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Food Compass 2.0 is an improved nutrient profiling system to characterize healthfulness of foods and beverages

Eden M. Barrett, Peilin Shi, Jeffrey B. Blumberg, Meghan O’Hearn, Renata Micha, Dariush Mozaffarian

2024Nature Food16 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Food Compass is a nutrient profiling system used to assess the healthfulness of diverse foods, beverages and meals. Here we present a revised version of Food Compass (Food Compass 2.0) incorporating new data on specific ingredients and the latest diet-health evidence. Food Compass 2.0 has been validated against health outcomes in a population from the United States and demonstrates enhanced ability to characterize foods and beverages based on their healthfulness.

Topics & Concepts

CompassProfiling (computer programming)Food scienceNutrientPopulationEnvironmental healthMedicineBiologyGeographyComputer scienceCartographyOperating systemEcologyConsumer Attitudes and Food LabelingNutritional Studies and DietNutrition, Genetics, and Disease