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Data credits

The numbers in Measur come from public food composition databases, published by food agencies and research institutes and by the Open Food Facts community. Which one answers depends on the food and on your country. Their publishers ask to be credited, and this page is where Measur does that.

  • USDA FoodData Central

    From the USDA FoodData Central database.

    Public domain (CC0). Credited as a courtesy. · fdc.nal.usda.gov

  • Open Food Facts

    From the OpenFoodFacts database.

    Product pictures come from its contributors, under CC BY-SA.

    Open Database License (ODbL) · openfoodfacts.org

Nordic countries

  • Denmark

    Frida, the Danish Food Composition Database

    From The Danish Food Composition Database (Frida), version 6.1, DTU National Food Institute.

    CC BY 4.0 · frida.fooddata.dk

  • Norway

    Matvaretabellen, the Norwegian Food Composition Table

    From Matvaretabellen 2026, Mattilsynet, Universitetet i Oslo and Helsedirektoratet (NLOD 2.0).

    NLOD 2.0 (Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data) · www.matvaretabellen.no

  • Sweden

    Livsmedelsdatabasen, the Swedish Food Composition Database

    From Livsmedelsverkets Livsmedelsdatabasen, version 2026-06-29, Livsmedelsverket, Uppsala (CC BY 4.0).

    CC BY 4.0 · www.livsmedelsverket.se/livsmedelsdatabasen

Western Europe

  • France

    Ciqual, the French food composition table

    From the Ciqual 2025 food composition table, ANSES, Maisons-Alfort.

    Etalab 2.0 (Licence Ouverte) · ciqual.anses.fr

  • Netherlands

    NEVO, the Dutch Food Composition Database

    From NEVO online version 2025/9.0, RIVM, Bilthoven.

    RIVM conditions of use · www.rivm.nl/en/dutch-food-composition-database

Central Europe

  • Germany

    Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS)

    From the Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) 4.0 - Max Rubner-Institut (2025).

    CC BY 4.0 · blsdb.de

  • Switzerland

    Swiss Food Composition Database

    From the Swiss Food Composition Database.

    FSVO terms of use, with acknowledgment of the source · naehrwertdaten.ch

Southern Europe

  • Portugal

    Tabela da Composição de Alimentos (TCA)

    Fonte: Base de Dados da Composição de Alimentos. Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, I. P.- INSA. v 7.1 - 2026.

    INSA conditions of use · portfir.insa.min-saude.pt

  • Spain

    BEDCA, the Spanish Food Composition Database

    From the AESAN/BEDCA Base de Datos Española de Composición de Alimentos v1.0 (2010).

    AESAN/BEDCA conditions of use · www.bedca.net

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