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Importance of the Topic to Practice
Data on the nutritional composition of foods provides the basis for the quantitative evaluation of nutrition. Reliable data on the nutrient composition of foods are critical for many areas of nutrition and dietetics as this data is used for many purposes, including nutrition assessment, the design of institutional menus and therapeutic diets, nutrition education, food and nutrition training, epidemiological research, nutrition labelling, food product