Global nutrient conversion table for FAO supply utilization accounts
High-quality food compositional data are crucial to obtain adequate results in research education, health claims and policy decisions. This document describes the development of a global set of energy, nutrient values and edible portion coefficients for the FAO Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA). The SUA statistics are published on FAOSTAT, the largest global database offering free access to food, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, natural resources management and nutrition statistics. Until 2023, the statistics published by FAO include energy and macronutrients (protein and fat) only, meaning that no statistics for vitamins or minerals were previously available. This user guide provides background information on the development of the Global Nutrient Conversion Table (NCT) for SUA, underlining the methodology and principles applied. The Global NCT for SUA consists of 435 food items for crops and livestock and 95 food items for fish and other aquatic products, totalling 530 items. Each SUA item was matched with food composition data from selected high-quality food composition tables from different countries and regions. The energy and nutrient values present an average profile for each food item listed in the SUA. Download the Nutrient conversion table for SUA that accompanies this publication.
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| Format: | Booklet biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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FAO ;
2024
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| Online Access: | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/CC9678EN http://www.fao.org/3/cc9678en/cc9678en.pdf |
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