TY - JOUR
T1 - Update of the Moroccan food composition tables
T2 - Towards a more reliable tool for nutrition research
AU - Khalis, Mohamed
AU - Garcia-Larsen, Vanessa
AU - Charaka, Hafida
AU - Sidi Deoula, Meimouna Mint
AU - El Kinany, Khaoula
AU - Benslimane, Abdelilah
AU - Charbotel, Barbara
AU - Soliman, Amr S.
AU - Huybrechts, Inge
AU - Soliman, Ghada A.
AU - Slimani, Nadia
AU - El Rhazi, Karima
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019
PY - 2020/4
Y1 - 2020/4
N2 - The last food composition table (FCT) for Morocco was published in 1984 and has not been updated since. Our study aimed at bringing this FCT up to date, taking into account the current Moroccan population's diet. To collate nutrient information, we used the indirect method based on existing data published in the scientific literature. The primary data sources for compiling this table were local FCTs. International food composition data were used as an alternative source when Moroccan data were not available. This updated FCT includes information on 38 nutrient components, for 587 food items commonly consumed in Morocco. These foods represent an addition of 79 % of foods in the FCT. About 7 % of nutritional values were derived from Moroccan data sources and about 93 % from international sources, namely Tunisia, West Africa, France, UK, and USA. We were unable to find approximately 20 % of nutrient estimates. This updated FCT provides information on foods and dishes commonly consumed in Morocco and it can be used as a tool to foster nutritional research and to design public health strategies in Morocco. This work is a first step towards updating a standardized Moroccan FCT, which will need to be complemented with high-quality composition data.
AB - The last food composition table (FCT) for Morocco was published in 1984 and has not been updated since. Our study aimed at bringing this FCT up to date, taking into account the current Moroccan population's diet. To collate nutrient information, we used the indirect method based on existing data published in the scientific literature. The primary data sources for compiling this table were local FCTs. International food composition data were used as an alternative source when Moroccan data were not available. This updated FCT includes information on 38 nutrient components, for 587 food items commonly consumed in Morocco. These foods represent an addition of 79 % of foods in the FCT. About 7 % of nutritional values were derived from Moroccan data sources and about 93 % from international sources, namely Tunisia, West Africa, France, UK, and USA. We were unable to find approximately 20 % of nutrient estimates. This updated FCT provides information on foods and dishes commonly consumed in Morocco and it can be used as a tool to foster nutritional research and to design public health strategies in Morocco. This work is a first step towards updating a standardized Moroccan FCT, which will need to be complemented with high-quality composition data.
KW - Food composition database
KW - Food composition table
KW - Food consumption
KW - Morocco
KW - Nutrient data
KW - Nutritional composition
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jfca.2019.103397
DO - 10.1016/j.jfca.2019.103397
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85077200387
SN - 0889-1575
VL - 87
JO - Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
JF - Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
M1 - 103397
ER -