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Research Programs and Projects at this Location

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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Human Nutrition (NP #107)
Advanced Technology for Rapid Comprehensive Analysis of the Chemical Components
(In-House Appropriated)
USDA National Nutrient Databank for Food Composition
(In-House Appropriated)
Analysis of Prebiotics, Carbohydrates and Dietary Fiber in USDA Foundation Foods
(Cooperative Agreement)
Development of Analytical and Chemometric Methods for Identification and Authentication of Foods and Botanical Supplements
(Cooperative Agreement)
Development of Analytical and Chemometric Methods for Identification and Authentication of Foods and Botanical Supplements
(Cooperative Agreement)
The USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program-2
(Cooperative Agreement)
Vitamin K in Foods and Dietary Supplements
(Cooperative 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 FoodData Central and Database Expansion of Foundation Foods
(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)
Methods for Chemical Authentication of Botanical Supplements and Ingredients
(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)
USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program-2
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program-2
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
USDA-NIH/ODS, FDA Iodine Database and Special Interest Databases on Purines, Nitrates/Nitrites, Glucosinolates
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Analysis of Secondary Metabolites in Plants
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Analytic II Prebiotics, Carbohydrates and Dietary Fiber
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Composition of Meats and Meat Products
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Comprehensive Analysis of Food Energy and Bioactive Secondary Metabolites in Foods
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development and Maintenance of a Botanical Database
(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)
Environmental Impact on Nutrient Profiles of Foods
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Environmental Impact on Nutrient Profiles of Fruits and Vegetables
(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 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)
Glycomic and Proteomic Maps of Foods
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Glycoprofiling of Oligosaccharides in Foods
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Investigation of Iodine, Purines, Glucosinolate and Nitrates/Nitrites in Foods
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Laboratory Support for Analysis of Foods for FoodData Central (FDC)
(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)
Nitrates and Nitrites in Foods and Botanical Dietary Supplements
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Nutrients of Public Health Importance in USDA Food Composition Data
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Nutrients of Public Health Importance in USDA Food Composition Data
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Phenolic Research Interest Group
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Purines in Foods and Dietary Supplements
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
TeraHerz (THz) Raman and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) Characterization of Dietary Fiber
(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 FoodData Central Optimization
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
USDA FoodData Central: Integration of Food Science and Technology
(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
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Vocabulary, Thesaurus and Ontology Development for USDA FoodData Central (university of California)
(Non-Assistance 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)
Development of Analytical and Chemometric Methods for Identification and Authentication of Foods and Botanical Supplements
(Cooperative Agreement)
Methods for Chemical Authentication of Botanical Supplements and Ingredients
(Interagency Reimbursable 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)
Metabolomic Methods for Plant and Animal Specimens
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Phenolic Research Interest Group
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
TeraHerz (THz) Raman and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) Characterization of Dietary Fiber
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)