Hi, my name is Michael Truman. When my mother had to start a low protein diet a few years ago, I was surprised by how little information was available on the protein values of many common foods. Her doctor had provided her with a list of several dozen food items, and in searching the internet I was able to find a few hundred more. After that, there didn't seem to be much readily available useful information.
Eventually however I found the USDA Food and Nutrient Database and used it to assemble a protein dictionary containing the amounts of protein in over 6900 different food items. To make it easier to keep track of all this information I also created the ProteinTracker software program. I'm making this information freely available to you in the hope that it may be useful to you if you find yourself needing to follow a low protein diet.
Please feel free to contact me via email with any questions or comments.
The protein dictionary is a set of nine volumes containing all of the protein data contained in the USDA Food and Nutrient Database. The dictionary is available to you as downloadable PDF files. Many thanks to the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture for making this data available.
Use the low protein search engine to find the most reliable and relevant information on adopting a low protein diet. Just use the search box at the top of the page.
ProteinTracker is a software program you can use to search for the protein values of most commonly available foods and to keep track of your daily protein consumption.
ProteinTracker is freely available to you for your individual use.