Dear all,
We are happy to inform you about the release of the
FAO/INFOODS Food Composition Database for Biodiversity Version 2.0 - BioFoodComp2.0.
The database holds now 6411 food entries from 11 food groups and 451 components, providing reliable information on the variance of nutrient composition due to biodiversity. This database holds a large collection of analytical data on insects,
fish, molluscs, crustaceans, milk of underutilized species, beef breeds, potatoes and quinoa. It contains also many more data on e.g. fruits, vegetables, cereals
A yearly update of BioFoodComp is planned and researchers are encouraged to submit their compositional data to FAO for inclusion into the
Many thanks to all those who contributed data and also to our team here in FAO who did a marvelous job.
Please share it widely
Best wishes
Ruth
Ruth Charrondiere, PhD
Nutrition Officer
FAO
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Roma
Italy
Telephone: +39 06 570 56 134
Fax: +39 06 570 54593