Aquatic Food Composition Database: Nutrient Data for 3,558 Species

3,558 aquatic food taxa provide nutrient composition data for minerals, vitamins, and fatty acids. The Aquatic Food Composition Database team compiled data from national food tables, FAO datasets, and a systematic literature review from Web of Science in 2020. Version 5.0 was released in 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze nutritional profiles of aquatic species based on hundreds of nutrient measurements.
• Compare nutrient composition across different aquatic food taxa.
• Model dietary contributions of aquatic foods based on fatty acid and mineral content.
• Assess regional nutritional availability based on species data from the Western and Central Pacific.

Strengths

• Contains data for 3,558 distinct aquatic food taxa.
• Integrates data from multiple authoritative sources, including national food tables and FAO datasets.
• Data is processed, harmonized, and versioned, with updates periodically added to a GitHub repository.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Summary and regional values may vary as new data is added.

Provenance

Source

National food composition tables, FAO datasets, and peer-reviewed journal articles.

Collection Method

Systematic literature review and compilation of machine-readable sources.

Time Range

Sources include a systematic review from 2020 and a regional review from 2023.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 21:28:29.

Geography

Global, with a specific focus on species in the Western and Central Pacific.