The main nutrients are: energy, protein, total fat, saturates, monounsaturates, polyunsaturates, cholesterol, carbohydrate, starch, total sugars, individual sugars, fibre, alcohol, vitamins and minerals. For other nutrients e.g. individual fatty acids and tocopherols, data are only available for a relatively small proportion of foods - this should be taken into account when using data for these nutrients.
In addition, Tinuviel Software include the following:
- Tillery Valley Foods - manufacturer's data, 2008
- Calypso Soft Drinks Ltd - manufacturer's data, 2008
- Brakes, foodservice (catering) products - manufacturer's data, updated 2008
- Nutricia, tube and sip feeds - manufacturer's data, updated 2008
- Abbott, tube and sip feeds - manufacturer's data, 2006
- Glycaemic index of foods - published data, 2005
- Better Hospital Food - published data, 2005
- Pasta & Pasta Sauces, Food Standards Agency (FSA), 2004
- Catch-Up Project, FSA, 2004
- AOAC fibre content of foods, USDA, 2004
- Non-milk extrinsic sugars content of foods, calc by Registered Nutritionist, 2003
The Composition of Foods Integrated Data Set (CoF IDS)
Click here for details of CoF IDS and Tinuviel Software nutrition analysis products.EuroFIR - European Nutrient Databank
An EU nutrient databank is currently in development. See below for details.
|
EuroFIR (European Food Information Resource Network) is an EU-funded body, undertaking a five year programme of work to produce the first pan-European food composition database. This work will harmonise food composition data accross Europe, making it easier for researchers to carry out multi-national nutritional studies. When analysing recipes, the international data available in the EuroFIR database will allow users of software analysis tools to use the national ingredient data appropriate to the EC country of manufacture.
The database is likely to include a much larger number of foods and a greater number of nutrients/other components than any database previously. It should standardise laboratory methods for analysis of the nutrient contents of foods. It will also harmonise methods of expression of nutrients, e.g. carbohydrate expressed as absolute values or as monosaccharide equivalents, calculation of energy content of foods, etc. It is essential that food composition data are reasonably complete and that procedures are put in place to ensure that data are both regularly and frequently updated. The five year term will complete in December 2009. When food composition data are available, it is intended that these data will be incorporated into all Tinuviel Software nutritional analysis products. For further information on EuroFIR, click here. |