MyPyramid Food Raw Data

Dataset Summary

Agency Department of Agriculture
Sub-Agency
Category Health and Nutrition
Date Released 19-Apr-2005
Date Updated 01-Nov-2008
Time Period 9 years and 11 months
Frequency Annual
Description
Dataset suggested by public
MyPyramid Food Data provides information on the total calories; calories from solid fats, added sugars, and alcohol (extras); MyPyramid food group and subgroup amounts; and saturated fat content of over 1,000 commonly eaten foods with corresponding commonly used portion amounts. This information is key to help consumers meet the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and manage their weight by understanding how many calories are consumed from "extras." CNPP has created an interactive tool from this data set available on the web at MyFood-a-pedia.gov. A mobile version is coming soon to provide consumers with assistance on-the-go. (more)

Dataset Ratings

  Current Your Rating [?]
Overall 4 out of 5
(19 votes)
Data Utility 4 out of 5
(18 votes)
Usefulness 4 out of 5
(18 votes)
Ease of Access    3 out of 5
(20 votes)

Dataset Metrics

Number of Downloads 3,733

Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type
Raw Data Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation Research
Keywords Food, Nutrition, Calories, Fat, Nutrients
Unique ID 1294

Contributing Agency Information

Citation
Not Available
Agency Program Page http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/
Agency Data Series Page http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Innovations/DataSource.htm

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis
Food
Granularity N/A
Geographic Coverage N/A

Data Description

Collection Mode
web, person/computer
Data Collection Instrument Not Available
Data Dictionary/Variable List Not Available

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation
Not Available
Additional Metadata N/A
OMB Control No. 3090-0284