Systematic development of Indonesian food composition databases

AFCD-AFACI Project - The Establishment of Asian Food Composition Database (AFCD) is designed to develop the nutritional information database of the food culture of each of the participating member countries. Indonesia is one of the members involved in the AFCD-AFACI project. The food composition table/database can be used to manage the supply and demand of agricultural products, formulate nutrition improvement strategies, promote dietary management, and boost the food industry. All food and nutrition programs require information on the nutrient and non-nutrient composition of natural and processed foods. Currently, the food data listed in the IFCD still has several shortcomings. The objectives of the project are to preserve the food culture and biodiversity in Indonesia region by establish a food composition database. The project used 70 agriculture commodities were determined through a baseline survey, then sampling and analysis were carried out. Systematic guidelines are a critical stage for preparing FCD, starting from sample selection to sample analysis to obtaining a valid database. This review provides the reader with an overview of recent techniques that can be used for sample preparation and instrumentation for food analysis which can provide wide options to the analysts in providing data to their FCD.