Overview
The ERS Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System includes three distinct but related data series on food and nutrient availability for consumption. The data serve as popular proxies for actual consumption. Food availability data are now provided through 2010 at the national level; loss-adjusted food availability data are preliminary, incorporate new consumer-level loss estimates, and are available through 2010 at the national level (see Loss-Adjusted Food Availability Documentation); and nutrient availability data are provided through 2006 at the national level. Custom reports are not currently available.
NOTE: On November 2, 2012, the consumer-level loss estimate for fresh grapefruit in the loss-adjusted fresh grapefruit spreadsheet was corrected:
- in the loss-adjusted food availability grapefruit spreadsheet, the consumer-level loss estimate was changed from 54 percent to 20 percent and an explanatory footnote was added to the spreadsheet
- a footnote about the consumer-level loss adjustment was added to the calories spreadsheet
- a footnote about the consumer-level loss adjustment was added to the food pattern equivalents spreadsheet
- an explanation was added to the loss-adjusted food availability documentation
Data Set
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Food Availability Back to top
Beverages Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Coffee, tea, cocoa, and spices Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Dairy (fluid and cream) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Dairy products Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Eggs Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Fats and oils (added) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Fish and shellfish Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Fruit (all uses) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Fruit (canned) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Fruit (dried) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Fruit (fresh) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Fruit (frozen) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Fruit juices Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Fruit (melons) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Fruit and vegetables Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Grains Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Peanuts and tree nuts Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Population Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Poultry (chicken and turkey) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Red meat (beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Red meat, poultry, and fish Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Sugar and sweeteners (added) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Vegetables (all uses) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Vegetables (canned) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Vegetables (fresh) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Vegetables (frozen) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Vegetables (legumes) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Vegetables (mushrooms) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Vegetables (potatoes) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Loss-Adjusted Food Availability Back to top
Calories Download as Excel 11/2/2012
Dairy (fluid milk, cream, and other products) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Fats and oils (added) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Food pattern equivalents Download as Excel 11/2/2012
Fruit Download as Excel 11/2/2012
Grains Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Meat, poultry, fish, eggs, and nuts Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Sugar and sweeteners (added) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Vegetables Download as Excel 8/20/2012
Nutrient Availability Back to top
Nutrients (food energy, nutrients, and dietary components) Download as Excel 8/20/2012
