# USDA Nutrition MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to access comprehensive nutrition data for dietary analysis, enabling you to search and compare food items from the USDA FoodData Central database. It solves problems related to nutrition planning, meal planning, and dietary research by providing detailed nutrition information. The tool accepts food searches and returns nutrition details and comparisons via the MCP interface.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/zen-apps-mcp-nutrition-tools  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/zen-apps-mcp-nutrition-tools

## Description

Provides access to USDA FoodData Central database, enabling food search, nutrition details, and comparison for dietary analysis via MCP.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.81
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** database
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/r5vwf8xlo9)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/zen-apps/mcp-nutrition-tools>

## 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": "zen-apps-mcp-nutrition-tools"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/zen-apps-mcp-nutrition-tools` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/zen-apps-mcp-nutrition-tools/pull`

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