Comparison of food composition tables and direct chemical analysis for theassessment of macronutrient intake in a military community

摘要

Food composition tables (FCT) were validated against chemical analysis (CA) to assess energy, carbohydrate, lipid, protein and fibre content of the food consumed by Italian Army cadets. The absolute difference between FCT and CA in 2 separate weeks was less than or equal to 0.7% for energy, less than or equal to 4.1% for carbohydrates, less than or equal to 2.9% for lipids, less than or equal to 6.2% for proteins and less than or equal to 31.6% for fibre. It is concluded that FCT can be used to assess energy, carbohydrate, lipid and protein but not fibre intake in this military community.