. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Mar 30.

Published in final edited form as: J Food Compost Anal. 2008 Feb 1;21(Suppl 1):S13–S19. doi: 10.1016/j.jfca.2007.07.011

Table 2.

Original funding source and relative cost of selected software

Program Name	Initial Funding	Cost
Food Processor	Private	~$600
Nutritionist Pro	Private	~$600
Nutrient Data System for Research (NDS-R)^a	Public	~$8000
ProNutra^a	Public	~$3000
Food Intake and Analysis System (FIAS)^a	Public	~$6000

Initial development supported by The National Institutes of Health or United States Department of Agriculture; currently all are supported by user fees. These systems fulfill specialized research needs for a limited user base, resulting in higher development and maintenance costs per user.