Examples of using Composition table in English and their translations into Portuguese
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The selection of foods was based by enquire on the food composition tables.
In the cost composition Table 2, the values directly related to pregnant woman assistance had greater participation R$ 63,433.47; 92.1.
Palavras-chave: Food intake; Children's food consumption;Food composition tables.
However, the chemical composition tables of foods available in Brazil are limited to the contents of fat and cholesterol of various foods used in Brazil.
To carry out dietary surveys and prescribe diets,it is necessary to consult food composition tables.
In addition, the food composition table of foods used was specifically built for this study, including recipes that are more consistent with the culinary habits of Brazilian people.
Most of the reduction amounts agreed upon were higher than the mean sodium content estimates presented in the 2008-2009 NDS nutritional composition table.
The food chemical composition tables most frequently used in our country do not provide information on cholesterol and fatty acids for most foods in the way they are consumed.
Intake of energy, carbohydrate, lipid and protein, saturated fat, trans fat, andadded sugar was estimated based on the composition table of foods consumed in Brazil13 13.
The nutrient content data of the software were compared to the Food Composition Table TACO, and when less than 80% or in excess of 120% were corrected according to the value found in the reference table. .
Recently, we carried out an extensive evaluation of the chemical composition of a large number of foods used in Brazil to build a food composition table with clinical applicability in our country.
In addition to this, another problem encountered in dietary assessment is the food composition table utilized, which may vary greatly from one country to another and not take into consideration regional preparations and manufactured products on the domestic market.
Recently we carried out an extensive evaluation on the chemical composition of a large number of foods used in Brazil to build a food composition table which could be clinically applied in our country.
Other activities of FAO include the publication of food composition tables(e.g. for Asian and African foods) and working with WHO to publish scientific advice on food and nutrition e.g.; requirements for energy and micronutrients.
To minimize these inaccuracies,we have employed various quality control procedures and food composition tables that had been specifically built for this research.
Quantification of the levels of antioxidant vitamins E, A, and C and minerals zinc, manganese, copper, andselenium of the selected foods was carried out using national and international food composition tables.
Information on trans fatty acids andadded sugar content were obtained from the USDA food composition table, since this information is not available in Brazil.
When identifying which foods were permitted in the diet free from cow's milk and by-products and which were not, it was found that there was a tendency for the individuals, both those in the study group and those in the control group,to correctly identify products that did contain cow's milk in their composition Table 2.
For each food in the list, there was a sodium conversion factor- a number between 0.01 to 1.00 derived from food composition tables representing the amount of sodium consumed in 1 g of that food item.
Another limitation includes the use of data from food composition tables and nutritional labels of food products, noting that the National Health Surveillance Agency ANVISA allows a variation in the nutrient content between the nutritional labels and actual values, of up to approximately 20.
However, a 55% reduction in the sodium content of this type of food,considering the lowest figure found in an American food composition table, would lead to a 9% reduction in the mean salt intake data not shown.
The maximum content of sodium agreed upon was higher than the estimated amount based on the food composition table, except for filling cookies, savory biscuit, bread loaf, breakfast cereal, mayonnaise, ham, French fries, sweet biscuit, soups, and French roll Table 1.
For the analysis of the data of food consumption, the Nutwin software was used Programa de Apoio à Nutrição, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo,which uses as a database the food composition table of the United States Department of Agriculture USDA.
The NutWin Nutritional Support Program of Universidade Federalde São Paulo- Unifesp and food chemical composition tables were used to calculate nutritional values of the diets, in addition to information obtained from food industries about products not included in the tables. .
Among these are the following: number of samples, raw material control, type of manufacturing process adopted, storage, quality control procedures employed,analytical methods or food composition tables used by companies to determine nutritional information of products.
Before the intervention,all meals served to the children four per day were calculated using food composition tables and product labels, in order to quantify the macro and micronutrients present in a serving of 100 g, followed by estimates of daily consumption.
Data from the R24h were converted into energy and nutrients using the NutWin software,whose database was initially updated with data from the Tabela Brasileira de Composição de Alimentos TACO- Brazilian Food Composition Table, in addition to the USDA Food Composition Table, version 17.
A high percentage of individuals who did not meet the recommendations could also be associated with the limitations of food composition tables, where foods and their nutritional values are insufficiently described, leading to the use of several sources and information about food preparations.
The calculation of calorie-protein intake was carried out by the software DietPro version 4.0 Agromídia Softwares, Minas Gerais, Brazil,as well as the Food Composition Table and the home measures table, including the macronutrients carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids.
There are also limitations related to the investigation of food consumption in relation to the methods used,the lack of tool validation, food composition tables that frequently do not include the analyzed foods, diversity in the composition of industrialized products, the interviewees' difficulty in measuring food and beverage portions, as well as underreporting of the data.