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German Nutrient Database (BLS)
Project
Project code: MRI-EV-08-34
Contract period: 01.01.2001
- 31.12.2020
Purpose of research: Inventory & Assessment
The German Nutrient Database (BLS) is the basis to determine the energy and nutrient intake for nutrition surveys in Germany. Current BLS version 3.02 (published May 2014).
Hartmann B M, Bell S, Vásquez-Caicedo A L, Götz A, Brombach C: Der Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel. Aktuelle Entwicklungen, Potenzial und Perspektiven. Ernährungs-Umschau 53, 124-129, 2006 Hartmann B M, Vásquez-Caicedo A L, Bell S, Krems C, Brombach C: The German nutrient database: Basis for analysis of the nutritional status of the German population. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 21, 115-118, 2008 Hartmann B M, Heuer T, Hoffmann I: The German Nutrient Database: Effect of different versions on the calculated energy and nutrient intake of the German Population. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 42, 26-29, 2015 Hartmann B, Heuer T, Hoffmann I: Different versions of the German nutrient database BLS: Effect on nutrient intake. Ann Nutr Metab 67, (suppl 1), .238, 2015 Kühn J, Schröter A, Hartmann BM, Stangl GI: Cocoa and chocolate are sources of vitamin D2. Food Chemistry 269, 318-320, 2018. doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.06.098
Section overview
Subjects
- Physiology of Nutrition
- Food Chemistry
- Food microbiology
Framework programme
Funding programme
Excutive institution
Participating institutions
- MRI - Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Nutrition (MRI-PBE)
- MRI - Department of Food and Bio Process Engineering (MRI-LBV)
- MRI - Department of Safety and Quality of Fruit and Vegetables (MRI-OG)
- MRI - Department of Safety and Quality of Milk and Fish Products (MRI-MF)
- MRI - Department of Safety and Quality of Meat (MRI-FL)
- MRI - Department of Safety and Quality of Cereals (MRI-GE)