# nutritional values chart online?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 16, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutritional-values-chart-online/326485 "2005-10-16T17:14:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutritional-values-chart-online/326485/1 "2005-10-16T17:14:59Z")

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Anyone know of an online table that shows basic foods down and the values of what’s in them along the top? carbs, fat, calories, protein etc…?

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutritional-values-chart-online/326485/2 "2005-10-16T18:41:53Z")

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Not in a table, because it wouldn’t all fit, but you can look stuff up.

Quick 'n dirty.  
[http://www.nutritiondata.com/](http://www.nutritiondata.com/)

Much much much more comprehensive.  
[http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/](http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/)

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutritional-values-chart-online/326485/3 "2005-10-16T19:54:17Z")

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> [@Duck Duck Goose](#):
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> Not in a table, because it wouldn’t all fit, but you can look stuff up.
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> Quick 'n dirty.  
> [http://www.nutritiondata.com/](http://www.nutritiondata.com/)
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> Much much much more comprehensive.  
> [http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/](http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/)

Cool. On that first link I did a search on foods with highest protein and lowest saturated fat content. and top (well only item) on the veg list was yeast extract spread ( **marmite** to my fellow brits!) which is my absolute favourite stuff in the world.

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**Author:** ![lorinada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@lorinada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorinada)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutritional-values-chart-online/326485/4 "2005-10-16T21:12:20Z")

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That website is my _bible_. I used to use the USDA sight, but since it’s a database only it was limited. I LOVE [nutritiondata.com](http://nutritiondata.com)

You can add your own stuff into the library, including recipes. And you can email your library to yourself so if you ever lose your cookies you can keep your data.