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Agave
Agricultural supplies, general/other
Air
Alfalfa
Almond
Animal research, general
Apple
Aquatic plants
Arboreta and botanical gardens
Atmosphere, general/other
Bacteria
Baitfish (minnows and shiners)
Banana
Barley
Beans (dry)
Beans (fresh, fresh-processed)
Bedding/garden plants
Beef cattle, general/other
Beef cattle, live animal
Berries and cane fruits, other
Biological Cell Systems
Blueberry
Broadleaf forests of the South
Butter
Canola
Carrot
Catfish
Cheese
Chemurgic Crops
Cherry
Chinese tallow
Citrus, general/other
Clams and mussels
Climate
Cocoa
Coffee
Cole crops (includes cabbage, kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower,
Conifer forests of the North
Conifer forests of the South
Conifer forests of the West
Cool season perennial grasses (includes bluegrass, bromegrass, fescue)
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
Cotton, other
Cottonseed (for meal, oil, etc.)
Cranberry
Crawfish
Cross-commodity research--multiple animal species
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Cucumber
Cucurbits, other (includes pumpkin, squash, gourd)
Cultured aquatic animals, general/other
Cut flowers, foliage, and greens
Dairy cattle, general/other
Dairy cattle, live animal
Date
Deciduous and small fruits, general/other
Deciduous tree fruits, other
Desert and semidesert shrub land and shinnery
Domestic and community water supply facilities and systems
Drainage and irrigation facilities and systems
Duck and goose, live animal
Durum wheat
Economy, general/other
Edible tree nuts, general/other
Egg-type chicken, live animal
Eggplant
Eggs
Endangered species
Experimental design and statistical methods
Feed and feed additives
Fertilizers
Fiber crops, general/other
Filbert
Finfish
Fish habitats
Flax
Florist crops, other
Food (not readily associated with specific plant and animal products)
Forage legumes, other
Freshwater shrimp
Fungi (includes yeast)
General Commodity
General technology
Goats, meat and mohair
Grain crops, general/other (includes buckwheat, millet, triticale)
Grain sorghum
Grapefruit
Grapes, other
Grasslands, other
Greens and leafy vegetables (includes endive, lettuce, spinach)
Ground covers
Guayule
Gums
Hard red spring wheat
Hard red winter wheat
Hard white wheat
Hemp
Herbaceous perennials and decorative greens
Honey bees
Hops
Horses, ponies, and mules
Ice cream
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
Insects
Invertebrates, general/other
Kiwi
Laboratory animals
Land
Leguminous vegetables, other
Lemon
Lentil
Long fiber cotton
Machinery and equipment
Mango
Marine shrimp
Marketing, processing, and supply firms other than cooperatives
Meat, beef cattle
Meat, dairy cattle
Meat, sheep
Meat, swine
Meat-type chicken, live animal
Melons (includes cantaloupe, muskmelon, watermelon)
Microorganisms, general/other
Milk
Mint
Miscellaneous and new crops, general/other
Mountain grasslands, meadow, and alpine
Mushrooms and other edible fungi
Narcotic plants
Nectarine
Nematodes
Noncrop plant research
Nonfarm structures and related facilities, including those used in
Oats
Oilseed and oil crops, general/other
Onion, garlic, leek, shallot
Orange
Ornamental trees and shrubs
Ornamentals and turf, general/other (includes cacti)
Other animals, general
Other beef cattle products
Other bees (non-Apis bees)
Other cultured finfish
Other dairy cattle products
Other non-bee pollinators, general
Other poultry products
Other swine products
Oysters
Papaya
Parks and urban green space
Pasture
Pasture and forage crops, general/other
Peach
Peanut
Pear
Peas (dry)
Peas (fresh, fresh-processed)
Pecan
People and communities, general/other
Peppers
Perennial grasses, other
Pesticides (includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.)
Pineapple
Pinyon-juniper
Plant research, general
Plum
Potato
Potted plants
Poultry meat
Poultry, general/other
Protozoa
Raisin grapes
Rangelands and grasslands, general
Rangelands, other
Raspberry
Red clover
Remote sensing equipment and technology
Research equipment and methods, general/other
Research on research management (not research management per se)
Rhizomes, tubers, bulbs, and root crops, general/other (for potato use 1310)
Rice
River basins
Rubber, gum, and resin plants, other
Rye
Salmon
Seeds and other plant propagules
Sensory evaluation/analysis methods (human senses)
Sewage and waste disposal facilities and systems
Sheep and wool, general/other
Sheep, live animal
Shellfish
Soft red wheat
Soft white wheat (includes club, western)
Soil
Soil and land, general
Solanaceous and related crops, general/other (for potato use 1310)
Solar radiation
Soybean
Spiders, mites, ticks, and other arthropods
Strawberry
Striped bass
Structures, facilities, and equipment, general/other
Sugar beet
Sugar cane
Sugar crops, general/other
Summer annual grasses (includes forage sorghums, sudangrass, sorghum)
Sunflower
Sweet potato
Sweet sorghum
Sweetcorn
Swine, general/other
Swine, live animal
Table grapes
Taro
Tea
The family and its members
The farm as an enterprise
Tilapia
Tomato
Trees, forests, and forest products, general
Tropical/subtropical fruit, general/other
Trout
Turf (includes bentgrass, bermudagrass, bluegrass, dichondra, fescue)
Turkey, live animal
Upland cotton
Vegetables, general/other
Viroids, mycoplasmas, spiroplasmas, etc.
