About this source
Search foods, read full nutrient profiles and compare foods side by side. The standard reference for dietary studies.
Questions you can ask USDA FoodData Central
Type them into Kahubi’s chat once the source is connected.
“Find randomised trials of an intervention for a condition and list their identifiers.”
What comes back: Studies with registry or PubMed identifiers and key design details.
What the assistant can do with it
The 5 tools this server offers to Kahubi. The assistant picks the right one for each question.
usda_list_nutrientsLook up the FDC nutrient reference table - all tracked nutrients with their numeric IDs, names, SR reference numbers, units, and categories.
usda_search_foodsSearch USDA FoodData Central foods by keyword.
usda_get_foodGet the full nutrient profile for one food by FDC ID.
usda_get_foodsFetch nutrient profiles for 2–20 foods in a single API call.
usda_compare_foodsCompare nutrients side-by-side for 2–5 foods.
Good to know
- Community server. An open-source server maintained by the MCP community. Kahubi tests it with live queries before listing it and health-checks it regularly.
- Cited, checkable answers. Results are treated as retrieved material and cited with the source’s own identifiers, so you can open every record the answer relied on.
- Your files stay private. Only the search the assistant writes for your question is sent to USDA FoodData Central.
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