Food Consumption, Nutrient Intakes, and Diet Quality

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service

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Archived-2007-10-Food-Consumption-and-Nutrient-Intakes-Data.zip application/zip 196.6 KB 03/25/2026 10:51:AM
Archived-2015-18-Food-Consumption-and-Nutrient-Intakes-Data.zip application/zip 119.9 KB 03/25/2026 10:51:AM
Food Consumption - Nutrient Intakes - and Diet Quality - Overview.pdf application/pdf 4.6 MB 03/25/2026 10:51:AM
Food Consumption, Nutrient Intakes, and Diet Quality - Documentation.pdf application/pdf 7.9 MB 03/25/2026 10:51:AM
Food Consumption, Nutrient Intakes, and Diet Quality - Summary Findings.pdf application/pdf 6.6 MB 03/25/2026 10:51:AM
table-1-sample-sizes.csv text/csv 35.7 KB 03/25/2026 10:51:AM
table-1-sample-sizes.xlsx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet 12.3 KB 03/25/2026 10:51:AM
table-2-US-nutrient-intake-by-food-source.csv text/csv 7.2 MB 03/25/2026 10:51:AM
table-2-US-nutrient-intake-by-food-source.xlsx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet 300.9 KB 03/25/2026 10:51:AM
table-3-US-nutrient-intake-and-share-by-food-source.csv text/csv 7.8 MB 03/25/2026 10:51:AM

Project Citation: 

United States Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service. Food Consumption, Nutrient Intakes, and Diet Quality. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-03-25. https://doi.org/10.3886/E247169V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Food Consumption, Nutrient Intakes, and Diet Quality
Summary:  View help for Summary USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) provides descriptive data on U.S. consumers’ diet quality, including intakes of nutrients and consumption of food groups based on recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) (U.S. Department of Agriculture & U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDA &DHHS), 2020). These data report national estimates of daily intake amounts, distribution percentages, and density of nutrients and food groups by food source from 1977 to 2018.
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-consumption-nutrient-intakes-and-diet-quality

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Food Consumption; Nutrient Intake; Diet Quality
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1977 – 2018
Universe:  View help for Universe Food, diet, nutrients
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) aggregate data; other


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