Improving food composition data by standardizing calculation methods

• Main Author: Öhrvik, Veronica (auth)
• Other Authors: Carlsen, Monica Hauger (auth), Källman, Anna (auth), Martinsen, Thea Amalie (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Nordic Council of Ministers 2015
• Series: TemaNord
• Subjects: Food manufacturing & related industries; health; food; Fat; Folate; Food composition data; Margarine; Microgram; Norway; Nutrient; Sweden; Vitamin
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Food composition data is important in nutritional policy making. However, food analyses are expensive and to use analysed values only is not economically justifiable; hence recipe calculations are important for the quality of food composition databases. The aim with this project, financed by the Nor...