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The
Saudi dishes have been analyzed for their composition of variety of
different nutrients as part of the national nutrition survey sponsored by
KACST. In this project, a need to have a database for traditional Saudi
foods arised as this was not available anywhere else. All
researchers involving dietary and nutrition epidemiologists all over the
Kingdom needed this database. Such a database could have been used to help
all research involving nutritional components towards Saudi population as
well.
Saudi
Food Composition Database Application has been created out of such a
necessity. This application allows researchers to search the database with
the criteria they define out of foods’ names, description, computer codes
and categories. The users can add new food items, food categories and also
change the information associated with them. The application will be on
the intranet for the reach of many users at the same time.
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Previously, sharingfood
composition data among researchers, teachers, organisations, public
health workers, and authorities was a ig challage. However, the
development of personal computers, software and Internet has opened up new
possibilities for developing and using food composition
databases. Through this application the researchers in the Kingdom
can reach this database and search for the foods of
their interest. Please note that, the users are required
to contact Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Othaimeen to get an username and password
to access the application.
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