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Food Search

The backbone of MyFoodDiary.com is formed by a combination of two powerful components: 1) our massive database of foods and nutrition data, and 2) our incredibly accurate food search engine.  The advanced pairing of these two features is what makes MyFoodDiary.com uniquely easy to use and effective.

Best Food Database

When we began developing MyFoodDiary.com in 2001, we thought we would simply purchase a food database from a company specializing in nutrition data.  We reviewed several options and were unable to find anything that met our quality standards.  We decided to build our food database from scratch.  This commitment has translated into tens of thousands of man-hours, but our efforts have really paid off.

Our system now contains nutrient information for over 50,000 foods including over 850 brands and over 250 restaurants.  For the vast majority of these items, our database contains complete data for 15 nutrients, vitamins and minerals including:

  • Calories
  • Total Fat
  • Saturated Fat
  • Trans Fat
  • Cholesterol
  • Sodium
  • Carbohydrates
  • Sugar
  • Dietary Fiber
  • Protein
  • Vitamin A
  • Vitamin C
  • Calcium
  • Iron
  • Alcohol

With such complete nutrient data, we are able to generate dietary reports that other food diaries simply cannot accurately provide.

Most Advanced Food Search Engine Available

Our massive food database would be useless if we did not pair it with an easy-to-use and effective search tool.  Luckily, after 5 years of development, we have perfected our food search engine.

To demonstrate how our search engine stacks up with our top competitors, we have included a table below that shows sample search phrases and the results provided by our search engine versus our competitors’ engines.  To protect the innocent, we will call these competitors "competitor 1," "competitor 2," and "competitor 3."

Search Phase: MAC AND CHEESE
Matches Found: 129
Search Phase: VEG BURGER
Matches Found: 111
Search Phase: CHEESE SLICE
Matches Found: 200
Top 5 results...

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese ~ Original ~ The Cheesiest
Lean Cuisine One Dish Favorites ~ Macaroni & Cheese
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese ~ Thick 'n Creamy
Boston Market Macaroni and Cheese
Kraft Easy Mac Cups ~ Original
Top 5 results...

Morningstar Farms Garden Veggie Patties
Boca Burger ~ Garden Vegetable
Dr. Praeger's Veggie Burger ~ California
Boca Burger ~ Vegan
Morningstar Farms Veggie Burgers ~ Grillers ~ Original
Top 5 results...

Kraft Cheese ~ Singles ~ American
Applegate Farms Cheese ~ Provolone
Kraft Cheese ~ Singles ~ American ~ Fat Free
Kraft Cheese ~ Singles ~ American ~ 2% Milk
Cheese ~ Cheddar or American
 Competitor 1
Search Phase: MAC AND CHEESE
Matches Found: 7
Search Phase: VEG BURGER
Matches Found: 0
Search Phase: CHEESE SLICE
Matches Found: 37
Top 5 results...

Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Dinner Original Flavor, Easy Mac
Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Dinner Original Flavor, Easy Mac
Smart Ones Mac and Cheese
Shoney's Mac & Cheese
Amy's Kitchen Rice Mac & Cheese

Notes: Regular Kraft mac & cheese does not make the list.  Only 7 items found and 1 of those is a duplicate.
No items were found Top 5 results...

Pizza Hut Medium Pan Cheese Pizza
Pizza Hut Medium Thin 'n Crispy Cheese Pizza
Pizza Hut Medium Hand Tossed Cheese Pizza
Papa John's Original Crust Cheese
Papa John's Thin Crust Six Cheese Pizza

Notes: Eighteen of the top nineteen foods are pizza.  Sliced cheese is very hard to find.
 Competitor 2
Search Phase: MAC AND CHEESE
Matches Found: 641
Search Phase: VEG BURGER
Matches Found: 467
Search Phase: CHEESE SLICE
Matches Found: 906
Top 5 results...

Generic Mac And Cheese
My Mac And Cheese
Generic Macaroni And Cheese
Generic Baked Mac And Cheese
Dad's Mac And Cheese

Notes: There are no brand-named items on page 1. The search results are drowning in foods added by other members (e.g., "My Mac & Cheese", "Dad's Mac & Cheese", "Candi's Mac & Cheese", etc.)
Top 5 results...

Generic Vegie Burger [sic]
Ww Veggie Burger
Vegan Tacoburgers
Cafe Veggie Burger
Hula Veggie Burger

Notes: Results filled with unrecognizable foods. Morningstar Farms and Gardenburger are not found in the Top 50 results.
Top 5 results...

Slice Cheese
Slice Of Cheese
Edam Cheese Slice
Csmc Cheese Slice
Emek Cheese Slice

Notes: No brands on first page. Kraft American cheese does not appear until page 3.
 Competitor 3
Search Phase: MAC AND CHEESE
Matches Found: 20
Search Phase: VEG BURGER
Matches Found: 2
Search Phase: CHEESE SLICE
Matches Found: 152
Top 5 results...

Kraft Easy Mac
Boston Market Mac 'N Cheese
Wisconsin Mac & Cheese
McDonald's Big Mac without Cheese
Sheetz Mac & Cheese

Notes: Regular Kraft mac & cheese does not appear in the search results, but a Big Mac without cheese is in the top 5.
Top 5 results...

Einstein Bros. Sandwiches & Burgers: Veg Out on Sesame Seed Bagel
Big Apple Bagels Sandwiches & Burgers: Mediterranean Veg-Out

Notes: Only 2 matches and neither is a veggie burger.
Top 5 results...

Little Caesars Pizza By The Slice, Cheese Only
Applebee's Berry Lemon Cheesecake w. Strawberry Slices & Raspberry Sauce
Papa Gino's Pizzas: Slices, Cheese
Sargento Cheese: Deli Style, Medium Cheddar, sliced 
Sargento Cheese: Deli Style, Provolone, sliced 

Notes: None of the 152 items are Kraft cheeses.  Results dominated by pizza and cheesecake.


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