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Wednesday, 7th October 2009

Online Database (Beta): FoodEssentials.com Informs You About What Your Eating

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There motto is, "what are you really eating?" For an in-depth overview, visit this page.

FoodEssentials has the most comprehensive food comparison criteria available. No matter what you’re specific requirements are FoodEssentials.com has the potential to be able to help you find foods that suit those requirements. One can compare foods by specific ingredient, allergens, additives or nutrients making the FoodEssentials database the most comprehensive in existence.

Simply enter a food type, product name, company name, etc.. compare lists, and then view complete nutrients, allergens, and additives. Here's a search for ice cream. Btw, directly below the search box you'll find links to popular product categories.

You'll see that the results page provides a list of ice cream categories and links to specific products. Click a product name, and your provided with a list and drop down menu with many data points to find out the nutritional make-up of the product. Here's an example.

Access Info About:
+ Cholesterol
+ Calories
+ Fat Calories
+ Fiber
+ Protein Saturated Fat
+ Sodium
+ Sugars
+ Total Fat

Other Data Points
+ Additives by Presence
+ Allergens by Presence
+ Ingredients by Presence

Users can also build comparison lists. Instructions can be found by clicking, "My Lists."

Don't feel like searching? You can also browse by category. Look for the category listing located on the right side of product info pages.

FoodEssentials comes from a company based in Chicago. More about the company here. You can also learn about there fee-based products. FoodEssentials.com is a free service.

Finally, you can learn a bit more about the company and the web site by taking a look at this news release (worth reviewing).

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