Summary
In this paper, I first provide definitions of nutrient profiling and of a nutrient profile model. I set out the purposes of nutrient profiling: both general and specific. I give two examples of nutrient profile models that have been developed for regulatory purposes by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the UK and the WHO for its European Region – the UK FSA/Ofcom and the WHO-Euro models – and compare the way the models are constructed and function, how they have been developed, the extent to which they have been tested and validated and their use in regulation. Finally I draw some conclusions about the future use of nutrient profiling for regulatory purposes. I argue that its full potential has yet to be realised and give some reasons why. I pose some urgent research questions with respect to nutrient profiling.
Outcomes reported
Referenced by PLOS supermarket placement trial as citation 62; likely supports topic area: nutrient cycling / nitrogen / phosphorus / eutrophication. Topics: nutrient cycling / nitrogen / phosphorus / eutrophication Evidence type: Research article / other Source report: PLOS supermarket placement trial Ref#: PLOS supermarket placement trial #62 Original: Rayner M. Nutrient profiling for regulatory purposes. Proc Nutr Soc. 2017;76(3):230-6. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665117000362 PMID: 28595658
Dig deeper with Pulse AI.
Pulse AI has read the whole catalogue. Ask about this record, its theme, or how the findings apply to UK farming and policy — every answer cites the underlying studies.