NUTRITION TOOL



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DESCRIPTION:

The nutrition tool finds and displays nutrients in common food.  Searches are performed against an 8000 food USDA database and your own food database if you choose to create one.  Foods can be looked up by their description or brand name.  Up to 50 nutrients will be displayed for each food, which include protein, carbohydrates, fat, calories, minerals and vitamins.

To look up the nutrients in a food, enter one or more search words, then click "Find" or press Enter.  Enter full or partial words, separated by a blank space.  We recommend entering the first three letters of each search word, and only using one or two words.  Do not use quotes.  Searches are not case sensitive.  For a broad list of matches, enter a single word like "red" (to find a list of red wines) or the first three letters of a food name.  To narrow the list of results, make your searches more specific by using complete names or adding additional search terms.  For example, to look up the nutrients in an apple, you can search for the word "apple".  To make this search more specific, try entering "apple raw skin" (with no quotes).

A list of matches will appear in the "match list" drop-down menu below.  Matches are automatically sorted in alphabetical order.  Search results from the custom food database are preceded by the phrase "CUSTOM FOOD".  All other matches are from the USDA food database.  Select any item in the list to display a selection of food weights (serving sizes) for that food.  Choose a weight to display the nutrients for the specified food in the table below.  You can also specify your own weight in grams, using the box labeled, "custom" on the right.  

To narrow the list of search results, make your searches more specific by using more key words.  Enter each word, separated by a blank space.  For example, to look up the nutrients in an apple you can search for "apple".  To make this search more specific, try entering "apple raw skin".  Do not use quotes.  A sample of what you will see is shown in the table below.  This table can be copied and pasted into other Windows applications.  Simply select the lines you want with the mouse, then press CTRL-C to copy them to the clipboard. 

Example:  If your search for Raw Apple with Skin, you will see results similar to the table shown below.  For more search results, just enter a single word such as "apple" (without the quotes), or part of a word.

Nutrient 1 cup, quartered or chopped. 1 cup, slices
PROXIMATES:
Water 106.950 g 94.116 g
Calories 65.000 Food Energy, kcal 57.200 Food Energy, kcal
Protein 0.325 g 0.286 g
Total lipid (fat) 0.212 g 0.187 g
Ash 0.237 g 0.209 g
Carbohydrate, by difference 17.262 g 15.191 g
Total dietary fiber 3.000 g 2.640 g
Total sugars 12.987 g 11.429 g
MINERALS:
Calcium 7.500 mg 6.600 mg
Iron 0.150 mg 0.132 mg
Magnesium 6.250 mg 5.500 mg
Phosphorus 13.750 mg 12.100 mg
Potassium 133.750 mg 117.700 mg
Sodium 1.250 mg 1.100 mg
Zinc 0.050 mg 0.044 mg
Copper 0.033 mg 0.029 mg
Manganese 0.043 mg 0.038 mg
Selenium 0.000 g 0.000 g
VITAMINS:
Vitamin C 5.750 mg 5.060 mg
Thiamin 0.021 mg 0.018 mg
Riboflavin 0.032 mg 0.028 mg
Niacin 0.113 mg 0.100 mg
Pantothenic acid 0.076 mg 0.067 mg
Vitamin B6 0.051 mg 0.045 mg
Folate 3.750 g 3.300 g
Folic acid 0.000 g 0.000 g
Food Folate 3.750 g 3.300 g
Dietary Folate Equivalents 3.750 g 3.300 g
Vitamin B12 0.000 g 0.000 g
Vitamin A 67.500 IU 59.400 IU
Vitamin A 3.750 mg RAE 3.300 mg RAE
Retinol 0.000 g 0.000 g
Vitamin E (Alpha-tocopherol) 0.225 g 0.198 g
Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 2.750 g 2.420 g
LIPIDS:
Saturated fatty acid 0.035 g 0.030 g
Monounsaturated fatty acids 0.008 g 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fatty acids 0.063 g 0.056 g
Cholesterol 0.000 mg 0.000 mg
OTHER:
Alpha-carotene 0.000 g 0.000 g
Beta-carotene 33.750 g 29.700 g
Beta-cryptoxanthin 13.750 g 12.100 g
Lycopene 0.000 g 0.000 g
Lutein+Zeazanthin 36.250 g 31.900 g
Percent refuse (inedible parts; e.g seeds, bone, skin) 10.000 g 8.800 g


MENUS, FIELDS & BUTTONS:


Enter Food  Specifies the food that you want to find nutrients for.  Searches are performed against an 8000 food USDA database your own custom food database if you have created one.  To narrow the list of choices, make your searches more specific by including more key words.  Enter each word, separated by a blank space.  For more results, try entering a single word or part of a word.
Select Match Specifies a list of matches for the food you searched for.  Search results are displayed in alphabetical order.  Select any item from the list to display a list of food weights (serving sizes) for that item in weight menu below.
Choose Weight Specifies a list of food weights (serving sizes) for the item you selected in the list above.  Select a weight to display the nutrients for that item in table below.  This table will also show nutrients for a second common weight for comparison.
Custom Specifies whether or not to use a custom weight when determining the quantity of each nutrient in the food selected.  The custom weight must be entered in grams using the box on the right.  Uncheck this item to use the default serving size for the selected food.
Food Information Specifies a table of up to 50 nutrients in the food you selected.  It also provides a more detailed description of the food item.  When the quantity of a nutrient is unknown (not specified in the database), the value will be zero.  This table can be copied and pasted into other Windows applications.  Simply select the lines you want the mouse, then press CTRL-C to copy them to the clipboard.
Find  Searches for the food specified in the "Enter Food" field.  The search results will be shown on the "Match" drop-down menu below.  This is the same as pressing "Enter" in the "Enter Food" field.

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