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Food Composition at Present: New Challenges
Maria Kapsokefalou1,2, Mark Roe3, Aida Turrini4
1Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece.
Nutrients
|July 28, 2019
Summary
High-quality food composition data is crucial for nutrition and health research. Emerging technologies and new approaches are needed to address challenges in data harmonization, standardization, and accessibility, especially for the Mediterranean region.
Area of Science:
- Food Science
- Nutrition Science
- Public Health
Background:
- Food composition data is vital for food, nutrition, and health sectors.
- Dynamic changes and emerging technologies present new challenges and opportunities for data quality.
- The NUTRIMAD 2018 congress focused on these challenges for the Mediterranean region.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review challenges and opportunities in food composition data.
- To discuss the impact of these challenges on the Mediterranean region.
- To explore the role of Research Infrastructures and networks in improving data accessibility and use.
Main Methods:
- Review of challenges and opportunities in food composition data.
- Discussion of data harmonization, standardization, compilation, use, thesauri, classification, description, and exchange.
- Exploration of the role of automated tools and Research Infrastructures.
Main Results:
- Several areas require new approaches, including data harmonization, standardization, compilation, use, thesauri, food classification, description, and data exchange.
- Automated tools are needed for documentation consistency, inter-dataset linking, food matching, and portion size capture.
- Sustainable networks and Research Infrastructures are essential for improved access and effective use of food composition data.
Conclusions:
- A Mediterranean Network sharing high-quality food composition data is vital for research and policy initiatives supporting the Mediterranean Diet.
- EuroFIR AISBL plays a key role in coordinating experts and contributing to global efforts for data quality.
- Addressing data challenges through new approaches and tools will enhance the utility of food composition data for public health.
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