USDA Nutrient Data Base

Which has more vitamin C, one cup chopped tomato, kiwi, orange sections? The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Research Service has developed a website which lists information on 1,147 commonly eaten foods. The site lists values in 30 nutrient categories, including energy (calories), protein, fat, cholesterol, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals.

For each nutrient, you can also have the directory sort alphabetically by food name or by nutrient content, from highest to lowest. To access the USDA directory online visit http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/SR14/sr14.html. By the way, one cup chopped tomato, kiwi or orange sections contains 34 mg, 173 mg and 94 mg vitamin C respectively. The recommended intake for vitamin C is 75 mg per day for women and 90 for men. Sorry, this information is currently only available online.

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