00-COF prelims 22/8/02 12:27 pm Page i 1 0 0 P F 1- McCance and Widdowson’s 5 5 5 3 7 The Composition of Foods 9 4 8 1 8 7 9 9/ 3 Sixth summary edition 0 1 0. 1 oi: d g | y 2013bs.rsc.or d on 17 Februar012 on http://pu e2 wnloadMarch Do31 n o d e h s bli u P View Online 00-COF prelims 22/8/02 12:27 pm Page ii 1 0 0 P F 1- 5 5 5 3 7 9 4 8 1 8 7 9 9/ 3 0 1 0. 1 oi: d g | y 2013bs.rsc.or © Crown copyright. d on 17 Februar012 on http://pu COrfofiwcen a cnodp tyhreig Fhot omda Stetrainadl arerdpsro Adguecnecdy u.nder licence from the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery e2 All rights reserved wnloadMarch No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means – graphic, Don 31 electronic, including photocopying, recording, taping, or information storage and retrieval d o systems – without written permission from Her Majesty’s Stationery Office Copyright Unit, e h St Clements House, 2–16 Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BQ. s bli u P Published by The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge and the Food Standards Agency, London. 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Reprinted 2004, 2006, 2008 Compiled by: Mark A Roe, Institute of Food Research, Paul M Finglas, Institute of Food Research and Susan M Church, Food Standards Agency View Online 00-COF prelims 22/8/02 12:27 pm Page iii McCance and Widdowson’s 1 0 0 P F 1- 5 5 5 3 7 9 4 8 1 8 7 The Composition of Foods 9 9/ 3 0 1 0. 1 oi: d g | y 2013bs.rsc.or Sixth summary edition d on 17 Februar012 on http://pu e2 wnloadMarch Do31 n o d e h s bli u P Compiled by Food Standards Agency and Institute of Food Research View Online 00-COF prelims 22/8/02 12:27 pm Page iv 1 0 0 P F 1- 5 5 5 3 7 9 4 8 1 8 7 9 9/ 3 0 1 0. 1 oi: d g | y 2013bs.rsc.or d on 17 Februar012 on http://pu e2 wnloadMarch For further information contact: Do31 n Sales and Customer Care Department o ed Royal Society of Chemistry h blis Thomas Graham House Pu Science Park Milton Road Cambridge CB4 0WF UK Tel: (01223) 432360; Fax: (01223) 426017; E-mail: [email protected] ISBN-0-85404-428-0 Photocomposed by Land & Unwin (Data Sciences) Ltd., Bugbrooke Printed in the United Kingdom by Bookcraft Ltd 00-COF prelims 22/8/02 12:27 pm Page v CONTENTS 5 0 0 P 1-F Page 5 55 Dedication vii 3 7 9 Foreword to 6th Edition ix 4 8 81 Foreword to 5th Edition xi 7 9 9/ Acknowledgements xv 3 0 1 0. oi:1 1. Introduction d y 2013bs.rsc.org | 11..12 BSaocukrcgeros uonfd d ata and methods of evaluation 21 d on 17 Februar012 on http://pu 1111....3456 ATTBhhrioreeaa ndvvagaerifeliiamanbbiteiiillnoiitttnyy o aoofnf ft dnhn ueue ttxTrrpiaieerbnneltestssss iionn f ooof dnsu trients 116684 e2 wnloadMarch 11..78 CPaoltceunltaiatilo pni tofaf lnlsu wtrhieennt iunstiankge sth ues Tinagb ltehse Tables 2221 Don 31 1.9 Food labelling 23 o d e h blis 2. Tables u P Symbols and abbreviations used in the Tables 27 2.1 Cereals and cereal products 29 2.2 Milk and milk products 83 2.3 Eggs and egg dishes 125 2.4 Fats and oils 131 2.5 Meat and meat products 145 2.6 Fish and fish products 211 2.7 Vegetables 237 2.8 Herbs and spices 291 2.9 Fruit 297 2.10 Nuts 323 2.11 Sugars, preserves and snacks 333 2.12 Beverages 350 2.13 Alcoholic beverages 364 2.14 Soups, sauces and miscellaneous foods 379 v View Online 00-COF prelims 22/8/02 12:27 pm Page vi 3. Additional tables 3.1 Phytosterols 403 3.2 Alternative ways of measuring dietary fibre 407 3.3 Carotenoid fractions 410 3.4 Vitamin E fractions 413 5 3.5 Vitamin K 417 00 1 P F 1- 5 4. Appendices 5 5 3 7 9 4.1 Analytical techniques used for the tables 425 4 8 81 4.2 Calculation of nutrient contents for foods ‘as 7 9/9 purchased’ or ‘as served’ 428 3 10 4.3 Cooked foods and dishes 431 0. oi:1 i Weight changes on preparation of foods 431 d g | ii Calculation of cooked edible matter from raw foods 435 y 2013bs.rsc.or iii Cfraolmcu rlaetcioipne so f the composition of dishes prepared 435 d on 17 Februar012 on http://pu 44..45 iRAvle tceirpnecVasatiti lvacemu laainnti dolo ntsassx oenstoimmaict ionnam ine sfo o ds and recipe 444643917 e2 wnloadMarch 44..67 RFoeofedr einndceexs 448799 Do31 n o d e h s bli u P 00-COF prelims 22/8/02 12:27 pm Page vii 7 0 0 P 1-F Dedicated to 5 5 5 3 97 Professor R A McCance (1898–1993) 4 8 1 8 7 9/9 And 3 0 1 0. oi:1 Dr E M Widdowson (1906–2000) d g | y 2013bs.rsc.or d on 17 Februar012 on http://pu e2 wnloadMarch Do31 n o d e h s bli u P View Online 00-COF prelims 22/8/02 12:27 pm Page viii 7 0 0 P F 1- 5 5 5 3 7 9 4 8 1 8 7 9 9/ 3 0 1 0. 1 oi: d g | y 2013bs.rsc.or d on 17 Februar012 on http://pu e2 wnloadMarch Do31 n o d e h s bli u P 00-COF prelims 22/8/02 12:27 pm Page ix FOREWORD TO THE SIXTH EDITION 9 0 0 P 1-F The Composition of Foods is widely acknowledged as the key reference tool for all 55 those who need to know the nutritional value of foods consumed in the UK, and 5 73 for over 60 years it has proved invaluable to its many academic, professional and 9 84 student users. 1 8 97 I therefore welcome this 6th summary edition, and am pleased that the Food 9/ 3 Standards Agency has been able to play a part in its publication, working in close 0 1 0. collaboration with the Institute of Food Research. 1 doi: The series began with the vision of Professor McCance and Dr Widdowson in the g | 1930s. This edition is dedicated to their memory and I commend to you their y 2013bs.rsc.or foreword to the 5th edition of The Composition of Foods, reproduced overleaf. d on 17 Februar012 on http://pu e2 wnloadMarch Sir John Krebs Do31 Chairman n Food Standards Agency o d e h s bli u P ix View Online 00-COF prelims 22/8/02 12:27 pm Page x 9 0 0 P F 1- 5 5 5 3 7 9 4 8 1 8 7 9 9/ 3 0 1 0. 1 oi: d g | y 2013bs.rsc.or d on 17 Februar012 on http://pu e2 wnloadMarch Do31 n o d e h s bli u P