USDA Nutrition Database Scraper - Food & Calories
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USDA Nutrition Database Scraper - Food & Calories
Search the USDA FoodData Central database for nutrition facts. Get calories, protein, fat, carbs, fiber, sodium, and all nutrients for 300K+ foods. Includes branded products with UPC codes.
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USDA Nutrition Database Scraper
Apify actor that queries the USDA FoodData Central API to retrieve detailed nutrition information for any food item.
What it does
- Searches the USDA FoodData Central database by keyword
- Returns full nutrition profiles: calories, protein, fat, carbs, fiber, sugar, sodium, cholesterol, plus all reported nutrients
- Supports filtering by data type (Foundation, SR Legacy, Branded, Survey)
- Handles pagination automatically
- Uses the free DEMO_KEY (30 requests/hour, no signup needed)
Input
| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
searchQueries | string[] | required | Food search terms (e.g. "chicken breast", "avocado") |
maxResults | integer | 100 | Max results per query (1-500) |
dataType | string | "" | Optional filter: "Foundation", "SR Legacy", "Branded", or "Survey" |
Output
Each item in the dataset contains:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
fdcId | USDA FoodData Central ID |
description | Food name |
brandName | Brand (Branded foods only) |
ingredients | Ingredient list |
servingSize | Serving size in grams |
calories | Energy (kcal) |
protein | Protein (g) |
fat | Total fat (g) |
carbs | Carbohydrates (g) |
fiber | Dietary fiber (g) |
sugar | Total sugars (g) |
sodium | Sodium (mg) |
cholesterol | Cholesterol (mg) |
allNutrients | Array of all reported nutrients with name, amount, unit |
dataType | USDA dataset type |
publishedDate | Publication date |
upc | UPC/GTIN barcode (Branded only) |
Rate limits
The DEMO_KEY allows 30 requests per hour. The actor automatically paces requests to stay within this limit. For higher throughput, obtain a free API key at https://api.data.gov/signup/ and modify the API_KEY constant in src/main.mjs.
