Nutrient profiling schemes: Overview and comparative analysis

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 15-28

  Garsetti, Marcella ^a   De Vries, Jan ^b,e   Smith, Maurice ^c,d,f   Amosse, Amélie ^a   Rolf Pedersen, Nathalie ^a  

^a DANONE RESEARCH   (France)

^b FRIESLANDCAMPINA   (Netherlands)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d International Life Sciences Institute of Europe   (Belgium)

^e CSM ^*

^f PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S A   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Food classification; Health claim; Nutrient profiling; Nutritional quality; Profiling schemes

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INDUSTRY; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

BENCHMARKING; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 37249012346     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-007-2002-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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