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CoFID 2021

Selected foods from Public Health England’s Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset. Each item retains its food code and reference preparation. The dataset describes foods in the UK food supply; the same dish made elsewhere can differ.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Trace values are represented as zero in the catalog. Energy is preserved from the source; it is not recalculated from rounded macros.

MEXT 2023

Japanese reference preparations from the Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 8th edition supplement 2023, workbook dated 27 March 2026. EatCam translates names and edits browsing categories. Values refer to 100 g edible portion; source parenthesized estimates are retained.

MEXT · Official tables

MEXT usage policy · Translations are not official government translations.

AUSNUT 2023

Food Standards Australia New Zealand. Australian reference preparations retain the original food key and derivation (analysed, recipe, borrowed or label data). Energy including dietary fibre is converted from kJ using 4.184 kJ per kcal; carbs are available carbohydrate including sugar alcohols. Names translated and browsing categories edited by EatCam.

Official AUSNUT data

Food Standards Australia New Zealand · CC BY 4.0 · No endorsement implied.

Ciqual 2025 · Anses

French reference meals from the Ciqual 2025 table. Original descriptions and codes are retained; prepacked and canned preparations remain labelled. Energy uses EU 1169/2011; protein uses Jones factors; carbohydrate excludes dietary fibre. Unknown and threshold values are excluded from this selection.

Ciqual · Official download and Licence Ouverte

Anses. 2025. Table de composition nutritionnelle des aliments Ciqual · DOI

MFDS · K-FIND 2026-08-28

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Korea. Selected analysed household and restaurant meals, per 100 g, from the 28 August 2026 food database. Manufacturer variants, records per 100 ml and incomplete core values are excluded. Names translated and browsing groups edited by EatCam. Thai and Vietnamese dishes reflect Korean restaurant preparations.

K-FIND · Official data

MFDS public data reuse terms · Source attribution retained as requested at download.

CNF 2026 · Health Canada

Canadian Nutrient File, Health Canada, 2026. Selected named dishes using Canadian reference preparations. Values are per 100 g edible portion; total carbohydrate is calculated by difference and includes fibre. Food and nutrient sources include analysis, recipes and reference data. Original descriptions and source codes are retained; names and browsing categories are edited by EatCam.

Official CNF data

Open Government Licence – Canada · Not an official version or endorsed by Health Canada.

Existing recipe estimates

The original Chinese collection uses AI-assisted recipe estimates created in July 2026. These are identified as recipe estimates, not measurements from a government database or a laboratory.

Portions and cuisines

All base nutrition values refer to 100 g. Example servings are editorial weights for arithmetic conversion, not official portion recommendations. Cuisine labels organize browsing; they do not claim a recipe is authentic or unique to a country.

CREA · Italy

Selected Italian recipe nutritional facts from CREA’s 2019 composition tables. Values are published per 100 g, with analytical/calculated methods and source recipe portions retained. Recipe prose and photographs are not reproduced; translated names and categories are edited by EatCam.

CREA Centro di ricerca Alimenti e Nutrizione · AlimentiNUTrizione · CREA

Published recipe references

Selected nutritional facts published by Diabetes UK, with an explicit finished serving weight. Values per 100 g are converted from the stated serving; they describe that particular adapted recipe, not a national standard or laboratory measurement. Links and preparation differences are retained on each food page. Recipe text and photographs are not copied.

Diabetes UK · Original recipes

AI food illustrations

Food illustrations are AI-generated and reviewed for visible dish identity and preparation. They are not photographs of nutrition database samples; appearance does not establish weight or nutrition. Nutrition sources are listed above.