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Enhancing USDA's Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies with Branded Food Product Label Data
Author(s) -
Steinfeldt Lois,
Martin Carrie,
Rhodes Donna,
Yirenkyi Kojoe,
Mattey Pranitha,
Lacomb Randy,
Moshfegh Alanna
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.741.5
Subject(s) - general partnership , product (mathematics) , business , nutrition facts label , agriculture , brand names , agricultural economics , marketing , food products , nutrition information , environmental health , nutrient , food processing , food science , advertising , agricultural science , medicine , geography , economics , environmental science , mathematics , chemistry , geometry , archaeology , finance , organic chemistry
Monitoring the dietary intake of Americans requires an accurate and complete database of foods and beverages and their nutrients. The average grocery store in the U.S. contains more than 40,000 items. There are over 20,000 new food and beverage products launched each year and continuing reformulations of existing products. Many of these changes are the result of public health initiatives to reduce intake of saturated fat, trans fat, and sodium. Label data in electronic format are being obtained through the Partnership for Public Health: Branded Food Products Database. The partnership is composed of USDA/ARS, the International Life Sciences Institute North America and the Agricultural Technology Innovation Partnership Foundation. The label information will include the manufacturer and brand, the Nutrition Facts Panel data, ingredients, serving size description and weight in grams, and dates for when a product is available, when it is discontinued, and when it is changed. Incorporating branded food product label data into the Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS), the database that provides nutrient values for foods and beverages reported in What We Eat in America, NHANES, will dramatically increase the size and greatly improve the currency of the FNDDS. The steps for incorporating this data and the links to food and beverage characteristics in FNDDS will be described. Funding by ARS, USDA.