Where the data comes from
BareVue's nutrition data comes from public, authoritative sources. Each one is credited here, along with its license.
Food composition databases
BareVue combines national and regional food composition tables so common foods can be matched to the most relevant authoritative source available.
View 16 databases and licenses
- USDA FoodData Central
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center. FoodData Central. [Internet]. Accessed June 14, 2026. Available from https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/.
CC0 1.0 Universal / public domain - Canadian Nutrient File
Health Canada, 2015. Canadian Nutrient File, www.healthcanada.gc.ca/cnf.
Commercial and non-commercial use permitted with attribution - AUSNUT 2023
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). AUSNUT 2023.
FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement - McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID)
Public Health England. McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021.
Open Government Licence v3.0 - Ciqual French Food Composition Table 2025
Anses. 2025. Ciqual French food composition table.
Licence Ouverte / Open Licence - Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS), Version 4.0
Max Rubner-Institut (2025): Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS), Version 4.0 - Deutsche Nährstoffdatenbank. Karlsruhe. DOI: 10.25826/Data20251217-134202-0.
CC BY 4.0 - Japan Standard Tables of Food Composition
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 2023.
- Korean Food Composition Table / National Standard Food Composition Database 10.3
Rural Development Administration. Korean Food Composition Table / National Standard Food Composition Database 10.3.
KOGL Type 1 attribution-use for the Excel database - Norwegian Food Composition Table 2026
Norwegian Food Composition Table 2026. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority. www.matvaretabellen.no.
- New Zealand FOODfiles / Concise New Zealand Food Composition Tables
The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited and the Ministry of Health (New Zealand) on behalf of the Crown. FOODfiles Data / Concise New Zealand Food Composition Tables, 14th Edition.
FOODfiles Terms of Use - Tabela da Composição de Alimentos (PortFIR / INSA)
Fonte: Tabela da Composição de Alimentos. Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, I.P. - INSA. v 7.0 - 2025.
- Taiwan Food Composition Database
Taiwan Food and Drug Administration / data.gov.tw. Food Nutrition Composition Database.
Taiwan Open Government Data License 1.0 - Indian Nutrient Databank (INDB), 2024.11
Indian Nutrient Databank (INDB), 2024.11. Derived from ICMR-NIN Indian Food Composition Tables 2017, Nutritive Value of Indian Foods 2004, UK CoFID 2021, USDA FoodData Central, and documented recipe and nutrient-retention-factor sources.
- Base de Alimentos de México (BAM), Version 18.1.1
Ramírez Silva, I.; Barragán-Vázquez, S.; Rodríguez Ramírez, S.; Rivera Dommarco, J.A.; Mejía-Rodríguez, F.; Barquera Cervera, S.; Tolentino Mayo, L.; Flores Aldana, M.; Villalpando Hernández, S.; Ancira Moreno, M.; et al. Base de Alimentos de México (BAM): Compilación de la Composición de los Alimentos Frecuentemente Consumidos en el país, Version 18.1.1, 2021.
- Tabel Komposisi Pangan Indonesia 2017
Indonesia. Kementerian Kesehatan RI. Direktorat Jenderal Kesehatan Masyarakat. Tabel Komposisi Pangan Indonesia. Jakarta: Kementerian Kesehatan RI, 2018. ISBN 978-602-416-407-2.
- Vietnamese Food Composition Table
Bộ Y Tế, Viện Dinh Dưỡng. Bảng Thành Phần Thực Phẩm Việt Nam / Vietnamese Food Composition Table. Nhà Xuất Bản Y Học, 2007.
Packaged and barcode data
Packaged-food labels, ingredients, nutrition facts, and barcode records are sourced from Open Food Facts.
- Open Food Facts
Product and barcode data from Open Food Facts. The Open Food Facts database is available under the Open Database License (ODbL).
Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0
Supplement data
Supplement label records are sourced from the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements.
- Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD)
National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Dietary Supplement Label Database, 2026. https://dsld.od.nih.gov/.
CC0 1.0 Universal / public domain
Evidence used throughout BareVue
Beyond its catalog data, BareVue draws on guidance from many organizations, including the World Health Organization, the European Food Safety Authority, the National Institutes of Health, and many others, along with a broad body of primary research across nutrition and food science. BareVue cites the relevant sources in-app so you can review the evidence for yourself.