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The UK nutrient database supplied with "Microdiet" includes the following sets of data:

The data set of foods and nutrients published in McCance and Widdowson’s, The Composition of Foods, 4th Edition, HMSO, 1978 and the 1980 and 1985 supplements.
The 5th edition of McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods, published by The Royal Society of Chemistry.
The 6th edition of McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods, HMSO, 2002.
Supplements to the 4th edition of McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods, published by The Royal Society of Chemistry:
  • Cereals and Cereal Products
  • Milk Products and Eggs
  • Vegetables, Herbs and Spices
Supplements to the 5th edition of McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Food:
  • Fruits and Nuts
  • Vegetable dishes
  • Fish and Fish Products
  • Miscellaneous Foods
  • Meat, Poultry and Game
  • Meat Products and Dishes

This nutrient data is subject to Crown copyright protection and is reproduced under licence from the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. It is supplied solely for use with "Microdiet".