Nutrient Content of Food Portions Book

"Nutrient Content of Food Portions" provides a quick and easy way to assess the nutritional value of food. In the past this has been a tedious and time-consuming exercise, but with the aid of this book teachers and students of Home Economics and anyone interested in planning and assessing their diets, as well as nutritionists and dietitians, will be able to make their analyses in the minimum of time and without the need to determine portion sizes. The book provides tables of the nutrient content of foods calculated from a "normal" portion size and the information given in these tables includes - number, name and portion details for the food; energy values in kcal and kJ; and the content of the portion for 11 nutrients. It is divided into two parts, the first providing an introductory text which gives clear guidelines for using the tables and the second consisting of tables for approximately 650 foods which are clearly presented and easy to follow. The nutrient values are based on the official UK Food Tables, McCance and Willowson's "The Composition of Foods" (4th Edition) and supplements.Read More