Food composition is fundamental to the cross-cutting initiative on biodiversity for food and nutrition

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 361-365

  Burlingame, Barbara ^a   Charrondiere, Ruth ^a   Mouille, Beatrice ^b  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^b BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biodiversity; Bioversity International; Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD); Cross cutting initiative on biodiversity for food and nutrition; Cultivar influence on nutrient intake; Data compilation; FAO; Food composition; Food composition databases; Food database management; Nutrition; Varieties, cultivars, landraces

Indexed keywords

IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 69549086232     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2009.05.003     Document Type: Review

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