Units

Our database uses units to standardize the representation of amounts for:

• food entries
• nutrients
• serving sizes
• energy density

Serving sizes are not units

Serving sizes are not considered units themselves as they are expressed in g or ml. Please refer to the serving sizes reference for more details.

Available Units

Unit Key	Used for
µg	food entries nutrients
mg	food entries nutrients
g	food entries serving sizes
kg	food entries
ml	food entries serving sizes
l	food entries
kJ	food entries nutrients
kJ/g	energy density
kcal/g	energy density