This morning the USDA unveiled their new food chart, finally replacing the food pyramid which first debuted — and was trashed pretty much since — in 1992. The new chart also comes with its own ...

which systemically samples food from across the country for its nutritional composition. The results are entered into the USDA food composition database, a virtual treasure trove of nutritional ...

The addition of ethnic foods to food composition databases is important ... The food groups also distinguished between (1) standard USDA database foods/products, or items added for the majority ...

Amino acid values in food items with more than one protein-containing ingredient were derived from the amino acid composition of the various protein-containing ingredients. These USDA amino acid ...