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Alberta Food Composition Database

Alberta Food Composition Database
Content
Description Metabolomics database
Data types
captured
Associated foods, metabolite structures, metabolite descriptions, metabolite reactions, metabolite enzymes, metabolic pathways, chemical properties, nomenclature, synonyms, chemical taxonomy, metabolite NMR spectra, metabolite GC-MS spectra, metabolite LC-MS spectra, organoleptic properties
Contact
Research center University of Alberta and The Metabolomics Innovation Centre
Laboratory Dr. David Wishart
Access
Website http://www.afcdb.ca
Miscellaneous
Curation policy Manually curated

The Alberta Food Composition Database (AFCDB) is the first comprehensive resource on food constituents, chemistry and biology dedicated to major Alberta-grown produce. It provides information on both macronutrients and micronutrients, including many of the constituents that give foods their flavor, color, taste, texture and aroma. Users can view the contents of the AFCDB from the "FoodView" (listing foods by their chemical composition) or the "ChemView" (listing chemicals by their food sources).

Each food entry includes a scientific name, description, and classification, as well as a list of the compounds identified with their structure, concentration range, average concentration, and references. Each chemical entry in the AFCD contains over 70 fields of associated data, including classification, chemical properties, biological effects and interactions, spectra, and associated foods. Food constituents have been derived both from extensive literature searches and experimental data. Metabolomic profiling utilizing a combination of MS, NMR and HPLC-based techniques allowed the identification and quantification of several hundred metabolites in each food, including a number of new metabolites previously unmeasured for these Alberta-grown vegetables and fruits.

As of July 2016, the AFCDB contained 45 foods and nearly 5000 metabolites, some of which have been identified, quantified and reported for the very first time.


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