Resources

The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are developed and published by the US Institute of Medicine (IOM).

This report provides recommended nutrient intakes (RNI) for key mineral, and water- and fat-soluble vitamins for different population groups.

This report describes the protein and amino acid requirements of different population groups.

This report describes the energy expenditures and requirements of different population groups.

This excel file provides edible proportion for about 2900 foods. Edible refers to material remaining after the inedible waste (e.g., peel, pit, stone) has been trimmed away.

This website complements the USDA National Nutrient Database with nutrient composition and ingredient information for branded foods and private label data provided by the food industry.

This website provides access to an online database developed by the US National Agricultural Library to search for food composition data by food item, food group, or manufacturer name.

This website provides access to a directory of food composition databases.

This Intake technical report provides a framework for the development of metrics of diet quality for women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries.

This paper provide an overview of the state of large-scale food fortification in the world, with an emphasis on the gaps and challenges to the scaling-up of the fortification of staple foods…