School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Food Nutr Res. 2012;56. doi: 10.3402/fnr.v56i0.17665. Epub 2012 Jul 3.
Ethnic foods are an integral part of food consumption in Europe contributing towards the overall nutrient intake of the population. Food composition data on these foods are crucial for assessing nutrient intake, providing dietary advice and preventing diseases.
To analyse selected minerals in authentic and modified ethnic foods commonly consumed in seven EU member states and Israel.
A list of ethnic foods commonly consumed in selected European countries was generated, primary samples collected and composite sample prepared for each food, which were analysed for dietary minerals at accredited laboratories. Methods for sampling, analysis, data scrutiny and documentation were based on harmonised procedures.
New data on 128 ethnic foods were generated for inclusion in the national databases of seven EU countries and Israel within the European Food Information Resource (EuroFIR), an EU Network of Excellence. The Na, K, Ca, P, Mg, Mn, Cl, Fe, Cu, Zn, Se and I contents of 39 foods is presented for the first time in this study.
The data will serve as an important tool in future national and international food consumption surveys, to target provision of dietary advice, facilitate implementation of policies and inform policymakers, health workers, food industry and researchers.
民族食品是欧洲饮食消费的一个组成部分,有助于满足人口的整体营养摄入。这些食品的食物成分数据对于评估营养摄入、提供饮食建议和预防疾病至关重要。
分析在七个欧盟成员国和以色列常见的正宗和改良民族食品中的选定矿物质。
生成了一份在选定欧洲国家常见的民族食品清单,收集了主要样本,并为每种食品准备了复合样本,在认可的实验室分析膳食矿物质。采样、分析、数据审查和记录的方法基于协调程序。
在欧盟卓越网络欧洲食品信息资源(EuroFIR)中,为包括七个欧盟国家和以色列在内的国家数据库生成了 128 种民族食品的新数据。本研究首次报告了 39 种食品中的 Na、K、Ca、P、Mg、Mn、Cl、Fe、Cu、Zn、Se 和 I 含量。
这些数据将成为未来国家和国际食物消费调查的重要工具,以针对提供饮食建议、促进政策实施以及为政策制定者、卫生工作者、食品行业和研究人员提供信息。