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Nutrition Science

Nutrition science is the study of how our bodies digest food and absorb nutrients. With detailed knowledge of thousands of foods, Wolfram|Alpha can create nutrition labels for foods, compare and contrast nutrients between different foods, and assist in planning a healthy diet.
Food Composition

Explore data on thousands of foods, including nutritional composition.

Find general nutrition information for foods:

banana

Get nutrition information for specific nutrients in foods:

folate in kale
manganese in a pineapple
threonine in tuna
egg glutamic acid
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Nutrition

Access nutritional data for thousands of foods.

Analyze nutritional information for a food:

2 slices of swiss cheese

Create nutrition labels:

broccoli nutrition label
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Food Comparisons & Combinations

Compare and analyze the nutrition of foods and food combinations.

Compare foods:

1 radish, 1 artichoke, 1 avocado, 1 carrot

Compare the amount of a particular nutrient in multiple foods:

Vitamin C in OJ vs apple juice

Generate nutrition labels for combinations of foods:

2 slices of bread + 1 slice swiss cheese + 1/2 avocado + 1 slice tomato

Do computations with the nutrient content of foods:

amount of fat in 1 hamburger + ice cream
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