Is There a Convergence between the Food Classification Adopted by Food-Based Dietary Guidelines and Food Science and Technology?
The World Health Organization (WHO) proposed the dietary guidelines presented as the Food-based Dietary Guidelines (FBDG). The FBDG classify foods according to their origin, nature, nutrient source, food group, and processing level. Food science and technology (FST) ranks food according to its origi...
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| author | Jordanna Santos Monteiro Raquel Braz Assunção Botelho Renata Puppin Zandonadi Wilma Maria Coelho Araujo |
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| description | The World Health Organization (WHO) proposed the dietary guidelines presented as the Food-based Dietary Guidelines (FBDG). The FBDG classify foods according to their origin, nature, nutrient source, food group, and processing level. Food science and technology (FST) ranks food according to its origin, perishability, nutrient source, processing, food group, and formulation. This paper aimed to compare the convergence points for food classification according to the FBDG and FST. This study was carried out in two phases. The first step was identifying the Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDG). For each of the FBDG, food items were grouped as fruits, vegetables, cereals, sugars, fat and oils, legumes, foods from animals, dairy products, and others. The second step aimed to identify and describe the different food classification systems. The search was performed on PubMed<sup>®</sup>, Science Direct, and Web of Science and websites of international organizations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the <i>Codex Alimentarius</i>. Our results show that the points of convergence between the classifications were the classification in terms of origin (animal and vegetable), nutrient sources, and food groups. However, inconsistencies were observed for the distribution of food items in each group in the 98 surveyed FBDG. As for nature, there was a convergence for in natura, minimally processed, and processed foods. However, the criteria adopted for minimally processed and processed foods described in the FBDG differ from those considered by the FST. FST also does not recognize the classification of foods concerning the level of processing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7eb7dd98d0454b80aac7d441e90232132023-11-19T16:30:19ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582023-10-011220382410.3390/foods12203824Is There a Convergence between the Food Classification Adopted by Food-Based Dietary Guidelines and Food Science and Technology?Jordanna Santos Monteiro0Raquel Braz Assunção Botelho1Renata Puppin Zandonadi2Wilma Maria Coelho Araujo3Department of Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, University of Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, Brasilia 70910-900, DF, BrazilDepartment of Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, University of Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, Brasilia 70910-900, DF, BrazilDepartment of Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, University of Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, Brasilia 70910-900, DF, BrazilDepartment of Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, University of Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, Brasilia 70910-900, DF, BrazilThe World Health Organization (WHO) proposed the dietary guidelines presented as the Food-based Dietary Guidelines (FBDG). The FBDG classify foods according to their origin, nature, nutrient source, food group, and processing level. Food science and technology (FST) ranks food according to its origin, perishability, nutrient source, processing, food group, and formulation. This paper aimed to compare the convergence points for food classification according to the FBDG and FST. This study was carried out in two phases. The first step was identifying the Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDG). For each of the FBDG, food items were grouped as fruits, vegetables, cereals, sugars, fat and oils, legumes, foods from animals, dairy products, and others. The second step aimed to identify and describe the different food classification systems. The search was performed on PubMed<sup>®</sup>, Science Direct, and Web of Science and websites of international organizations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the <i>Codex Alimentarius</i>. Our results show that the points of convergence between the classifications were the classification in terms of origin (animal and vegetable), nutrient sources, and food groups. However, inconsistencies were observed for the distribution of food items in each group in the 98 surveyed FBDG. As for nature, there was a convergence for in natura, minimally processed, and processed foods. However, the criteria adopted for minimally processed and processed foods described in the FBDG differ from those considered by the FST. FST also does not recognize the classification of foods concerning the level of processing.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/20/3824food classificationfood-based dietary guidelinesfood science and technology |
| spellingShingle | Jordanna Santos Monteiro Raquel Braz Assunção Botelho Renata Puppin Zandonadi Wilma Maria Coelho Araujo Is There a Convergence between the Food Classification Adopted by Food-Based Dietary Guidelines and Food Science and Technology? Foods food classification food-based dietary guidelines food science and technology |
| title | Is There a Convergence between the Food Classification Adopted by Food-Based Dietary Guidelines and Food Science and Technology? |
| title_full | Is There a Convergence between the Food Classification Adopted by Food-Based Dietary Guidelines and Food Science and Technology? |
| title_fullStr | Is There a Convergence between the Food Classification Adopted by Food-Based Dietary Guidelines and Food Science and Technology? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is There a Convergence between the Food Classification Adopted by Food-Based Dietary Guidelines and Food Science and Technology? |
| title_short | Is There a Convergence between the Food Classification Adopted by Food-Based Dietary Guidelines and Food Science and Technology? |
| title_sort | is there a convergence between the food classification adopted by food based dietary guidelines and food science and technology |
| topic | food classification food-based dietary guidelines food science and technology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/20/3824 |
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