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Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements We acknowledge the contribution of nutrient composition data from:

• Professor Heather Greenfield and co-workers at the University of New South Wales;
• Associate Professor Jayashree Arcot and others at the University of New South Wales;
• the Australian food industry, organisations and research groups;
• McCance and Widdowson The Composition of Foods and its supplements, United Kingdom Food Standards Agency; 
• the US Department of Agriculture's FoodData Central;
• the Concise New Zealand Food Composition Tables, 13th Edition, New Zealand Institute of Plant & Food Research and The New Zealand Ministry of Health;
• the Danish Food Composition Databank; and
• Australian journal…

  Published 28 January 2022

Australian Food Composition Database

Australian Food Composition Database The Australian Food Composition Database (AFCD) gives information on the nutrients in a wide range of foods available in Australia, from seafood to cereals. In this section Searchable database Welcome to the Australian Food Composition Database (AFCD, previously known as NUTTAB). Search the AFCD for information about a food or nutrient. The AFCD…

Australian Branded Food Database

Australian Branded Food Database We're developing a database of branded food products sold in Australia. The Branded Food Database will provide a central source of brand-specific information to support our standards development work and development and monitoring of Australian Government public health policy and nutrition initiatives. We also aim to publish a subset of branded food data to help people make informed decisions about the foods and beverages they buy. Over time, we hope to link the database with other datasets to provide a more comprehensive picture of food and nutrient consumption patterns in the Australian population. The database The Branded Food Database is a three-part system that will deliver secure, integrated data collection, storage, analysis, publication…

Published 30 March 2023

Data files

Data files AUSNUT 2023 is a collection of detailed data about the Australian food supply. It supports the 2023 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Study. It contains data to help the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) turn information people reported about foods and dietary supplements into intakes. It also contains information to help interpret the data and compare it with previous surveys. The complete AUSNUT 2023 dataset contains 16 data files. Select the relevant heading below to access the related data file(s) and a summary of what they contain. More detailed information is provided on the first tab of each data file. …

Published 5 September 2025

Foods and nutrients

Foods and nutrients AUSNUT 2023 is a collection of detailed data about the Australian food supply. It supports the 2023 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Study. It contains data to help the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) turn information people reported about foods and dietary supplements into intakes. It also contains information to help interpret the data and compare it with previous surveys. The AUSNUT 2023 food nutrient data file contains 58 nutrient values for 3,741 foods which reflect the food supply and preparation practices during the study.  Foods   The term ‘food’ refers to all foods, beverages and…

Published 20 January 2025

Science and data

Science and data FSANZ uses the best available scientific evidence to inform our work. Our regulatory science expertise and internationally-aligned risk assessment and management approaches are the foundation of our world-leading standards development, food surveillance and food safety response services.     Title Guidance and resources Card Monitoring the safety of our food supply FSANZ and partner agencies monitor the food supply to ensure it is safe and foods comply with standards for contaminants and…

Dietary supplements

Dietary supplements AUSNUT 2023 was developed for the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to use in the 2023 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Study, which includes the 2023 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (NNPAS) and the 2023 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (NATSINPAS). It contains all the data needed to help the ABS turn the information about foods and dietary supplements people reported into food, dietary supplement and nutrient intakes. It also contains information to help you interpret the data and compare data with previous surveys. The term ‘dietary supplement’ refers to…

Published 5 September 2025

Food measures

Food measures AUSNUT 2023 is a collection of detailed data about the Australian food supply. It supports the 2023 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Study. It contains data to help the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) turn information people reported about foods and dietary supplements into intakes. It also contains information to help interpret the data and compare it with previous surveys. The AUSNUT 2023 food measures data file contains 9,816 measures for the 3,741 foods. These include densities and food specific portions which reflect the portion types reported in the surveys.  Sources of measures data …

Published 5 September 2025

Australian Dietary Guidelines

Australian Dietary Guidelines AUSNUT 2023 is a collection of detailed data about the Australian food supply. It supports the 2023 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Study. It contains data to help the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) turn information people reported about foods and dietary supplements into intakes. It also contains information to help interpret the data and compare it with previous surveys. The AUSNUT 2023 Australian Dietary Guidelines (ADG) data was developed to estimate the amount of each ADG food group consumed during the surveys. It contains values for 79 food groups for each of the 3,741 AUSNUT 2023 foods.   The amount of…

Published 5 September 2025

FSANZ Board

FSANZ Board The Food Standards Australia New Zealand Board is the accountable authority for the agency. It must govern FSANZ in a way that promotes:

• the proper use and management of public resources
• the achievement of the agency's purpose, and
• the sustainability of the agency.  

Published 4 August 2025