CALCULATION AND COMPARISON OF NUTRIENT DENSITY/QUALITY SCORES FOR COMMONLY CONSUMED FRESH FRUIT
A number of methods have been developed to quantitatively describe the nutrient density/quality (ND/Q) of foods and beverages. Seventeen commonly consumed fresh fruits were evaluated using six published ND/Q methods. Nutrient data for each fruit were obtained from the USDA National Nutrient Dat...
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| description | A number of methods have been developed
to quantitatively describe the nutrient density/quality
(ND/Q) of foods and beverages. Seventeen commonly
consumed fresh fruits were evaluated using six published
ND/Q methods. Nutrient data for each fruit were obtained
from the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard
Reference, Release 23. Numerical scores were produced
and ranked for each fruit and method. The resulting ND/Q
scores varied in range and magnitude but there was good
to strong correlation among methods. The relative scores
indicated that cantaloupe, strawberries, oranges, and
grapefruit generally had the highest ND/Q scores across all
methods. Further analysis indicated that vitamins C and A,
nutrients common to all six methods, affected ND/Q scores
substantially for some but not all fruits, suggesting that high
values for specific nutrients may influence relative scoring
and higher scores may not necessarily reflect a greater
variety or balance of nutrients. Fresh fruits vary in their
ND/Q as defined by several quantitative scoring systems.
In this analysis, consistent results in how the fruits were
ranked were obtained when using six different methods to
quantify ND/Q for select fresh fruit. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a29bf5049ae6468a9e075969bceedd562022-12-21T23:14:44ZengUniversidade Estadual PaulistaAlimentos e Nutrição0103-42352012-01-01231714CALCULATION AND COMPARISON OF NUTRIENT DENSITY/QUALITY SCORES FOR COMMONLY CONSUMED FRESH FRUITGail RAMPERSAUD0Maria Filomena VALIM1Sandy BARROS2Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences – University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences – University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences – University of Florida A number of methods have been developed to quantitatively describe the nutrient density/quality (ND/Q) of foods and beverages. Seventeen commonly consumed fresh fruits were evaluated using six published ND/Q methods. Nutrient data for each fruit were obtained from the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 23. Numerical scores were produced and ranked for each fruit and method. The resulting ND/Q scores varied in range and magnitude but there was good to strong correlation among methods. The relative scores indicated that cantaloupe, strawberries, oranges, and grapefruit generally had the highest ND/Q scores across all methods. Further analysis indicated that vitamins C and A, nutrients common to all six methods, affected ND/Q scores substantially for some but not all fruits, suggesting that high values for specific nutrients may influence relative scoring and higher scores may not necessarily reflect a greater variety or balance of nutrients. Fresh fruits vary in their ND/Q as defined by several quantitative scoring systems. In this analysis, consistent results in how the fruits were ranked were obtained when using six different methods to quantify ND/Q for select fresh fruit.http://serv-bib.fcfar.unesp.br/seer/index.php/alimentos/article/view/2056/1194Fruitnutrientsnutrient densitynutrient qualitynutrient profile |
| spellingShingle | Gail RAMPERSAUD Maria Filomena VALIM Sandy BARROS CALCULATION AND COMPARISON OF NUTRIENT DENSITY/QUALITY SCORES FOR COMMONLY CONSUMED FRESH FRUIT Alimentos e Nutrição Fruit nutrients nutrient density nutrient quality nutrient profile |
| title | CALCULATION AND COMPARISON OF NUTRIENT DENSITY/QUALITY SCORES FOR COMMONLY CONSUMED FRESH FRUIT |
| title_full | CALCULATION AND COMPARISON OF NUTRIENT DENSITY/QUALITY SCORES FOR COMMONLY CONSUMED FRESH FRUIT |
| title_fullStr | CALCULATION AND COMPARISON OF NUTRIENT DENSITY/QUALITY SCORES FOR COMMONLY CONSUMED FRESH FRUIT |
| title_full_unstemmed | CALCULATION AND COMPARISON OF NUTRIENT DENSITY/QUALITY SCORES FOR COMMONLY CONSUMED FRESH FRUIT |
| title_short | CALCULATION AND COMPARISON OF NUTRIENT DENSITY/QUALITY SCORES FOR COMMONLY CONSUMED FRESH FRUIT |
| title_sort | calculation and comparison of nutrient density quality scores for commonly consumed fresh fruit |
| topic | Fruit nutrients nutrient density nutrient quality nutrient profile |
| url | http://serv-bib.fcfar.unesp.br/seer/index.php/alimentos/article/view/2056/1194 |
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