With over 8,700 food entries. Many western governments have done large amounts of analysis of food composition. But the results of their work have not proven to be very accessible to the public. Some commercial websites have attempted reasonably successfully to make the food composition databases more accessible. But there was a lot of work to be done in rewording the food names in order to make the data usable and useful to the general public in book form. This reference book is based upon the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Release SR28 September 2015. But we reworded the food names to make them more directory friendly. So for example...

Alcoholic Beverages, Wine, Red, French, Bordeaux - is out and...

Bordeaux Red Wine - is in.

Each listing contains...

11 essential amino acids: Tryptophan, Tyrosine, Threonine, Isoleucine, Histidine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Phenylaneline, Cysteine and Valine.

15 essential vitamins: A, B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B4 (Choline), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxines), B9 (Folates), B12 (Cobalamin), C, D2, D3, E, K1 and K2.

The basic fat types broken down into: Saturated Fat, Monounsaturated Fat, Polyunsaturated Fat, Trans Fat, Omega3, ALA 18:3n3, EPA 20:5n3, DPA 22:5n3, DHA 22:6n3, Omega6 and Linoleic 18:2n6.

10 essential minerals: Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium, Sodium and Zinc.

General listing: Energy in kilocalories, Protein, Carbohydrates, Sugar, Fiber, Alcohol and Water.

So to have full US nutritional data at your fingertips clearly and simply presented have a look at the United States Health and Nutrition Counter.