Using the food charts
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- FIGURE 43 -
NOTES FOR USE OF THE CHARTS

(A) ENERGY, NUTRIENTS AND OTHER COMPONENTS LISTED IN THE CHARTS

IMPORTANT BASICS

  1. Energy: kilojoules/kilocalories
  2. Water
  3. Dietary fibre
  4. Protein
  5. Phenylalanine
  6. Carbohydrate
  7. Fat
  8. Cholesterol
  9. Saturated fat and polyunsaturated fat
  10. Alcohol

FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS

  1. Vitamin A
  2. Provitamin A
  3. Vitamin D
  4. Vitamin E
  5. Vitamin K

WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMINS

  1. Vitamin B-1
  2. Vitamin B-2
  3. Niacin
  4. Vitamin B-6
  5. Vitamin B-12
  6. Folacin
  7. Pantothenic acid
  8. Biotin
  9. Vitamin C

ELEMENTS

  1. Sodium
  2. Potassium
  3. Calcium
  4. Magnesium
  1. Iron
  2. Phosphorus
  3. Sulphur
  4. Chlorine
  5. Copper
  6. Zinc
  7. Iodine
  8. Fluorine
  9. Chromium
  10. Manganese
  11. Selenium
  12. Cobalt
  13. Molybdenum
  14. Nickel
  15. Tin
  16. Silicon
  17. Vanadium
  18. Cadmium
  19. Other elements:

    Aluminium
    Antimony
    Arsenic
    Barium
    Boron
    Bromine
    Gold
    Lead
    Mercury
    Rhubidium
    Silver
    Strontium

OTHER FOOD COMPONENTS

  1. Lecithin
  2. Caffeine
  3. Gluten

 

 
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Figure 43:
Notes for use of charts

On this page:

-  A: List of Food Charts
-  B: Food Categories
-  C: Symbols Used

 

 

 

 

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(B) FOOD CATEGORIES, AS LISTED IN THE CHARTS

Beverages
Cereals, biscuits, cakes and desserts
Egg and cheese dishes
Fats and oils
Fish and other seafoods
Fruit
Meat and meat products
Milk and milk products
Nuts
Sauces and condiments
Soups
Sugar, jams and spreads
Sweets and confectionery
Vegetables


(C) SYMBOLS USED IN THE CHARTS


( 00g ) - average serving size
( - ) - amount not known (the food has not yet been analysed for this nutrient)
Tr - a trace only is present; not significant
0 - none of the nutrient has been detected in the food analysed

bar graph representing the nutrient content (the amount of the nutrient in 100 grams of food), allowing a direct visual comparison with other foods

 

 
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