Scientific articles related to the Norwegian Food Composition table
Unexpected sources of vitamin C
Published in Journal of Food Chemistry 113:832-4, 2008.
By analysing several kinds of sausages, a considerable amount of vitamin C was detected. This is explained by addition of vitamin C as an antioxidant by the producers. The article describes the sampling and the analyses. (Download “Unexpected sources of vitamin C” (article) at the bottom of this section).
Sampling of Potatoes to Determine Representative Values for Nutrient Content in a National Food Composition Table
Published in Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 13:369-77, 2000.
The article gives a detailed description of the sampling plan, how the content of vitamin C was analysed and the work with the results until the published values in the Food Composition table. (Download «Sampling of Potatoes to determine representative values for nutrient content in a national food composition table» (article) at the bottom of this section).