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ARS research is organized into National Programs. Within each National Program are research projects. Listed below are the National Programs and research projects currently conducted at this location.

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Animal Health (NP #103)
	Effect of Resistant Starch and Cruciferous Vegetables on Mucosal Immunity and Disease Resistance (In-House Appropriated)
Human Nutrition (NP #107)
	Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion of Food Components and their Impact on Chronic Disease Risk (In-House Appropriated)
	Advanced Technology for Rapid Comprehensive Analysis of the Chemical Components (In-House Appropriated)
	Effect of Resistant Starch and Cruciferous Vegetables on Mucosal Immunity and Disease Resistance (In-House Appropriated)
	Elucidating Phytonutrient Bioavailability, Health Promoting Effects and Mechanisms of Existing/Emerging Foods and Beverages (In-House Appropriated)
	Polyphenol-Rich Foods and Promotion of Intestinal Health (In-House Appropriated)
	Strategies to Alter Dietary Food Components and Their Effects on Food Choice and Health-Related Outcomes (In-House Appropriated)
	The Role of Dietary and Lifestyle Factors on Nutrition and Related Health Status Using Large-Scale Survey Data (In-House Appropriated)
	USDA National Nutrient Databank for Food Composition (In-House Appropriated)
	Development of Analytical and Chemometric Methods for Identification and Authentication of Foods and Botanical Supplements (Cooperative Agreement)
	Food Forum (Cooperative Agreement)
	Food Forum (Grant)
	National Academy of Sciences Food and Nutrition Board Food Forum (Grant)
	National Academy of Sciences Food and Nutrition Board Food Forum (Grant)
	Development of USDA Special Interest Database on Iodine in U.S. Foods (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Food Buying Guide (FBG) for Child Nutrition Programs: Food Yield Studies and Food Component Analyses, Phase II (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Food Composition Research for FoodData Central and Database Expansion of Foundation Foods (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Food Composition Research for the FDC Foundation Foods (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Foundation Foods and Analysis of Complex Carbohydrates (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Investigation of Iodine, Purines, Glucosinolate and Nitrates/Nitrites in Foods (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Metabolite Profiling and Chemical Fingerprinting Methods for Characterization of Foods, Botanical Supplements, and Biological Materials (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	National Food and Nutrient Analysis Program (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	National Food and Nutrient Analysis Program (NFNAP) – Key Dietary Fibers and Fermentable Carbohydrates (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	National Food and Nutrient Analysis Program (NFNAP) – Key Dietary Fibers and Fermentable Carbohydrates (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Nutrition Research to Identify Dietary Compounds that Reduce the Risk of Cancer (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Room Calorimeter Evaluation of Ambulatory Metabolic Monitoring System that Predicts Metabolic Fuel Use (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Study of Nutrients Gene Interaction (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	The Potential Contribution of Beta-Carotene Metabolites to Cancer Risk (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program-2 (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
	Collaboration on a Dietary Recall Interview Innovation Project (Memorandum of Understanding)
	Bio-informatics Approach for Precision Nutrition (Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
	Collaboration Agreement for the Transfer of Human Data (Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
	Evidence Map on the Relationship Between Exposure to Dietary Sweetness and Body Weight-Related Outcomes in Adults (Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
	A Nutrimetabolomic Approach to Identify Biomarkers of Whole Grain Intake (Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
	Modulation of Inflammation in Obese Males After Consuming a Functional Tomato-Soy Juice (Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
	The Impact of Different Approaches to Dietary Sugar Reduction on Food Preference and Intake (Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
	USDA Global Branded Foods Product Database (USDA Global BFPD) Phase 2 New Data Flow – Canadian Expansion (Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
	A Nutrimetabolomic Approach to Identify Biomarkers of Whole Grain Intake (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Analysis of Foundation Foods and Ingredients to Support the FoodData Central (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Analysis of Secondary Metabolites in Plants (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Analytic II Prebiotics, Carbohydrates and Dietary Fiber (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Analytic II Prebiotics, Carbohydrates and Dietary Fiber (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Branded Foods Products Database (BFPDB) Automation and Ingredients (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Comprehensive Analysis of Food Energy and Bioactive Secondary Metabolites in Foods (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Development of Databases on Composition of U.S. Foods (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Development of Databases on Composition of U.S. Foods (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Development of Expert Computer Programs for Identification of Secondary Metabolites in Mass Spectral Data (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Dietary Interventions to Reduce Risk of Chronic Disease (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Effect