Food composition data PRODUCTION, MANAGEMENT AND USE by Technical editors: | |
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE
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Erratum: In October 2014, the reference (Source: Paul and Southgate,1978) was added in Appendix 5 at p. 224 upon request of Heather Greenfield. Editing, design and production by the FAO Publishing Management Service
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Contents
Foreword to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the first edition
AcknowledgementsIntroduction
Chapter 1 Food composition data and food composition databases
Chapter 2 Initiation and organization of a food composition programme
Chapter 3 Selection of foods
Chapter 4 Selection of nutrients and other components
Chapter 5 Sampling
Chapter 6 Choice of analytical methods and their evaluation
Chapter 7 Review of methods of analysis
Chapter 8 Assuring the quality of analytical data
Chapter 9 Conventions and modes of expression of food composition data
Chapter 10 Quality considerations in the compilation of a food composition data base
Chapter 11 Guidelines for the use of food composition data
Chapter 12 Current needs and future directions
Appendixes
Appendix 1 INFOODS regional data centres
Appendix 2 Calculation of sample numbers
Appendix 3 Methods of preparation of foods for analysis
Appendix 4 Examples of procedures for the preparation of analytical samples
Appendix 5 Calculations of fatty acids in 100 g food and 100 g total fatty acids
Appendix 6 Calculation of the composition of dishes prepared from recipes
Appendix 7 Essential book list for food composition databases