Combined Food Table (v2.2)
Explore all unique food items from the Nitrate and Nitrite Database. Search, filter, and combine foods with harmonised names and categories.
Introduction
This combined table includes all unique food items from the Nitr-Navigator database. Plant foods follow harmonised naming rules as described in our 2022 Food Chemistry paper, while animal foods are grouped by processing and preservation methods (PMID: 34792849).
Common food name harmonisation and cleaning were informed by FoodEx2 MTX terminology. You can browse the local static version of the EFSA FoodEx2 MTX Browser used to support this process.
The search function supports wildcards (e.g., “lett” for lettuce), case-insensitive matching, and multiple search terms separated by semicolons.
Search the Database
Use advanced search and filters to explore foods
| Common food name | Botanic family | Botanic family common name | Latin name / full name | Other names / examples | Food category |
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Combine Selected Foods
Select foods and click "Combine Selected" to generate a listNotes:
- Plant-based names harmonised using FoodEx2, EFSA CatalogueBrowser, Wikipedia, USDA Plants DB, etc. Please refer Data Structure and browse the EFSA FoodEx2 MTX Browser.
- This combined food table is reviewed regularly and updated as food names, classifications, and harmonisation decisions are refined.
Cite this page
Zhong, L., Hodgson, J. M., Lewis, J. R., Blekkenhorst, L. C., Bondonno, N. P., Sim, M., Woodman, R. J., & Bondonno, C. P. (2025). Nitrate and nitrite food composition database: An update and extensive deep dive. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 121(5), 1124-1136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.01.031