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The development of a composition database of gluten-free products
Teresa Mazzeo1, Silvia Cauzzi2, Furio Brighenti2
11SITEIA.PARMA Interdepartmental Centre,University of Parma,Parma,Italy.
Objective:
To develop a composition database of a number of foods representative of different categories of gluten-free products in the Italian diet.
Design:
The database was built using the nutritional composition of the products, taking into consideration both the composition of the ingredients and the nutritional information reported on the product label.
Setting:
The nutrient composition of each ingredient was obtained from two Italian databases (European Institute of Oncology and the National Institute for Food and Nutrition).
Subjects:
The study developed a food composition database including a total of sixty foods representative of different categories of gluten-free products sold on the Italian market. The composition of the products included in the database is given in terms of quantity of macro- and micronutrients per 100 g of product as sold, and includes the full range of nutrient data present in traditional databases of gluten-containing foods.
Results:
As expected, most of the products had a high content of carbohydrates and some of them can be labelled as a source of fibre (>3 g/100 g). Regarding micronutrients, among the products considered, breads, pizzas and snacks were especially very high in Na content (>400-500 mg/100 g).
Conclusions:
This database provides an initial useful tool for future nutritional surveys on the dietary habits of coeliac people.
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