This chapter introduces and defines nutrients. This link provides access to Release 13 of the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. You can either view the data here or download the data files and documentation in several different formats for use later on your computer. A search tool is also provided so you can look up the nutrient content of over 6,200 different foods directly from this home page.
Visit the Nutrient Data Laboratory web site
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This link will lead you to a description of Phytochemicals.
Visit the Phytochemicals web site
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This link will take you to a listing of food terms.
Visit the Glossary of Food-Related Terms web site
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