An appetite for modernizing the regulatory framework for protein content claims in Canada

Nutrients

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2017, Pages

  Marinangeli, Christopher P F ^a   Foisy, Samara ^b   Shoveller, Anna K ^c   Porter, Cara ^b   Musa Veloso, Kathy ^d   Sievenpiper, John L ^e,f,g   Jenkins, David J A ^e,f,g  

^a Pulse Canada   (Canada)

^b Loblaws Companies Limited   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d Intertek Scientific and Regulatory Consultancy   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Protein; Protein digestibility corrected amino acid score (PDCAAS); Protein efficiency ratio; Protein quality; Regulation

Indexed keywords

MILK FAT; PLANT PROTEIN;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; APPETITE; BIOASSAY; BREAKFAST CEREAL; CANADA; CHICKPEA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; NOTE; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN DIGESTIBILITY CORRECTED AMINO ACID SCORE; PROTEIN EFFICIENCY RATIO; PROTEIN QUALITY; PROTEIN RATING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SCORING SYSTEM; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; LAW; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANAGEMENT; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE;

CANADA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PACKAGING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POLICY MAKING; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; VEGETABLE PROTEINS;

EID: 85028471563     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu9090921     Document Type: Note

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