Viruses
Walnut
Warm season perennial grasses (includes dallisgrass, bluestems)
Water resources
Watersheds
Watersheds and river basins, general
Weather
Weeds
Wetland and riparian systems
Wheat, other
Wild animals
Wildlife and natural fisheries, general/other
Wildlife habitats
Wine grapes
Winter annual legumes (includes subterranean clover, arrowleaf clover)
Wood and wood products
Wool fiber
Food (not readily associated with specific plant and animal products)
item A Standing Committee for the Review of the Dietary Reference Intakes Framework
item A Systematic Research Approach to Responsive Agriculture for the Advancement of Health
item A Systems Approach to Responsive Agriculture
item Additive Effects of Honey and Whole Foods in Altering Postprandial Glycemia
item Advanced Technology for Rapid Comprehensive Analysis of the Chemical Components of Foods
item Advanced Technology for Rapid Comprehensive Analysis of the Chemical Components of Foods
item Advancing Methods and Applications in Metagenomics Sequence Analysis
item Agreement on Collaborative Research between University of Vermont and USDA Agricultural Research Service
item Agricultural Vulnerability Assessment for the Northeast
item AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems
item Alternative Proteins Research (Climate)
item Analysis of Secondary Metabolites in Plants
item Analytic II Prebiotics, Carbohydrates and Dietary Fiber
item Approaches to Dietary and Physical Activity Guidelines Adherence
item Assessing Environmental, Economic, Health, and Social Effects of Northeastern Food Systems
item Assessment of Intestinal Permeability in Adults
item Biomarkers of Nutritional Status Resulting from Altered Food Composition
item Characterizing the Production Efficiency and Environmental Performance of Beef on Dairy Systems in New England
item Child Nutrition Programs Food Buying Guide (FBG): Food Yield Studies and Food Component Analyses
item Collaborative Animal Research between University of Vermont and ARS
item Collaborative Research in Diet Microbiome and Immunity
item Collaborative Research on Machine Learning in Nutrition
item Composition of Meats and Meat Products
item Composition Research for Special Interest Databases, and DSID
item Connecting Social And Environmental Characteristics To Soil Health On New England Farms
item Continuation of Population of a USDA Foods Data Set with Expanded Nutrition and Food Safety Information
item Designing Cool-Season Grain Polycultures for High Yield and Quality, Stability and Weed Suppression
item Development and Validation of Predictive Models and Pathogen Modeling Programs; and Data Acquisition for International Microbial Databases
item Development of a Survey Course for Chemometrics and Data Handling for Analysts
item Development of New Standard Rodent Diet
item Diet and Physical Activity Interventions to Promote Health in Models for Obesity-Related Diseases
item Diet Quality and Physical Activity for Healthy Aging and Chronic Disease Mitigation
item Diet Quality and Physical Activity for Healthy Aging and Chronic Disease Mitigation
item Economic and Environmental Analysis of Expanding New York and New England Beef Cattle Production
item Effect of Daily Consumption of Peanuts/Peanut Butter on Immune Function and Cardiometabolic Markers and Risk Factors in Free-Living Individuals
item Effect of Diet on Gut Microbiome, Gastrointestinal Health, and Immune Function
item Effect of Yogurt on Mucosal Immunity in the Gastrointestinal Tract
item Establishment of Animal and Field Crop Research at Nordic Farm
item Farm to Table Factors: Impact of Production, Processing, and Preparation on Food Composition
item Food Analysis for USDA FoodData Central
item Food Buying Guide (FBG) for Child Nutrition Programs: Food Yield Studies and Food Component Analyses
item Food Buying Guide (FBG) for Child Nutrition Programs: Food Yield Studies and Food Component Analyses
item FoodData Central
item Foodomics: New Tools for Food Composition
item Funding Continuous Dietary Reference Intake Process
item Glutathione, Mono- and Di-saccharides, Oligosaccharides in Foods
item Glycomic and Proteomic Maps of Foods
item Glycoprofiling of Oligosaccharides in Foods
item Headquarters Cooperative Programs - Nutrition, Food Safety, and Quality (NFSQ)
item High Resolution Mass Spectral Database for Herbs and Foods
item High Resolution Mass Spectral Database for Herbs and Foods
item Identification of Molecular Traits of Specific Pulses that Maximize Human Health
item Impact of Diet on the Aging Brain and Sensory Systems to Improve Healthspan
item Impact of Diet on the Aging Brain and Sensory Systems to Improve Healthspan
item Impact of Peanuts on Cardiometabolic, Cognitive, and Intestinal Health in Prediabetes Among Racially Diverse Populations
item Impact of Pulse Consumption on Lowering Antimicrobial Resistance in Gut Microbiomes
