Foods native to United States
United States appears on Micela as the origin of 27 foods and among the top producers of 42 more.
Foods native to United States
| Food | Origin | kcal / 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| 🌻 Sunflower | Eastern United States | 582 |
| 🫐 Blueberry | North America; farmed since 1916 | 57 |
| 🥯 Bagel | Kraków, Poland; New York made it famous | 264 |
| 🥞 Pancakes | They existed in ancient Greece; the syrup stack is American | 227 |
| 🦀 Crab | No single origin; icon: Chesapeake Bay, United States | 83 |
| 🦞 Lobster | No single origin; icon: the North Atlantic, Maine and Nova Scotia | 89 |
| 🍸 Cocktail | United States, 19th century | — |
| 🥤 Soda | America's 19th-century soda fountains | 42 |
| 🍭 Lollipop | The modern lollipop is American; Chupa Chups made it famous from Spain | 394 |
| 🍩 Doughnut | From Dutch olykoek; America made the hole | 426 |
| 🍪 Cookie | Persia, 7th century; the chocolate chip cookie is American, 1938 | 492 |
| 🍰 Strawberry shortcake | The Japanese shortcake the emoji shows; the original recipe is American | — |
| 🧁 Cupcake | United States, 19th century | — |
| 🥧 Pie | Medieval England; apple pie is an American icon | 237 |
| 🥠 Fortune cookie | California, United States, from a Japanese cracker | 378 |
| 🍔 Hamburger | United States, descended from the Hamburg steak | 209 |
| 🌭 Hot dog | The sausage is German; the bun, American | 235 |
| 🌯 Burrito | Northern Mexico and the US border | 193 |
| 🥡 Chop suey | Chinese-American cooking, in the emoji's takeout box | 114 |
| 🦃 Roast turkey | United States, centerpiece of Thanksgiving dinner; turkey was domesticated in Mesoamerica | 189 |
| 🥖 Stuffing | United States, from a European tradition | 195 |
| 🥔 Mashed potatoes | A Thanksgiving table classic; the potato is from the Andes | 114 |
| 🫙 Cranberry sauce | North America: the cranberry is native there | 159 |
| 🍠 Candied sweet potatoes | Southern United States; the sweet potato is American | 164 |
| 🥧 Pumpkin pie | United States; the pumpkin is American | 204 |
| 🥧 Pecan pie | Southern United States; the pecan is native there | 412 |
| 🥛 Eggnog | From an English tradition; in the Americas it is eggnog, rompope or ponche crema | 88 |
What United States produces among the world's largest
| Food | Origin | kcal / 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| 🍎 Apple | Tian Shan mountains, Kazakhstan | 52 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | A hybrid bred in France from a Chilean and a North American species | 32 |
| 🍇 Grape | Caucasus and Anatolia | 69 |
| 🍊 Orange | Southern China and northeastern India | 47 |
| 🍉 Watermelon | Northeastern Africa | 30 |
| 🍅 Tomato | Wild in the Andes; domesticated in Mexico | 18 |
| 🥔 Potato | Andean altiplano, between Peru and Bolivia | 77 |
| 🥕 Carrot | Central Asia, Afghanistan and Iran | 41 |
| 🧅 Onion | Central Asia | 40 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | Italy, from the wild Mediterranean cabbage | 34 |
| 🌽 Corn | Balsas river valley, Mexico | 86 |
| 🥬 Lettuce | Ancient Egypt | 17 |
| 🎃 Squash | Mesoamerica | 26 |
| 🌾 Wheat | Fertile Crescent | 340 |
| 🫘 Bean | Domesticated twice: Mesoamerica and the Andes | 132 |
| 🫛 Pea | Near East | 81 |
| 🫙 Soybean | Northern China | 172 |
| 🥩 Beef | Cattle were domesticated in Anatolia and the Near East | 257 |
| 🍗 Chicken | From the red junglefowl, Southeast Asia | 165 |
| 🥚 Egg | Where the hen was domesticated: Southeast Asia | 143 |
| 🐖 Pork | Domesticated twice: Anatolia and China | 248 |
| 🦃 Turkey | Mesoamerica | 159 |
| 🥛 Milk | The oldest known dairying: Anatolia | 61 |
| 🧀 Cheese | No single origin (the oldest residue is from Poland); France and Italy are the iconic cheese countries | 299 |
| 🧈 Butter | Near East | 717 |
| 🥜 Peanut | The Chaco and Andean valleys, between Bolivia and Paraguay | 587 |
| 🌰 Walnut | Persia and Central Asia | 654 |
| 🍯 Honey | The oldest rock paintings of honey gathering: Spain | 304 |
| 🧂 Salt | It has no origin: mined and evaporated worldwide | 0 |
| 🍷 Wine | Georgia: the oldest wine jars, 8,000 years old | 85 |
| 🍬 Sugar | Sugarcane was domesticated in New Guinea; India first crystallized it | 387 |
| 🍐 Pear | Asia: China and the Caucasus | 57 |
| 🍑 Peach | Eastern China, about 7,000 years ago | 39 |
| 🍒 Cherry | Between the Black and Caspian seas | 63 |
| 🍏 Green apple | The Granny Smith was born in Australia in 1868 | 58 |
| 🍄 Mushroom | The button mushroom was first farmed in France in the 17th century | 22 |
| 🍝 Pasta | Italy made it famous; the oldest known noodles are from China | 158 |
| 🦪 Oyster | No single origin; icon: France, Europe's largest consumer | 51 |
| 🍺 Beer | The oldest recipes are from Mesopotamia; today its icon is Germany | 43 |
| 🍾 Sparkling wine | The Champagne region, France | — |
| 🥃 Whisky | Scotland and Ireland both claim it | 250 |
| 🧃 Juice | No single origin; icon: Brazil, which makes more than half the world's orange juice | 45 |
What United States's foods bring
Among the 65 foods on this page with a full profile, per 100 g. The lightest is salt, at 0 kcal.
| Stands out for | Food | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Most calories | 🧈 Butter | 717 kcal |
| Most protein | 🍗 Chicken | 31 g |
| Most fiber | 🌻 Sunflower | 11.1 g |
| Most vitamin C | 🥦 Broccoli | 89.2 mg |
| Most potassium | 🌻 Sunflower | 850 mg |
| Most iron | 🍪 Cookie | 5.6 mg |
Origins and producing countries are approximate, under review against historical sources and FAOSTAT.
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