About Vizbite
Vizbite shows what's inside whole foods in 3D. Each food is cut in half so you can turn it and look in, and each nutrient has its own shape and motion, sized by how much 100 g of the food really contains.
Where the numbers come from
Every value comes from USDA FoodData Central, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's public food composition database. Vizbite uses its SR Legacy data (April 2018 release) for raw, edible portions. Each food page links to its exact entry and shows the date the values were last checked against it.
% Daily Value uses the FDA's Daily Values for adults and children 4 years and older. Where FoodData Central has no value for a nutrient, the page says "not measured" rather than guessing.
How amounts become animations
The animations are drawn to scale, so a food richer in a nutrient shows more of it:
- Most nutrients: one particle for every 1% of the Daily Value.
- Fat: three droplets per gram, colored by type (monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, saturated).
- Fiber: one strand per gram, up to 12.
- Lutein and zeaxanthin, which have no Daily Value: one per 30 µg, up to 12.
The shapes are illustrations, not microscope views. Their job is to show how much, not what a molecule looks like.
What it isn't
Vizbite is for general education. It isn't dietary or medical advice, and it doesn't replace a doctor or registered dietitian.
Who makes it
Vizbite is an independent project. The 3D foods are drawn in code, and real photos are added for some foods over time.
Contact
Questions, corrections, a food you'd like to see, or a school or licensing enquiry: email vizbite@zohomail.com.