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Skip to primary navigation Skip to main content Skip to primary sidebar Skip to footer Food Databanks Food DatabanksProviding food composition data to underpin food and health research in the UK Nutrients Bioactives Projects Labelling for Food News & Blog About Us Publications Help & FAQs Help & FAQs You are here: Home / Help & FAQs FAQs NutrientsBioactives Q: What is the Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID)? A: It is a dataset that contains nutrient data for 2,898 foods with a further 303 in the ‘old foods’ file, comprising of 185 individual nutrients. CoFIDS can be downloaded for free in MS Excel or Ascii format. Further information can be found in the User Document. Q: Where can I find extra information relating to the sub-samples used in the Composition of Foods dataset? A: Some of the nutrient values are 20-30 years old, and as such, the sampling documentation has been archived. For more recent surveys, links to the information can be found in report form on the ‘nutrients‘ page. Q: Where are the samples prepared and analysed? A: For the most recent analytical surveys, purchasing, sampling and storage of the samples has been organised and co-ordinated by the Quadram Institute (UK) whilst accredited laboratories, specifically Eurofins and LGC, carry out the analysis. Q: I’ve found an error in the dataset or have a question. Who should I contact? A: All questions and feedback including foods, which you feel are lacking or contain errors, should be sent to fdnc@quadram.ac.uk. Q: When will CoFID be updated? A: The most recent update of CoFID was released in 2014. Further updates are planned annually, depending on funding and availability of new data. Q: Which foods have been recently analysed? A: Below is a list of the most recent analytical surveys: Nutrient analysis of fruit and vegetables ( 2013) Nutrient analysis of fish (2013 ) Nutrient analysis of processed foods with a particular reference to trans fatty acids, revised edition (2013) Nutrient analysis of eggs (2012) Nutrient analysis survey of biscuits, buns, cakes and pastries (2011) Links to the reports can be found on the FDNC nutrients page in the publications section. Q: What are the rules for licencing the use of UK Food Composition Data? A: The Composition of Foods integrated dataset files are available from the UK government web archive free of charge in Excel format, however the data itself is subject to use under the Open Government Licence for Public Sector Information. The information can be freely used but the source of the information must be acknowledged. Further information is available from http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/1/open-government-licence.htm. Q: Where can I find further information on food labelling regulations? A: In 2011 the European Parliament published a Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers; this regulation includes new rules for nutrition labelling to be implemented by December 2016. FoodDrinkEurope have produced a detailed guidance document that will help food manufacturers with the issues involved in the new regulations. EuroFIR-NETTOX Plant List FDNC can provide a pdf copy of the NETTOX plant list on request (email fdnc@quadram.ac.uk). The original NETTOX list produced in 1998 and updated to the EuroFIR-NETTOX plant list in 2007. The list in 16 Languages comprises the 307 major food plants and edible mushrooms used for consumption in Europe, worked out by European food experts from scientific institutes and food industry (originally financed by EU DG XII, now DG Research). The lists are not exhaustive and are only guidance lists, which means that they have no legal status. However, the EU Commission (DG SANCO) has included most of the EuroFIR-NETTOX plants in their catalogue dealing with the status of a lot of food items in relation to novel food. The catalogue can be found on the following link http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biotechnology/novelfood/nfnetweb/index.cfm Users Documentation McCance & Widdowson’s Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoF IDS) User Document FacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditOutlook.comShare Primary Sidebar Search this website Search this website Online Food Composition Datasets UK Composition of Foods (CoFID) Searchable website UK Composition of Foods (CoFID) Excel and user guide Labelling for Food eBASIS Non-Nutrients bioactive compounds Database FoodWasteEXplorer Food waste compositional database About the Quadram Institute The Quadram Institute is at the forefront of a new interface between food science, gut biology and health. 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