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FoodDataCentral Search Foods

Search USDA FoodData Central for foods by keyword. Returns matching foods with nutrient data, brand info, and ingredients. Covers Foundation, Branded, SR Legacy, and Survey data. Example: 'banana' finds all banana products.

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 528msCortexa

Status

The most recent probe succeeded. Safe to call from the agent today.

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 528ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "data_type": {
      "description": "Filter by data type. Options: 'Foundation' (reference foods), 'Branded' (commercial products), 'SR Legacy' (USDA standard reference), 'Survey (FNDDS)' (national dietary survey).",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "page_number": {
      "default": 1,
      "description": "Page number for pagination (starts at 1).",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "page_size": {
      "default": 25,
      "description": "Number of results per page (default 25, max 200).",
      "maximum": 200,
      "minimum": 1,
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "query": {
      "description": "Search keywords (e.g., 'cheddar cheese', 'banana', 'chicken breast'). Supports multi-word search.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default FoodDataCentral Search Foods call

public-safeinput

{
  "page_number": 1,
  "page_size": 1,
  "query": "BRCA1"
}

Expected response keys: success

Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_FoodDataCentral_search_foods
Tool name: FoodDataCentral_search_foods
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{ "properties": { "data_type": { "description": "Filter by data type. Options: 'Foundation' (reference foods), 'Branded' (commercial products), 'SR Legacy' (USDA standard reference), 'Survey (FNDDS)' (national dietary survey).", "type": "string" }, "page_number": { "default": 1, "description": "Page number for pagination (starts at 1).", "type": "integer" }, "page_size": { "default": 25, "description": "Number of results per page (default 25, max 200).", "maximum": 200, "minimum": 1, "type": "integer" }, "query": { "description": "Search keywords (e.g., 'cheddar cheese', 'banana', 'chicken breast'). Supports multi-word search.", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "query" ], "type": "object" }