The International Network of Food Data Systems (INFOODS) was established in 1984 under the auspices of the United Nations University. Its goal is to stimulate and coordinate efforts to improve the quality and availability of adequate and reliable food composition data.

INFOODS also compiles international databases and has a directory of tables and databases drawn up in a number of countries and classified by regions (Asia, Africa, North America and the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Oceania).

Some of the non-European databases available online include:

• Argentina - National University of Luján
• Australia and New Zealand - NUTTAB
• Canada - Health Canada
• The United States -USDA
• Japan - University of Sugiyama