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Computer‐aided formulation of experimental diets
Author(s) -
Wise A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of human nutrition and dietetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1365-277X
pISSN - 0952-3871
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-277x.1991.tb00110.x
Subject(s) - medicine , meal , set (abstract data type) , food science , chemistry , computer science , programming language
A computer program has been designed to test‐out random combinations of different numbers of food portions against set target quantities of nutrients required in experimental diets. The most acceptahle combination is selected and refined by random adjustments of the weight of each food component until a meal nutritionally closer to that required is achieved. Several complete meals are then incorporated into a diet by refining the weights of each meal until the complete diet matches the required one.