The nutrient composition of European ready meals: Protein, fat, total carbohydrates and energy

Food Chemistry

Volumn 172, Issue , 2015, Pages 190-196

  Kanzler, Sonja ^a   Manschein, Martin ^a   Lammer, Guido ^a   Wagner, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Convenience food; Food quality; Macronutrient profiling; Nutrition labeling

Indexed keywords

CONVENIENCE FOOD; FOOD QUALITY; MACRONUTRIENT PROFILING; NUTRIENT COMPOSITION; NUTRITION LABELING; READY MEALS; TOTAL CARBOHYDRATES;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; EUROPEAN; FAT CONTENT; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; MACRONUTRIENT; MEAL; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTEIN CONTENT; QUALITY CONTROL; READY MEAL; CALORIC INTAKE; EUROPE; FOOD ANALYSIS;

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; PROTEIN;

CARBOHYDRATES; ENERGY INTAKE; EUROPE; FATS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INDUSTRY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PROTEINS;

EID: 84907546138     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.09.075     Document Type: Article

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