# Food Data Central MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to retrieve detailed nutritional information and ingredient lists for specific food items. It solves problems related to accessing comprehensive food data, enabling AI agents to make informed decisions through keyword searches and structured queries. The tool takes search queries as input and returns detailed food data as output, making it ideal for applications requiring accurate nutritional information.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/felipeadachi-mcp-food-data-central  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/felipeadachi-mcp-food-data-central

## Description

Enables AI agents to search the USDA's FoodData Central database and retrieve detailed nutritional information and ingredient lists. It supports comprehensive food data access through keyword searches and structured queries for specific food items.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** database
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/ylb2o193dq)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/FelipeAdachi/mcp-food-data-central>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "felipeadachi-mcp-food-data-central"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/felipeadachi-mcp-food-data-central` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/felipeadachi-mcp-food-data-central/pull`

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