Date released: May 2014; updated September 2014; updated on 27 April 2016 to include additional data for added sugars and free sugars in the food nutrient database
The AUSNUT 2011–13 food nutrient database from Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) contains 53 nutrient values for 5,740 foods and beverages consumed during the 2011‒12 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (NNPAS) and the 2012‒13 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (NATSINPAS) components of the 2011–13 Australian Health Survey (AHS).
The nutrient profiles of the foods in the database, and their associated measures, reflect the food supply and food preparation practices during this time period.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (2014). AUSNUT 2011–13 – Australian Food Composition Database. Canberra: FSANZ. Available at www.foodstandards.gov.au
© Food Standards Australia New Zealand
The data is included in FoodWorks under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
Nutrient/component extensions
The following extended nutrient/component data has been added to AUSNUT.
XYRIS FOOD GROUPS
AUSNUT foods have been mapped to the Xyris food grouping system so you can see the food group analyses when using this data source. For more information on Xyris food groups, see the FoodWorks support site.
© 2015 Xyris Software (Australia) Pty Ltd
WHOLEGRAINS – GRAMS
Values for grams of wholegrain for AUSNUT 2011-13 have been provided by the University of Wollongong. Full details are available in the following articles. When using the data, cite these articles:
Dalton SMC, Probst YC, Batterham MJ, Tapsell LC. 2014. Compilation of an Australian database of manufactured and packaged food products containing wholegrain ingredients. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 36: 1-2, 24-34
Galea LM, Dalton SMC, Beck EJ, Cashman CJ, Probst YC. 2016. Update of a database for estimation of whole grain content of foods in Australia. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 50:23-29
© 2017 The University of Wollongong
The data is included in FoodWorks under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
ANTHOCYANIN
Values for anthocyanin for AUSNUT 2011-13 have been provided by the University of Wollongong. Full details are available in the following article. When using the data, cite this article:
Igwe E, Neale E, Charlton KE, Morton K, Probst YC. 2017. First stage development of an Australian anthocyanin food composition database for dietary studies – A systematic process and its challenges. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. Available online.
© 2017 The University of Wollongong
The data is included in FoodWorks under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
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CHOLINE AND BETAINE
No values for choline and betaine are available in the current AUSNUT 2011-2013 data source. Users may get in touch with us to download an updated AUSNUT 2013 data source which includes values for choline and betaine for most reference foods. Choline and betaine values have been provided by the University of Wollongong. Full details are available in the following article. When using the data, cite this article:
Probst Y, Guan V, Neale E. 2019. Development of a Choline Database to Estimate Australian Population Intakes. Nutrients. 11: 4, 913.