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An Innovative Machine Learning Approach to Predict the Dietary Fiber Content of Packaged Foods.

ABSTRACT: Underconsumption of dietary fiber is prevalent worldwide and is associated with multiple adverse health conditions. Despite the importance of fiber, the labeling of fiber content on packaged foods and beverages is voluntary in most countries, making it challenging for consumers and policy makers to monitor fiber consumption. Here, we developed a machine learning approach for automated and systematic prediction of fiber content using nutrient information commonly available on packaged products. An Australian packaged food dataset with known fiber content information was divided into training (n = 8986) and test datasets (n = 2455). Utilization of a k-nearest neighbors machine learning algorithm explained a greater proportion of variance in fiber content than an existing manual fiber prediction approach (R2 = 0.84 vs. R2 = 0.68). Our findings highlight the opportunity to use machine learning to efficiently predict the fiber content of packaged products on a large scale.

SUBMITTER: Davies T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8470168 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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An Innovative Machine Learning Approach to Predict the Dietary Fiber Content of Packaged Foods.

Davies Tazman T Louie Jimmy Chun Yu JCY Scapin Tailane T Pettigrew Simone S Wu Jason Hy JH Marklund Matti M Coyle Daisy H DH

Nutrients 20210914 9

Underconsumption of dietary fiber is prevalent worldwide and is associated with multiple adverse health conditions. Despite the importance of fiber, the labeling of fiber content on packaged foods and beverages is voluntary in most countries, making it challenging for consumers and policy makers to monitor fiber consumption. Here, we developed a machine learning approach for automated and systematic prediction of fiber content using nutrient information commonly available on packaged products. A ...[more]

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An Innovative Machine Learning Approach to Predict the Dietary Fiber Content of Packaged Foods.

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An Innovative Machine Learning Approach to Predict the Dietary Fiber Content of Packaged Foods.

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