The Food List Xml Document Generator

This program generates a food list in xml format which provides food facts such as calories, macronutrients, vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients.

Data In This Database and Generated Files Is From The Following USDA National Nutrient Databases.

Composition of Foods Raw, Processed, Prepared USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 28

US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2016. Nutrient Data Laboratory. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 28 (Slightly revised). Version Current: May 2016. http://www.ars.usda.gov/nea/bhnrc/mafcl

sr28db.zip -> sr28.accdb

USDA Database for the Flavonoid Content of Selected Foods, Release 3.3 (March 2018)

Haytowitz, D.B., Wu, X., Bhagwat, S. 2018. USDA Database for the Flavonoid Content of Selected Foods, Release 3.3. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page:http://www.ars.usda.gov/nutrientdata/flav

24659802.zip -> Flav_R03-3.accdb

USDA Database for the Isoflavone Content of Selected Foods Release 2.1 (November 2015)

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2015. USDA Database for the Isoflavone Content of Selected Foods, Release 2.1. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page: http://www.ars.usda.gov/nutrientdata/isoflav

25060835.zip -> Isoflav_R2-1.accdb

Glycemic Index Values

Glycemic index values used to calculate glycemic load were gathered from a variety of sources.

Generated Files

foods.xml includes all foods from sr28 database.
foods_glycemic.xml is a subset of foods.xml.

They have been validated against foods.xsd schema.    

Author

Jorge R Garcia de Alba

Last Updated

January 23, 2025