutrient": {
"type": "object",
"title": "Nutrient",
"properties": {
"id": { "type": "integer", "example": 1003 },
"number": { "type": "string", "example": "203" },
"name": { "type": "string", "example": "Protein" },
"rank": { "type": "integer", "example": 600 },
"unitName": { "type": "string", "example": "g" }
}
},
"FoodNutrientDerivation": {
"type": "object",
"title": "Food Nutrient Derivation",
"properties": {
"id": { "type": "integer" },
"code": { "type": "string", "example": "A" },
"description": { "type": "string", "example": "Analytical" },
"foodNutrientSource": { "$ref": "#/definitions/FoodNutrientSource" }
}
},
"FoodNutrientSource": {
"type": "object",
"title": "Food Nutrient Source",
"properties": {
"id": { "type": "integer" },
"code": { "type": "string", "example": "1" },
"description": { "type": "string", "example": "Analytical or derived from analytical" }
}
},
"SearchResult": {
"type": "object",
"title": "Search Result",
"properties": {
"totalHits": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 },
"currentPage": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 },
"totalPages": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 },
"foods": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "$ref": "#/definitions/SearchResultItem" }
}
}
},
"SearchResultItem": {
"type": "object",
"title": "Search Result Item",
"properties": {
"fdcId": { "type": "integer", "example": 534358 },
"description": { "type": "string", "example": "NUT 'N BERRY MIX" },
"dataType": { "type": "string", "example": "Branded" },
"gtinUpc": { "type": "string", "example": "077034085228" },
"publishedDate": { "type": "string", "example": "2019-04-01" },
"brandOwner": { "type": "string", "example": "Kar Nut Products Company" },
"ingredients": { "type": "string" },
"allHighlightFields": { "type": "string" },
"score": { "type": "number", "example": 247.24 }
}
}
}
}