Number 42      October 1994

MAFF UK - NUTRIENT ANALYSIS OF FOODS IMPORTANT IN ELDERLY PEOPLE

Index to MAFF UK Food Surveillance Information Sheets, 1994

This small survey is part of the Ministry's ongoing surveillance of nutrient levels in food. It provides reliable and up to date nutrient information on a range of meat products commonly consumed by elderly people, for which reliable data were lacking. The data were required for the forthcoming National Diet and Nutrition Survey of People aged 65 years or over.

A total of 10 products, including cold meats, individual meat pies, and prepared meals, were analysed for a range of nutrients, including proximates, individual sugars, inorganics, vitamins, fatty acids and sterols.

The results will be used in MAFF's dietary surveys and will therefore help to establish the nutrient intake of the population. In addition, they will be incorporated into a future supplement to McCance & Widdowson's The Composition of Foods.

The report of the survey is held in the MAFF library at Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR (Tel: +44 (0) 171 238 6573).

Further enquiries should be addressed to:

Mrs Susan Church
MAFF, Food Safety and Science Group
Consumers & Nutrition Policy Division
Room 350 Nobel House
17 Smith Square
London SW1P 3JR

Tel: +44 (0) 171 238 5764
Fax: +44 (0) 171 238 5778

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