Apekey, T.A. orcid.org/0000-0003-1696-0834, Copeman, J., Kime, N.H. orcid.org/0000-0002-6714-7539 et al. (4 more authors) (2019) Methods of producing new nutrient data for popularly consumed multi ethnic foods in the UK. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 78. pp. 9-18. ISSN 0889-1575
Abstract
Minority ethnic groups in UK disproportionately suffer from nutrition related diseases compared to the mainstream population, contributing to widening health inequalities. However, reliable nutrient composition data of the traditional foods of these ethnic groups, which play an important part in their diets, is lacking. This makes it impossible to provide adequate and culturally acceptable nutrition interventions to reduce prevalent metabolic disorders. This study aimed to identify and analyse popularly consumed African and Caribbean foods in the UK for macro and micronutrients. Various approaches including focus group discussions, individual interviews and 24 hr dietary recalls were used to identify traditional foods. Defined criteria were used to prioritise and prepare 33 composite samples (26 dishes, 4 snacks and 3 beverages) for nutrient analyses in a UK accredited laboratory. This study methodology is novel because it uses various approaches to generate new data of commonly consumed ethnic foods and traditional recipes. In addition, the approach used in preparation of the food samples enhanced their authenticity and representativeness compared to previously published work. This paper describes the procedures undertaken and analytical methods used to develop a multi ethnic nutrient data for inclusion in UK food composition tables.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Elsevier Inc. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Prevention; Nutrition; Generic health relevance; Metabolic and endocrine; Oral and gastrointestinal; Cancer; Stroke Nutrient data; Multi ethnic; African; Caribbean; Food composition; Food analysis & composite foods |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 Jun 2023 10:24 |
Last Modified: | 14 Jun 2023 10:24 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jfca.2019.01.011 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:200422 |
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