The development of a composition database of gluten-free products.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop a composition database of a number of foods representative of different categories of gluten-free products in the Italian diet.

Design

The database was built using the nutritional composition of the products, taking into consideration both the composition of the ingredients and the nutritional information reported on the product label.

Setting

The nutrient composition of each ingredient was obtained from two Italian databases (European Institute of Oncology and the National Institute for Food and Nutrition).

Subjects

The study developed a food composition database including a total of sixty foods representative of different categories of gluten-free products sold on the Italian market. The composition of the products included in the databas

SUBMITTER: Mazzeo T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10271253 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature