Data sources and credits
Where the figures in NutriOrbit's food lists come from, and the licence each one is shared under. Last updated: 27 October 2026.
How the food lists work
The app can download food lists, one per source, only when you press Download in Settings > Privacy > Food database. Each list is a curated selection of one source's foods, with the source's own figures per 100 g, kept on your phone and searched there. The same credits are shown in the app on the Data sources screen. The figures are reference values, not medical advice: real foods vary with season, processing and brand.
USDA FoodData Central
Global food list. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy 2018, Foundation Foods 2026-04). The data is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). USDA asks that FoodData Central is credited as the source.
UK food list: McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods
Public Health England (2021), McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset. © Crown copyright 2021. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The foods in this list are curated from the dataset; this is not an official version and Public Health England does not endorse NutriOrbit.
Canadian food list: Canadian Nutrient File
Canadian Nutrient File, Health Canada, 2026. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
This is a curated selection of the Canadian Nutrient File, not an official version of it, and it was not made in affiliation with or with the endorsement of Health Canada. The Canadian Nutrient File is provided “as is” without warranty or condition of any kind, including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantable quality and fitness for a particular purpose. Health Canada does not warrant that the Canadian Nutrient File is error-free. It is a reference tool only and not medical advice. The nutrient values are Health Canada's own, per 100 g, and have not been changed; check them before relying on them.
Australian food list: Australian Food Composition Database
Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, © Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). Adapted by NutriOrbit: a curated subset with energy shown in kcal. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 AU. FSANZ does not endorse NutriOrbit or its calculations. Values are typical averages: real foods vary with season, processing and brand. The data suits foods sold in Australia and may not match foods bought elsewhere.
The Australian food list is an adaptation of the database, so it is shared under the same licence (CC BY-SA 3.0 AU). Its foods are kept in a list of their own and are never mixed into the other lists.
Pictures and store products
- Generated ingredient pictures. When an ingredient has no picture, one may be generated from its name by an AI image model and stored for reuse. These pictures are illustrations, not photographs of a product.
- Store products and prices are shown as each store returns them when you look them up, and are not kept.
A source we do not use
The Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition) were part of an earlier version of NutriOrbit. They are no longer included, because we could not confirm the terms for reuse in an app.
Questions about a source or a credit: see the contact details in the privacy policy.