Here at Cronometer, we take pride in curating an accurate and complete database. Every user submitted food is reviewed by our curation team before being added to the database; branded products that are submitted by users contain only the nutrition information from the nutrition facts table on the packaging or on the brand's official website. If you do find a mistake, please let us know by reporting an issue!
Cronometer contains a number of different types of food data which can be differentiated by using the symbols in the Food search window. To learn more about choosing the best data for your needs further reading can be found in our Blog.
Lab Analysed Data
If your priority is to use the most detailed information for a food, we recommend choosing entries from the NCCDB (Nutrition Coordinating Center Food & Nutrient Database) or USDA SR28 (United States Department of Agriculture National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference) in the Common Foods Tab. These entries along with those found from the CNF (Canadian Nutrient File) and IFCDB (Irish Food Composition Database) have compiled results from lab analyses and research papers to provide us with a comprehensive nutrient profile.
Please report issues with foods directly to our support team, Do not contact these providers directly.
Nutrition Coordinating Center Food & Nutrient Database (NCCDB)
Curated by The University of Minnesota, this is the most comprehensive set of food data we use and makes up the bulk of foods in our database. This data set contains over 17000 food entries with comprehensive data on 70 nutrients.
United States Department of Agriculture National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (USDA SR28)
Curated by the USDA, this is one of the most comprehensive sets of nutrition data available. This data set contains over 8000 food entries with data on over 70 nutrients.
The Canadian Nutrient File (CNF 2015)
This data has a lot of overlap with the USDA data (many entries are derived from it), but adds a lot of additional foods, as well as reflecting differences found in Canadian foods. It has French and English names for all items, as well as standard measures in metric units.
Irish Food Composition Database (IFCDB)
This data set contains nearly 1000 Irish food and supplement products.
The Dutch Food Composition Database (NEVO)
We have included over 600 unique foods found in the Netherlands.
NEVO online version 2016 / 5.0, RIVM, Bilthoven. The Dutch Food Composition Database (NEVO) 2016. National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport.
McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods Integrated Database (CoFID)
We have selected over 750 foods from the UK food supply.
Institute of Food Research, Public Health England, McCance, and Widdowson’s The Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset 2015.
Australian Food Composition Database (NUTTAB)
We have over 800 foods in our database from the analysis of foods found in Australia.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (2014). AUSNUT 2011–13 – Australian Food Composition Database. Canberra: FSANZ
Nutrition Label Databases
If your priority is to log foods exactly as the nutrition facts appear on the package, we recommend using the barcode scanner feature on the mobile app or entering the barcode number into the search bar on the web version of Cronometer. Cronometer Community Database (CRDB) foods are curated by our team and tend to be the most accurate and complete. You can also find data from scanning barcodes from the Nutritionix and USDA branded food products database (UPC)
Please report issues with foods directly to our support team, Do not contact these providers directly.
Food Data Central Global Branded Food Products Database (FDC UPC)
This is the USDA branded food database has been updated to Food Data Central. This database complements the USDA Food Composition Databases with the nutrient composition of branded foods and private label data provided by the food industry. These items don't have a full nutrient profile like the USDA and NCCDB.
Nutritionix
Our Barcode scanning is powered by Nutritionix. Their product database contains data for over 400,000 food product nutrition labels.
CRON-O-Meter Community Database (CRDB)
This is our own set of user-submitted food entries. These are typically created by users from nutrition labels of products they use and are reviewed thoroughly by our Curation team to ensure only the most accurate and complete information is submitted.
Custom Foods
If you cannot find a food in our database, you can create a custom food. Enter the nutrition information manually, as seen on the product packaging, and save the data in your custom foods to easily add it to your diary the next time you eat the food. Custom foods are private and can only be viewed and used by you and any friends you are sharing them with.
Because nutrition labels are limited, they may not have as many nutrients listed as similar generic foods from the USDA or NCCDB. If you have any custom foods that you would like to share with the Cronometer community, you can submit your custom foods for publication by clicking the settings menu at the top of the food editor panel.