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+# USDA Branded Food Dataset
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+The USDA Branded Food Dataset is a cleaned and structured dataset created from USDA FoodData Central (FDC) data. This dataset consolidates extensive information on branded food items available in the U.S., providing a valuable resource for nutrition analysis, machine learning, and consumer research.
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+## Overview
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+The USDA Branded Food Dataset compiles data on over 456,000 branded food items, including:
+- **Nutrient Profiles**: Detailed nutrient content for each item.
+- **Ingredient Lists**: Comprehensive ingredient information.
+- **Serving Sizes**: Standardized serving size information for analysis and comparison.
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+By transforming and standardizing multiple data files from USDA FoodData Central, this dataset offers an accessible, machine-learning-ready resource for various food and nutrition applications.
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+For more information on how this data pipeline was developed, please refer to the detailed blog post [here](https://jacktol.net/posts/building_a_data_pipeline_for_usda_fooddata_central/).
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+## Try the USDA Food Assistant
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+You can interact with the USDA Branded Food Dataset using the USDA Food Assistant, an application that allows for conversational exploration of food data. Try it on Hugging Face Spaces [here](https://huggingface.co/spaces/jacktol/usda-food-assistant).
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+## See the Code
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+The code for the data pipeline that created this dataset, as well as the USDA Food Assistant, is available on GitHub [here](https://github.com/jack-tol/usda-food-assistant).
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+## License
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+This dataset is shared under the MIT License.