The National Institute of Health 'Doutor Ricardo Jorge' (INSA) has made the Food Composition Table available online for all to view, free of charge.

The Food Composition Table provides details regarding the energy (kcal), microconstituents (chemicals), fatty acids, cholesterol, vitamins, minerals of various raw, cooked and processed foods. Users can search for this data by keyword, group of food components or alphabetically.

By disclosing this information for free, the INSA seeks to contribute to rendering the population more health literate and better informed, as this is an essential condition of health promotion and the prevention of nutrition related diseases.

The table was first published in 2006, with data from several studies carried out in the laboratories of the Department of Food and Nutrition (DAN) of the INSA and the Research Institute of Fisheries and Sea (IPIMAR).

 

Further information: 

• Original press release - Citizen's portal (in Portuguese)
• Food Composition Table
• National Institute of Health 'Doutor Ricardo Jorge'