It is designed to help you sort through the large volume of nutrition information on the Internet and find accurate, useful nutrition information you can trust. Tufts nutritionists review the web sites and give an extended annotation and recommendation. This searchable database enables you to find out the nutritional information on a variety of foods. This is a surprisingly comprehensive database. Includes not only fresh foods, but also processed and fast foods.
Some foods are even accessible by brand name.
You select the food and the serving size and the database gives you a comprehensive nutritional analysis. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Nutrient Data Laboratory maintains the site. This site contains a variety of comprehensive information about diet and exercise. Many of its features are interactive - enabling the user to design diet plans and evaluate their current diet and plan for a healthier lifestyle. Also includes a food database that allows you to explore the nutritional content of foods - a particularly useful section on fast foods.