Development of an Arabic Food Composition Database for an Arabic Online Dietary Assessment Tool: myfood24

Examples of local recipes with full nutritional information include marag laham (mutton stew); makbous laham (rice with lamb); spinach pastry; date cake. The database includes 14% from both meat products and dishes (n = 286) and vegetables and vegetable-based dishes (n = 278); 11% of cereal products...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 2021, Vol.80 (OCE1), Article E13
Main Authors: Bawajeeh, A. O., Kalendar, S, Scarpa, G., Hancock, N., Beer, S., Gibson, L., Williams, G., Dashti, B., Albar, S., Ensaff, H., Zulyniak, M. A., Evans, C. E., Cade, J. E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beverages
Dairy products
Food composition
Meat
Meat products
Mutton
Nutrients
Recipes
Seafood
Spices
Spinach
Sweet taste
Vegetables
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Summary:Examples of local recipes with full nutritional information include marag laham (mutton stew); makbous laham (rice with lamb); spinach pastry; date cake. The database includes 14% from both meat products and dishes (n = 286) and vegetables and vegetable-based dishes (n = 278); 11% of cereal products and associated dishes (n = 230); 9% sweet-tasting foods (e.g. desserts and chocolate) (n = 187); and 8% for fruits (n = 171), seafood (n = 166), and dairy products (n = 166). There are only 5% poultry products and associated dishes (n = 99), 5% beverages (n = 93), and 3% bean-based dishes (n = 68), while 13% come from miscellaneous foods including spices (n = 81), savoury snack (n = 53), sauces (n = 52), ready-to-eat products (n = 39) and oils (n = 24).
ISSN:0029-6651
1475-2719
DOI:10.1017/S0029665121000148