Nutrition and Food Chemistry

Chemical Composition of Food

Food chemistry is the science which deals with the chemical composition and properties of food and the chemical changes it endures due to natural and artificial processing mechanism. Food composition data (FCD) are detailed sets of information on the nutritionally imperative components of food and offers high value for energy and nutrients with protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins and minerals and for significant food components such as fiber. The data are offered in food composition databases (FCDBs). Knowledge about the chemical composition of food is the first important parameter in dietary treatment of illness or in any quantitative study of human nutrition.