Food composition databases are essential tools that systematically collate data on the nutrient and bioactive content of foods, thereby serving as indispensable resources for public health nutrition, ...

Scientists have developed an open-access Indian Nutrient Databank that contains information on nutrient composition of individual food items as well as information on commonly consumed recipes. Their ...

Maya Rajasekharan, Senior Advisor, Strategic Program Development at the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), says that food is the single ...

DALLAS, April 24, 2024 — The Periodic Table of Food Initiative ('the Initiative'), a pioneering collaboration led by the American Heart Association, the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT, with support ...

To improve dietary habits of the population through the generation of reliable information on the availability of essential nutrients in the main agrifoods produced ...

We developed, evaluated, and deployed computer software that uses mathematical optimization rather than trial-and-error methods to estimate the nutrient content of ...

To mark World Obesity Day on Monday 4 March, the IAEA has launched a body composition (BC) database aimed at helping countries devise better health policies to combat growing obesity challenges ...