Indian Nutrient Databank (INDB)

Welcome to the Indian Nutrient Databank (INDB)

This portal offers access to the INDB, an open-access database meticulously developed by our research team. The INDB is a pioneering resource, the first to provide comprehensive nutrient for common recipes from various regions of India.  It includes detailed nutritional data for 1,014 common recipes, with values presented per 100g and per serving size. Nutritional composition for recipe ingredients were referenced from ICMR-NIN IFCT 2004, 2017, USDA Food Data Central, UKFCT (Scientific references provided under the methodology section)

Alignment with National Initiatives:

The INDB supports the Government of India’s Poshan agenda by promoting the nutritional profiling of food diversity consumed in India. It is a vital resource for researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders who can use this database to know the nutritional value of major cooked food recipes consumed in India, thereby informing interventions and policies aimed at improving nutrition. 

Portal Features:

– Food Category: This tab provides detailed information about various food groups, organized into different categories, along with their associated nutritional information.

– Methodology: This tab offers a comprehensive overview of the research methods used for developing the INDB.

Publication:

The full research paper authored by the Anuvaad team, detailing the methodology for developing the INDB, has been published in Current Developments in Nutrition, the official Gold Open Access journal of the American Society for Nutrition.

Vijayakumar A, Dubasi HB, Awasthi A, Jaacks LM. Development of an Indian Food Composition Database. Current Developments in Nutrition. 2024 Jun 13:103790.

Click here to access the publication

Design:

The design of this portal is inspired by the USDA Food Data Central and the Norwegian Food Composition Table.