item Improving Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability of Animal-based Food Systems in the Northeast States in a Manner that Enhances Nutrition and Public Health
item Improving Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability of Plant-based Food Systems in the Northeast States in a Manner that Enhances Nutrition and Public Health
item Improving Food Systems in the New England States to Enhance Small Farm Sustainability, Value-Added Processing, and Public Nutrition and Health
item Improving the Performance of Food Systems in the Northeastern United States
item Integrating Community Nutrition with Improved Pregnancy Outcomes
item Investigation of Iodine, Purines, Glucosinolate and Nitrates/Nitrites in Foods
item Investigation of Iodine, Purines, Glucosinolate and Nitrates/Nitrites in Foods
item Investigation of Iodine, Purines, Glucosinolate and Nitrates/Nitrites in Foods
item Laboratory Support for Analysis of Foods for FoodData Central (FDC)
item Metabolic and Molecular Mechanisms of Healthspan
item Metabolic and Molecular Mechanisms of Healthspan
item Method and Database Development and Validation for Dietary Supplements
item Method and Database Development and Validation for Dietary Supplements
item Methods for Chemical Authentication of Botanical Supplements and Ingredients
item Modeling Fresh Produce Supply Chain Systems in the Northeast US
item Modernization of the Child Nutrition Database (CNDB) and Integration with USDA FoodData Central
item Modernization of the Child Nutrition Database (CNDB) and Integration with USDA FoodData Central
item Modernization of the Child Nutrition Database (CNDB) and Integration with USDA FoodData Central
item MOU between USDA/ARS and American Heart Association Inc
item National Academy of Sciences Food and Nutrition Board Food Forum
item National Academy of Sciences Food and Nutrition Board Food Forum
item National Academy of Sciences Food and Nutrition Board Food Forum
item Nitrates and Nitrites in Foods and Botanical Dietary Supplements
item Nitrates and Nitrites in Foods and Botanical Dietary Supplements
item Nitrates and Nitrites in Foods and Botanical Dietary Supplements
item Nutrient data on watermelon rind and flesh for publication in the USDA Foundation Foods Database in FoodData Central (FDC)
item Nutrients of Public Health Importance in USDA Food Composition Data
item Precision Nutrition for Health and Optimal Aging
item Precision Nutrition for Health and Optimal Aging
item Preparation and Presentation of Indigenous Foods
item Purines in Foods and Dietary Supplements
item Purines in Foods and Dietary Supplements
item Review of Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy
item Rural Diet Diversity in New England
item Sample Handling and Composition of Meats and Meat Products
item Special Compounds in Foods and Dietary Supplements
item Standing Committee on Evidence Synthesis and Communications in Diet and Chronic Disease Relationship - PHASE 2
item Standing Committee on Evidence, Synthesis, and Communications in Diet and Chronic Disease Relationships
item Technology Development, Evaluation and Validation for the Detection and Characterization of Chemical Contaminants in Foods
item TeraHerz (THz) Raman and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) Characterization of Dietary Fiber
item The Effects of Dietary Components and Food Processing on the Gut Ecosystem
item The USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program-2
item The USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program-2
item The USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program-3
item The USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program-4
item USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program-2
item USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program-2
item USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program-2
item USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program-2024
item USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program-2025
item USDA FoodData Central (FDC): Food Acquisition & Analyses
item USDA FoodData Central Integration of the Child Nutrition Database
item USDA FoodData Central: Carotenoids in Foods
item USDA FoodData Central: Integration of Food Science and Technology
item USDA-NIH/ODS, FDA Iodine Database and Special Interest Databases on Purines, Nitrates/Nitrites, Glucosinolates
item USDA-NIH/ODS, FDA Iodine Database and Special Interest Databases on Purines, Nitrates/Nitrites, Glucosinolates
item Using Deep Learning To Simulate Individual Responses In Cardiovascular Disease Risk To Different Dietary Patterns
item Validation and Commercialization of Innovative Processing Technologies
item Valorization of Dairy Sidestreams to Fight Calcium Deficits in Postmenopausal Women
item Vitamin K in Foods and Dietary Supplements
item Vocabulary, Thesaurus and Ontology Development for USDA FoodData Central