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. 2016 Oct 8;34:87–96. doi: 10.1007/8904_2016_12

Table 2.

Food composition tables included in the study

Name Organization Source of Phe contents
Brazilian table for PKU, 2013 (TCFA/ANVISA) National Sanitary Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) Estimated by multiplying their protein content by 4%
Food Amino-Acid Content of Foods and Biological Data on Proteins, 1970 (FAO-AA/FAO) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Analytical data published in the scientific literature, databases or other FCTs
Danish Food Composition Databank, 2009 version 7 (DTU FOOD) National Food Institute/Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Laboratory analyses conducted specifically for the FCTs and analytical data published in the scientific literature or databases, including the USDA-SR database and other FCTs
Food Composition and Nutrition Tables, 2008 (FCNT) German Research Centre for Food Chemistry Laboratory analyses conducted specifically for the FCTs and analytical data published in the scientific literature, databases, or other FCTs
Nutrient Tables – Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), 2010 (NUTTAB) Food Standards Australia New Zealand Laboratory analyses conducted specifically for the FCTs
Health Canada – Canadian Nutrient File, 2015 (HCNT) Health Canada Analytical data published in the USDA database, SR 23–27
New Zealand Food Composition Database, FOODfiles 2014 Version 01 (NZFC) The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited and the Ministry of Health (New Zealand) Laboratory analyses conducted specifically for the FCTs and analytical data published in the scientific literature, databases, or other FCTs
Low Protein Food List for PKU, 2010 (LPFL-PKU) Waisman Center in Madison, Wisconsin Analytical data published in the USDA database (SR 22, 2009, SR 23, 2010, and SR 28, 2015)
USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 28, 2015 (USDA-SR) United States Department of Agriculture Laboratory analyses conducted specifically for the FCTs