Choices Article on Food Composition Data

July 10th, 2015

Léon Jansen (Choices International Foundation) and Annet Roodenburg (HAS University of Applied Sciences) recently wrote an article on the use of food composition data in the International Choices Programme, that has now been accepted by Food Chemistry.

Food composition data have been used extensively both in the development of nutrient criteria to determine when a food can carry the Choices logo, as well as in the calculation of the potential impact of the Choices Programme. The article provides detailed information on the steps to organise and complete product composition data, as well as the use of these data and the results. The authors conclude with a call for food industry, retail and catering: by providing food composition data, they can contribute to the research on product development, food intake calculations and the evaluation of initiatives to stimulate a healthier lifestyle.

Read the full article here: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814615009747