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• To understand the principles, characteristics, strength and limitations of frequently used methods for measuring macronutrient composition of foods.

• To interpret laboratory results of food analysis and determine if these data are of sufficient quality to include them in a FCDB.

• To communicate with laboratory workers about analysis methods and results.

Outline of the module:

General introduction (study time 30 min - 1 hour)

This gives a short introduction to Food Composition Data and data quality.

Cases (study time 2 – 8 hour per case, depending on your prior knowledge)

The main part of this module consists of several cases. Each case focuses on the analysis of a specific (macro) nutrient.

In the cases you will find several interactive exercises and questions which help you to understand the contents of the module. They are not intended as a kind of exam. So feel free to play around with the exercises and feel not depressed if you give wrong answers, but use your mistakes to learn from. For some exercises you need to use food composition data. Therefore it is recommended to have a food composition database at hand while studying the cases.

Glossary

The glossary contains additional explanations and definitions of several concepts mentioned in the case.

Additional study material

It is recommended to use the book ‘Food composition data, production, management and use’ of Greenfield and Southgate as reference. In the cases you will be referred to specific chapters of this book.

English part 1 [pdf 364Kb]

English part 2 [pdf 1074Kb]

French part 1 [pdf 156Kb]

French part 2 [pdf 447Kb]

French part 3 [pdf 665Kb]

French part 4 [pdf 475Kb]

Spanish part 1 [pdf 207Kb]

Spanish part 2 [pdf 457Kb]

Spanish part 3 [pdf 740Kb]

Spanish part 4 [pdf 446Kb]