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Title:   Author  item
                                            Pehrsson, Pamelaitem
                                            Haytowitz, David
  Submitted to: Book Chapter
                                    Publication Type: Book / Chapter
                                    Publication Acceptance Date: 4/15/2015
                                    Publication  Date: 4/1/2016
                                    Citation: Pehrsson, P.R., Haytowitz, D.B. 2016. Food composition databases. Book Chapter. Pehrsson, Pamela, 2016. Encyclopedia of Food and Health. Philadelphia:  Elsevier B.V. 16-21 p.Interpretive Summary: Food composition is the determination of what is in the foods we eat and is the critical bridge between nutrition, health promotion and disease prevention and food production.   Compilation of data into useable databases is essential to the development of dietary guidance for individuals and populations and plays an important role in food production, commerce, research and development, and policy setting.  This chapter describes the history of food composition, important considerations in developing databases and tables, and the role of national and regional authorities e.g., US Department of Agriculture and Eurofirs and international organizations e.g., the Food and Agriculture Organization.
                                Technical Abstract: Food composition is the determination of what is in the foods we eat and is the critical bridge between nutrition, health promotion and disease prevention and food production.   Compilation of data into useable databases is essential to the development of dietary guidance for individuals and populations and plays an important role in food production, commerce, research and development, and policy setting.  This chapter describes the history of food composition, important considerations in developing databases and tables, and the role of national and regional authorities e.g., US Department of Agriculture and Eurofirs and international organizations e.g., the Food and Agriculture Organization.


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