The development of FoodEXplorer – A EuroFIR data interchange tool for searching and retrieving multiple food composition databases (FCDB)
Westenbrink, S., Kadvan, A., Korousic Seljak, B., Möller, A., Ireland, J., Glibetic, M., Mantur, A., Roe, M., Finglas P.
Abstract:
The EuroFIR eSearch facility prototype was built and tested during theEuroFIR NoE project (EU FP6) with a vision to connect pan-European food information, and was shown to be an excellent proof of concept for exchange of food composition data. A new and improved version of the web-based tool was subsequently developed, and renamed as FoodEXplorer.The functionality, user interface and underlying database for FoodEXplorerwere reconstructed and recoded with new features that were added to or improved from the prototype, includingimproved user interfaces and data downloads via the EuroFIR Food Transport Package.The improvements also allowed closer integration with other tools included inthe EuroFIR food information platform, such asFoodCASE that is used for food composition database management, food data thesauri including LanguaL, and FoodBasket, which is asimple recipe calculation tool. FoodEXplorer supports both simple and advancedsearches to provide complex food information to a wide spectrum of food and nutrition experts (such as food compilers, dieticians, scientists, policy makers etc.) as well as non- expert commercial users.Itallows comparison of data fromdifferent food composition datasets and data exports in XML (Food DataTransport Package) and XLS (MS Excel) formats. The collection of food compositiondatabases behind FoodEXplorer is also used for dedicated EuroFIR WebServices that can deliver food information for other European projects.Integrated EuroFIR tools facilitate the future development of the Food, Nutrition and Health Research Infrastructure (eRI) that willsupport a wide range of end users (researchers, policy and commercial).
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC23
Event name:
3rd IMEKOFOODS Conference
Title:

Metrology Promoting Standardization and Harmonization in Food and Nutrition

Place:
Thessaloniki, GREECE
Time:
01 October 2017 - 04 October 2017
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