Google Translates Nutrition Information Searches into Knowledge Graph Results

Google just announced a new addition to its handy knowledge graph, the little side bar on the right that pops up for your searches from time to time, often with the perfect piece of information you were searching for. Now, the next time you're looking to find out whether a certain type of food fits into your diet, the right results may pop up before you even check out the list of websites.

Google's roll out started today for the English-speaking world, and soon you will be able to search for nutritional information for over 1,000 basic foods, like fruits, vegetables, meats. Even some meals will be included in the instant knowledge graph results, according to Google's blog.

The search feature is designed to respond to simple plain English phrases, which Google is touting will go perfectly with their voice search feature. Queries like "How many calories are in an apple?" or "How much protein is in an avocado?" will get you results instantly, including those classic nutrition information graphs you see on the back of foods listing and other relevant information.

For those of you who have used Google's instant conversion tables in search to find out how many liters are in a gallon, there's a similar feature coming to Google's nutrition knowledge graph results. Selection menus are part of the nutrition information, so for questions like "How many calories in an apple?" you can change the serving size to fit what you were planning to eat and get the accurate number instantly. You can also change the foods you're looking up on a drop-down menu, so that if you're searching for a larger category, you can narrow down the topic of your serving size conversion as well.

The feature is rolling out throughout the United States over the next 10 days, and the search result feature will be available both on desktop and mobile platforms. Google is promising to add more features, foods, and make it available for other countries and languages "over time."