About This Site

What This Site Is

WHFoods.info is a free, preserved nutrition reference rebuilt from 2024 Wayback Machine snapshots of WHFoods.org. The original site was a long-running, research-based guide to whole foods nutrition. This archive makes that content permanently accessible — with no ads, no tracking, and no cookies.

Nutrient data has been reviewed and supplemented with values from multiple authoritative databases to improve accuracy and completeness beyond what appeared in the original archive.

What You'll Find

Data Sources

Nutrient values are drawn from the following authoritative sources, each consulted for specific nutrient categories:

USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Standard Reference Legacy database. Primary source for macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, vitamin E forms (tocopherols and tocotrienols), phytosterols, and betaine across all food profiles.
USDA Flavonoid Database
USDA's database of flavonoid content in selected foods, published by the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center. Used for phytonutrient data including flavonols, flavones, flavan-3-ols, and anthocyanidins.
CIQUAL
The French food composition database published by ANSES (Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation). Used to supplement and cross-reference European food values.
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)
The National Institutes of Health resource for dietary reference intakes, tolerable upper limits, and nutrient function summaries. Used for Daily Value percentages and nutrient context.

How Nutrient Data Is Compiled

Each food profile's nutrient data is assembled from multiple sources using a priority-based merge pipeline:

  1. The original WHFoods.org archive values are used as the starting point, preserving the curated editorial selections that made the original site valuable.
  2. USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy values are applied where archive data is missing or incomplete, using matched food codes for accuracy.
  3. Phytonutrient data (flavonoids, carotenoids, glucosinolates, and related compounds) is layered in from the USDA Flavonoid Database and supplementary sources, using a category hierarchy to avoid double-counting related compounds. Vitamin E forms (tocopherols, tocotrienols), phytosterols, and other bioactives (betaine) are sourced from USDA FDC.
  4. CIQUAL and NIH ODS values are used for cross-referencing and gap-filling, particularly for micronutrients where U.S. database coverage is limited.

Daily Value percentages reflect the FDA's 2020 reference values for a 2,000-calorie diet.

Disclaimer

This site is an educational nutrition reference. The information provided is not intended as medical advice and should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any health condition. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your diet, especially if you have a medical condition or take medications.