Fatty Acid Composition Database

©2001 RMIT Lipid Research Group

The database

This release of the Fatty Acid Compositional Database contains fatty acid data for over 1000 Australian foods. The data includes 11 saturated fatty acids, 7 mono-unsaturated fatty acids, 10 poly-unsaturated fatty acids and 3 trans-fatty acids.

The NUTTAB 95 Fatty Acid Supplement provided values to one decimal place. The Fatty Acid Compositional Database data provides values to two decimal places.

This data is provided at no cost to users of the SERVE software.

Limitations

This database contains faty acid composition data on foods analysed by a range of research groups across Australia, The foods analysed band recorded were specifically relevant to studies being carried out by those researchers. Hence the foods and their composition data do not match those in NUTTAB and AUSNUT. This makes it necessary to re-enter data to obtain a complete profile in NUTTAB95.

Copyright

This database is copyright to the RMIT Lipid research Group and is intended for free use by nutrition resarchers and dietitians. It may not be used for any other purpose without permission. This database is derived from other sources which remain the copyright of the organisations or individuals in the reference list provided.

Acknowledgements.

Unilever Foods (initial funding support)

Meadow Lea Foods/ORDC (funding support)

FSANZ - Janine Lewis and Greg Milligan

Barbara Meyer and Peter Howe - Smart Foods Centre, University of Wollongong.

Paul Percival - Project Officer

Authors

N.J. Mann, P.A. Percival and A.J. Sinclair - Department of Food Science at RMIT University

D.J. Meyer and P.R.C. Howe, Smart Foods Centre - University of Wollongong

J.Lewis - FSANZ

Enquiries

For technical assistance about the Fatty Acid data please contact N.J. Mann at RMIT University, phone (03) 9925 5095

 

Fatty Acid Compositional Database Download...

In order to use this database you will need at least version 4.1 of SERVE.

Users of version 4.0 can obtain a free upgrade to version 4.1, to email us for details. Users of older versions will also need to contact us for upgrade details.

This data is provided by external parties, and SERVE Nutrition Systems accept no responsibility for this data in any way.

File Details Size
SERVEF.EXE Fatty Acids Database 1.0mb

Important Notes and instructions:

There are three steps: 1. Download, 2. Extract, and 3. Run...

1. Download

Click on the file SERVEF.EXE to start the download. Choose the option to save the file to disk and click OK. When the "save as" window is displayed, select a directory that you will remember for the next step. The file download should take a few minutes, depending on Internet load and modem speed.

2. Extract

Once the download is complete, use Windows Explorer to locate and double click the SERVEF.EXE application file you have just downloaded (eg. in the "my documents" directory). The self extract window will be displayed. Click browse to locate the directory that SERVE has been installed into (eg. if you used the default option to install SERVE then select the C: drive, then "program files" then the "serve" directory). Then click "unzip" to extract the SERVEF.MDB database file. Once the unzip is complete close and exit the self extract window.

3. Run SERVE.

Click on the Start button, select Programs, then select SERVE. Log in and select "File", then select "Switch to Special fatty acids database" You can now view foods, create recipes and food intakes with the fatty acid database.

Alternatively, if you are unsure about downloading this file from the internet, you can email us or contact us and we will email you a copy of the file.