Agricultural Research Service

Find over 5,000 chicken breast and chicken breast product’s nutrient profiles on FoodData Central.

Find over 20,000 chicken and chicken product’s nutrient profiles on FoodData Central. 

Find over 26,000 apple and apple product’s nutrient profiles on FoodData Central. 

Find two tips for curbing food loss and waste in this Tellus article.

Looking to convert U.S. cooking measures to metric measurements? Trying to find how many tablespoons are in a cup? View the conversion factors in these tables.

Subscribe or view recent editions of the Food and Nutrition Updates e-newsletter.

• Celebrate National Food Day by Learning About Nutrients (October 2021)
• Four Recipes for a Nutritious Start to Fall (September 2021)
• Personalize Your Plate for National Nutrition Month (March 2021)

Browse free digital photos of animals, crops, food, field research, and more.

Discover ARS research accomplishments that impact on the food we eat, the water we drink, and the air we breathe.

Search for scientific manuscripts on ARS discoveries related to food and agriculture.

Read articles that share how ARS supports sustainability in agriculture through new farming practices. 

Read these fact sheets to learn what ARS research products can be found at the grocery store.

Explore how food science impacts daily life in this educational website for K-12 students. Features include:

• Nutrition Corner
• Science Projects - including the Vitamin C Challenge
• AgLab Projects Storymap
• Sights and Sounds podcasts and videos

Learn about surveys and resources that are used to monitor U.S. food intake and related behaviors. Review What We Eat in America, the Automated Multiple-Pass Method, the What’s in the Foods You Eat Search Tool, and more.

Read short summaries of recent ARS research and accomplishments. New briefs are released quarterly.

Look up what is in the foods that you eat using this nutrient database. FoodData Central is part of the Methods and Application of Food Composition Laboratory (MAFCL).

View the timeline, objective, and approach for current and past ARS research projects. Project datasets can be found in Ag Data Commons.

Find information on the goals and projects of ARS research programs: Nutrition and Food Safety/Quality, Animal Production and Protection, Crop Production and Protection, and Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Systems.

​​​​​View online videos on food and nutrition-related research updates, including the following:

• USDA-ARS Food Scientists Cook Up New Uses for Ancient Grains
• USDA-ARS Scientists to Help Turkey Producers
• USDA Partnership Leads to Low Glycemic Sweetener
• USDA Researchers Help Honey Bees Keep Pollinating Our Food Crops

Browse interesting articles on ARS food and nutrition innovations! Be the first to know about new strategies for reducing food waste, nutrition improvements in foods, and new foods and crops.

Learn about cutting-edge food and nutrition technology on the ARS podcast, with episodes including “Seafood Benefits,” “Cranberry Health,” and “Walnuts.”

Check out this 1970s cookbook for classic American recipes that fit your budget. Find it in the National Agricultural Library's Historical Dietary Guidance Digital Collection.

Look up what’s in the foods that you eat using this system of nutrient databases.