Nutrient Analysis Using Food Composition Database
Analyze the energy and nutrient content of different food items by following guidelines that include obtaining ingredient lists, converting units, calculating nutrients, and dividing by serving size. Explore the nutritional profiles of Egg Waffle and Bubble Tea, including energy, protein, carbohydrates, fat, fiber, calcium, and Vitamin C. Utilize food composition databases for accurate nutrition information.
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Nutrient Analysis Using food composition database, analyse the energy and nutrient content of different food items.
Guidelines of analysing nutritional content of each serving of food 1. In deciding the energy and nutritional content of a food item, we first need: the ingredient list of the food item the number of servings from the recipe 2. Look up the nutritional profile for each individual ingredient from food composition database convert the unit of ingredients corresponding to the database 3. Calculate the amount of energy and nutrient that each ingredient gives 4. Add up the amount of nutrients from all ingredients 5. Divide the nutritional profile by number of servings from the recipe 2
Egg Waffle Ingredients (makes 3 servings): Egg Sugar Oil Cake flour Baking powder Analyse the energy and nutritional content of one serving of Egg Waffle, including: Energy (kcal) Protein (g) Carbohydrates (g) Total fat (g) Dietary fibre (g) Calcium (mg) Vitamin C (mg) 3 cup 6 Tbsp cup 2 tsp 3
Bubble Tea Ingredients (makes 1 serving): Analyse the energy and nutritional content of one serving of Bubble Tea, including: Energy (kcal) Protein (g) Carbohydrates (g) Total fat (g) Dietary fibre (g) Calcium (mg) Vitamin C (mg) Pearls Tapioca pearl (dry) Brown sugar Water 50 g 15 g 35 ml Tea Tea bag Brown sugar Milk Whole milk powder Water 2 30 g cup 2 Tbsp 200 ml 4
Sources of food composition database Food Nutrient Finder. Retrieved from https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/nutrient/searc hmenu.php Get Ready for FoodData Central, a New USDA Food and Nutrient Data System. Retrieved from https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/ 5
Alternative method of analysing nutritional content of food items There are commercial software and toolkits in governmental websites that can help to perform nutrient analysis. Examples: Food Nutrient Calculator. Foodafactoflife - Nutritional analysis for schools. 6
