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Marcella Garsetti1, Jan de Vries, Maurice Smith

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European Journal of Nutrition
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Nutrient profiling systems classify foods by nutritional content. Current schemes vary widely, with inconsistent results for intermediate foods, highlighting the need for an improved, balanced system.

Area of Science:

  • Nutritional Science
  • Food Science
  • Public Health Nutrition

Background:

  • Nutrient profiling classifies foods based on nutritional content.
  • Numerous global schemes exist for various applications.
  • These schemes differ in methodology and intended use.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To inventory and summarize existing nutrient profiling schemes.
  • To critically evaluate selected schemes' performance, strengths, and weaknesses.
  • To identify challenges and future directions for nutrient profiling system development.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic search of scientific and popular search engines for profiling schemes.
  • Analysis of schemes based on four key factors: food categorization, reference amount, cut-off use, and nutrient selection.

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  • Performance testing of selected schemes on a food sample.

    • Main Results:

    • Profiling schemes exhibit significant variation in approach, format, and content.
    • Inconsistent classification results were observed for foods with intermediate nutritional profiles.
    • Strengths and weaknesses analysis revealed challenges in balancing simplicity, scientific relevance, and adaptability.

    Conclusions:

    • Existing nutrient profiling schemes show considerable divergence in methodology and performance.
    • The development of an "ideal" nutrient profiling scheme is necessary.
    • This ideal scheme should balance consumer protection with industry innovation and market health.