Resources

This WHO fact sheet provides recommendations for a healthy diet.

This paper describes a two-part statistical model that uses information from two 24-hour recalls to estimate the usual intake distribution of episodically consumed foods; the method allows for…

This brief describes five main steps to assessing the adequacy of zinc intake in a population. The document includes IZiNCG guidance on Estimated Average Requirements (EAR) for zinc.

This excel file provides edible proportion for about 2900 foods. Edible refers to material remaining after the inedible waste (e.g., peel, pit, stone) has been trimmed away.

This website complements the USDA National Nutrient Database with nutrient composition and ingredient information for branded foods and private label data provided by the food industry.

This document, in French, provides data for a listing of foods on weight per household measure, portion, or unit; ‘partie comestible’ (edible portion); ‘facteur de reduction’ (reduction factor); ‘…

This website provides access to an online database developed by the US National Agricultural Library to search for food composition data by food item, food group, or manufacturer name.

This website provides access to a directory of food composition databases.

This Intake survey guidance document provides an overview of key planning and design considerations for quantitative 24-hour recall dietary surveys in low- and middle-income countries.

This paper summarizes research that has reported on how dietary data have been collected in the context of shared plate eating, and concludes that methods to assess dietary…