nutrient file

Canadian Nutrient File tools: search foods by name, get detailed nutrition per 100g, serving sizes, food group browsing, list all nutrients and food groups, and compare nutritional content of 2-5 foods side by side. Data from Health Canada's Canadian Nutrient File database.

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All tools accept lang: "en" | "fr". Open each tool below for its source-derived parameters.

`nutrient_search_foods`

Search Canadian Nutrient File foods by name using client-side filtering.

Use forfinding food items by name from the Health Canada Canadian Nutrient

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Parameter	Type	Default
`query`	`str`	`required`
`lang`	`Literal['en', 'fr']`	`'en'`

`nutrient_get_food_details`

Get detailed information about a specific food item from the Canadian Nutrient File.

Use forretrieving complete details for a known food item ID including

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Parameter	Type	Default
`food_id`	`int`	`required`
`lang`	`Literal['en', 'fr']`	`'en'`

`nutrient_get_nutrient_amounts`

Get all nutrient amounts per 100g for a specific food from the Canadian Nutrient File.

Use forgetting the full nutritional profile of a food item including

nutrition, nutrient, amount, per 100g, calories, protein, fat,

Parameter	Type	Default
`food_id`	`int`	`required`
`lang`	`Literal['en', 'fr']`	`'en'`

`nutrient_get_serving_sizes`

Get serving size measures and conversion factors for a food item.

Use forlooking up common serving sizes for a food such as '1 medium apple'

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Parameter	Type	Default
`food_id`	`int`	`required`
`lang`	`Literal['en', 'fr']`	`'en'`

`nutrient_search_by_food_group`

List all foods within a specific food group from the Canadian Nutrient File.

Use forbrowsing all food items in a specific category such as dairy, fruits,

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Parameter	Type	Default
`food_group_id`	`int`	`required`
`lang`	`Literal['en', 'fr']`	`'en'`

`nutrient_list_nutrients`

List all nutrients available in the Canadian Nutrient File database.

Use fordiscovering all nutrient names, units, and groups tracked in the

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Parameter	Type	Default
`lang`	`Literal['en', 'fr']`	`'en'`

`nutrient_list_food_groups`

List all food group categories in the Canadian Nutrient File database.

Use fordiscovering all food categories available in the Health Canada

food groups, categories, list, all, dairy, fruit, vegetable, grain,

Parameter	Type	Default
`lang`	`Literal['en', 'fr']`	`'en'`

`nutrient_compare_foods`

Compare nutritional content of 2-5 foods from the Canadian Nutrient File.

Use forcomparing the nutritional profiles of multiple foods side by side.

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Parameter	Type	Default
`food_ids`	`list[int]`	`required`
`format`	`Literal['by_food', 'by_nutrient']`	`'by_food'`
`nutrients`	`list[int] \| None`	`None`
`lang`	`Literal['en', 'fr']`	`'en'`