USDA Compiling Food Composition Data for 110 Years

Date of Issue/Last revision

Product

Notes

1892

Atwater, W.O. and Woods, C.D. Investigations Upon the Chemistry and Economy of Foods. Report Connecticut (Storrs) Agric. Expt. Sta. for 1891

1896, 1906

U.S. Dept. Agric. Office of Experiment Stations Bull. No. 28, The Chemical Composition of American Food Materials

1926

U.S. Dept. Agric. Cir. No. 389, Proximate Composition of Beef

1928

U.S. Dept. Agric. Cir. No. 50, Proximate Composition of Fresh Fruits

1931

U.S. Dept. Agric. Cir. No. 146, Proximate Composition of Fresh Vegetables

1940

U.S. Dept. Agric. Cir. No. 549, Proximate Composition of American Food Materials

1931, 1941

U.S. Dept. Agric. Cir. No. 183, Factors for Converting Percentages of Nitrogen in Foods and Feeds into Percentages of Protein

1945

U.S. Dept. Agric. Misc. Publ. No. 572, Tables of Food Composition in Terms of Eleven Nutrients

1950, 1963

U.S. Dept. Agric. Handbook No. 8, Composition of FoodsBRaw, Processed, Prepared

1951

U.S. Dept. Agric. Handbook No. 29, Folic Acid Content of Foods

1955, 1973

1956, 1975

U.S. Dept. Agric. Handbook No. 102, Food Yields

1957, 1968

Home Economics Research Report No. 4, Amino Acid Content of Foods

1960, 1990, 2002

Home and Garden Bulletin No. 72

1966

ARS 62-13 B Procedures for Calculating Nutritive Values of Home-Prepared Foods

1969

ARS 61-6 Average Weight of a Measured Cup of Various Foods

1973

Home Economics Research Report No. 36, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12 in Foods

1975

U.S. Dept. Agric. Handbook No. 456, Nutritive Value of American Foods in Common Units

Common units (cups, slices) information is available on Web site SEARCH

1976-1992

Looseleaf Agriculture Handbook No. 8 Series

Released by Food Group

1980-2002

USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference

Started referring to electronic version of AH-8 as SR.

1980

Release 1

1982

      A 2

1983

      A 3

1984

      A 4

1985

      A 5

1987

      A 6

1988

      A 7

1989

      A 8

1990

      A 9

1993

      A 10

1996

      A 11

1997

      A 11-1

1998

      A 12

1999

      A 13

1980 - 1994

Provisional Tables:

Special nutrient tables. Most of the data in these tables has been incorporated into SR.

1980

Nutrient Content of Canned, Dried, and Frozen Fruit

1981

Nutrient Content of Bakery Foods and Related Items

1981, 1982

Nutrient Content of Beverages

1982, 1988

Percent Retention of Nutrients in Food Preparation

Available on Web site

1983

Amino Acids in Fruits and Vegetables

1984

Nutrient Content of Fast Foods

1984, 1989

Fatty Acid and Cholesterol Content of Selected Foods

1986, 1988

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Other Fat Components in Selected Foods

1986

Sugar Content of Selected Foods

1988

Content of Stearic Acid, Total Fat, and Other Fatty Acids in Selected Foods

1988

Dietary Fiber Content of Selected Foods

1990, 1994

Vitamin K Content of Foods

Incorporated into SR

1991

Vitamin D Content of Foods

Incorporated into SR

1992

Selenium Content of Foods

Incorporated into SR

1983

Home Economics Research Report No. 45 B Iron Content of Food

1985, 1998

Primary Nutrient Dataset (PDS) for USDA Nationwide Food Surveys

Developed to provide nutrients needed for Surveys but missing in AH-8

1985, 1998

Key Foods

1987, 1990

Home Economics Research Report No. 48 Sugar Content of Selected Foods: Individual and Total

1989 - 1996

Dial-up Bulletin Board

1990 - 1992

Supplements to the AH 8 Series

Incorporated into SR

1992

Home Page on Internet

1993, 1998

USDA - NCC (NCI) Carotenoid Database for U.S. Foods

Incorporated into SR

1995

Selected Foods Containing Trans Fatty Acids

1996

SEARCH on Web site linked to SR

Updated with each SR release

1998, 2000

2001

Updated with each SR release

USDA National Fluoride Database of Selected Beverages and Foods - 2004