biostudies-literatureDickie SAustralian Research Councilnzac112https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9429971biostudies-literatureUnknown6(8)<h4>Background</h4>Policy makers are increasingly using nutrition classification schemes (NCSs) to assess a food's health potential for informing nutrition policy actions. However, there is wide variability among the NCSs implemented and no standard benchmark against which their contrasting assessments can be validated.<h4>Objectives</h4>This study aimed to compare the agreement of nutrient-, food-, and dietary-based NCSs in their assessment of a food's health potential within the Australian food supply, and examine the conceptual underpinnings and technical characteristics that explain differences in performance.<h4>Methods</h4>A dataset combining food compositional data from the Mintel Global New Products Database and the Australian Food Composition Database (AUSNUT 2011-2012) (<i>n </i>Current developments in nutritionNutrition Classification Schemes for Informing Nutrition Policy in Australia: Nutrient-Based, Food-Based, or Dietary-Based?PMC9429971DP190101323Woods JLawrence MMachado PDickie SfalseNutrition Classification Schemes for Informing Nutrition Policy in Australia: Nutrient-Based, Food-Based, or Dietary-Based?<h4>Background</h4>Policy makers are increasingly using nutrition classification schemes (NCSs) to assess a food's health potential for informing nutrition policy actions. However, there is wide variability among the NCSs implemented and no standard benchmark against which their contrasting assessments can be validated.<h4>Objectives</h4>This study aimed to compare the agreement of nutrient-, food-, and dietary-based NCSs in their assessment of a food's health potential within the Australian food supply, and examine the conceptual underpinnings and technical characteristics that explain differences in performance.<h4>Methods</h4>A dataset combining food compositional data from the Mintel Global New Products Database and the Australian Food Composition Database (AUSNUT 2011-2012) (<i>n </i>2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Aug2026-04-27T03:14:30.745Z2025-04-05T12:11:04.379ZS-EPMC94299713606022010.1093/cdn/nzac112