health.nutrition.food_search
Search the USDA FoodData Central database to find nutrition facts, ingredients, and branded products for over 350,000 foods.
Instructions
Search 350K+ foods in the USDA FoodData Central database — nutrition facts, ingredients, branded products, and reference foods
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | Food search query (e.g. "chicken breast", "brown rice", "vitamin D milk") | |
| data_type | No | USDA data type filter: "Foundation" (reference foods), "Branded" (brand-name products), "SR Legacy" (legacy reference), "all" (default) | |
| brand_owner | No | Filter by brand owner name (e.g. "General Mills", "Tyson") | |
| page_size | No | Results per page (1-200, default 50) | |
| page_number | No | Page number (default 1) |