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USDA Food Data Central (BYOK)

Search USDA FoodData Central foods and read their nutrient values, ingredients and serving sizes with BYOK api.data.gov key

Unify Dynamics LLC

Tools6read-only
Sign-inBYOKbring your own key
Key keptNeverused for one call only
PriceFreeoptional Pro limits
ProviderUSDA Food Data Centralunofficial, not affiliated
Works withMCP · RESTany agent

Try asking

Real questions, and the tools your agent calls to answer them.

How much protein is in cheddar cheese?
Tools called
search_foods
Find Kellogg's cereals with their ingredients
Tools called
search_branded_foods
Show the nutrients of food 534358
Tools called
get_food
What are the nutrients 203, 204, 205 and 208 of food 534358?
Tools called
get_food_nutrients
Compare foods 534358 and 373052
Tools called
get_foods
List the first Foundation foods by id
Tools called
list_foods

About

USDA Food Data Central (BYOK) lets an AI assistant read your own USDA Food Data Central data through the USDA Food Data Central API with a key you supply (api.data.gov API key for FoodData Central). Read-only: 6 tools (search_foods, search_branded_foods, get_food, get_food_nutrients, get_foods, list_foods). The BYOK key travels with each request, is used for that one call only and is never stored, logged or cached; it is only ever sent to api.nal.usda.gov. Unofficial connector by Unify Dynamics LLC: not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by USDA Food Data Central. USDA Food Data Central and its logos are trademarks of their owners and are used only to say which service the connector works with.

Sources: Live from the USDA Food Data Central API (api.nal.usda.gov) with a BYOK key; documentation: https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/api-guide. Endpoints checked against that documentation on 2026-10-16.

Privacy

The publisher, Unify Dynamics LLC, states that tool inputs are processed in memory and not retained.

Data not collectedNo account, no profile, no stored prompts or results.

What it can do

6 tools, grouped by job. Every one is read-only or compute-only.

OpenAPI
Read your data6 tools
  • Search foodsSearch FoodData Central foods by keywords, optionally restricted to a data type (Branded, Foundation, Survey (FNDDS), SR Legacy); returns id,…
  • Search branded foodsSearch packaged (branded) foods by keywords and brand owner; returns id, description, brand owner, barcode (GTIN/UPC), ingredients and nutrient…
  • Get foodGet one food by id: description, data type, brand, ingredients, serving size, category and the full list of nutrient amounts.
  • Get food nutrientsGet only chosen nutrients of one food by id, given nutrient numbers, with the food's description and serving size.
  • Get foodsGet several foods at once by a list of ids, in abridged or full format.
  • List foodsList foods in abridged form page by page, optionally by data type and sort order; no keywords needed.

Information

PublisherUnify Dynamics LLC
CategoryFood & drink
LanguagesEnglish
Built forWorldwide
CompatibilityAny MCP client · any agent · REST
Version0.1.0
MCP endpointhttps://byok-fooddatacentral.connectorbay.com/mcp
REST APIopenapi.json
SupportGet help · Status
CountryWorldwide
FunctionOther
LayerDeep connectors

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Get USDA Food Data Central (BYOK)

Free · BYOK · Read-only

BYOK: bring your own keyThis connector uses your own USDA Food Data Central api.data.gov API key for FoodData Central. Create one at https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/api-key-signup, with the fewest permissions it needs (read-only if the provider offers it). Your assistant sends it in the X-Upstream-Key header with every request. It is used for that one call only: never stored, logged or cached, and only ever sent to USDA Food Data Central. Revoke it at the provider whenever you like. Unofficial connector: not affiliated with USDA Food Data Central.