of Minimally Processed Meat and Further Processed Meat on Biomarkers and Risk Factors for Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease - Phase 1 (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Environmental Impact on Nutrient Profiles of Foods (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Environmental Impact on Nutrient Profiles of Fruits and Vegetables (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Establishment of USDA Food Data System (FooDS) (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Exploring the Impacts of Changing Diets on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Human Well-being (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Food Composition and Food Yields in FNS Nutrition Programs (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Food Composition Research (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Food Data Research and Impact of Processing on Nutrients of Public Health Importance (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Food Yield and Composition (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Glycomic and Proteomic Maps of Foods (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Health Promoting Roles of Food Bio-active Phenolic Compounds on Obesity-Altered Metabolic Functions and Physiology (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Health Promoting Roles of Food Bio-Active Phenolic Compounds on Obesity-Altered Metabolic Functions and Physiology (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Impact of Food and Particulates on Metabolic Risk (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Investigation of Iodine, Purines, Glucosinolate and Nitrates/Nitrites in Foods (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Metabolizable Energy Value of Pulses in the Human Diet (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Metabolomic Methods for Plant and Animal Specimens (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Metabolomic Methods for Plant and Animal Specimens (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Nutrients of Public Health Importance in USDA Food Composition Data (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Nutrition Research to Identify Dietary Compounds that Reduce the Risk of Cancer (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Phenolic Research Interest Group (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Room Calorimeter Evaluation of Ambulatory Metabolic Monitoring System that Predicts Metabolic Fuel Use (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Study on Immune Modulatory Effects of Cruciferous Vegetable-Derived Bioactive Compounds (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Technical Applications Used in Monitoring, Processing, and Reporting Dietary Intakes of U.S. Population (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Technical Nutrition Support for National Dietary Databases (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Technical Nutrition Support for National Dietary Databases (2020-2025) (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	The Impact of Different Approaches to Dietary Sugar Reduction on Food Preference and Intake (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	The Potential Contribution of Beta-Carotene Metabolites to Cancer Risk (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	The Study of Dietary and Nutritional Assessment of Older Adults (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	The USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program-2 (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Total Proanthocyanidin (PAC) Content and A-type and B-type Ratios of Commercial Cranberry Dietary Supplements (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Total Proanthocyanidin (PAC) Content and A-type and B-type Ratios of Commercial Cranberry Dietary Supplements (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredient Program (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	USDA Food Data System Information Technologies for External Users (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	USDA FoodData Central Optimization (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	USDA FoodData Central: Integration of Food Science and Technology (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Vitamin K Analysis of Food and Dietary Supplements (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Vocabulary, Thesaurus and Ontology Development for USDA FoodData Central (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Vocabulary, Thesaurus and Ontology Development for USDA FoodData Central (university of California) (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Effect of Minimally Processed Meat and Further Processed Meat on Biomarkers and Risk Factors for Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease - Phase 1 (Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
	Macronutrient Absorption from Avocados: The Measured Energy Value of Avocados in the Human (Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
	Metabolizable Energy Value of Pulses in the Human Diet (Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Sustainable Agricultural Systems Research (NP #216)
	Advanced Technology for Rapid Comprehensive Analysis of the Chemical Components (In-House Appropriated)
	Development of Analytical and Chemometric Methods for Identification and Authentication of Foods and Botanical Supplements (Cooperative Agreement)
	USDA Global Branded Foods Product Database (USDA Global BFPD) Phase 2 New Data Flow – Canadian Expansion (Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
	Analytic II Prebiotics, Carbohydrates and Dietary Fiber (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Comprehensive Analysis of Food Energy and Bioactive Secondary Metabolites in Foods (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Phenolic Research Interest Group (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)

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