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MyFood-A-pedia

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	Myfoodapedia 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)

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Dataset Metrics

Number of Downloads

593

Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Tool Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Research
Keywords	Food, Nutrition, Calories, Fat, Nutrients
Unique ID	1215

Contributing Agency Information

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

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

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