DIETARY FIBRE REFERENCE MATERIALS

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: RM330

Start date

End date

Funded under

• Research and development programme (EEC) in the field of applied metrology and chemical analysis (Community Bureau of Reference - BCR), 1988-1992

Total cost € 0,00

EU contribution € 200 000,00

Coordinated by

Institute of Food Research
United Kingdom

Objective

Dietary fibre represents that part of the carbohydrate in food which is not digested in the small intestine. A widely accepted working definition of dietary fibre is the sum of lignin and polysaccharides. Intense interest in dietary fibre has arisen from claims of its benefit in control of bowel function, reduced risk of intestinal cancer, reduced plasma cholesterol and glucose levels and from the movement towards the consumption of more fibre and less fat.
Controversy over the choice of methods comes from difficulty in relating specific fibre components to their physiological function and the conflicting requirements for robust and convenient analytical procedures for routine analysis.
For food labelling purposes there is an urgent need for the Community to adopt a single method for dietary fibre to allow comparability of values. Essentially, the choice lies between the AOAC procedure, widely used in continental Europe the Englyst method which has been recommended by the UK and the Uppsala method used in the Scandinavian countries.
The objective is to produce a range of reference materials in which dietary fibre and its components are characterised by the most commonly used procedures to allow quality control in food industry and the public control laboratories.

STATUS

Wholemeal and rye flour and haricot bean reference materials have been certified for major dietary components including dietary fibre by the AOAC method in project 239. This project will address more complex foods especially cereal and vegetable type ones. The first phase will consist of a detailed method study which started in 1991.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › biological sciences › biochemistry › biomolecules › carbohydrates
• medical and health sciences › clinical medicine › oncology
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture › horticulture › vegetable growing
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture › grains and oilseeds › cereals

Programme(s)

• FP2-BCR 4 - Research and development programme (EEC) in the field of applied metrology and chemical analysis (Community Bureau of Reference - BCR), 1988-1992

Topic(s)

Data not available

Call for proposal

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Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

Institute of Food Research

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Norwich Laboratory Colney Lane ; NR4 7UA Norwich ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data

Participants (27)

Agricultural Research Center of Finland

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 31600 JOKIOINEN
• Total cost: No data

Bundesforschungsanstalt für Getreide- und Kartoffelverarbeitung

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Schützenberg 12 ; 32756 Detmold
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CERIA

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 1,avenue E. Gryson ; 1070 BRUXELLES
• Total cost: No data

E Merck

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Frankfurter Straße 250 ; 64293 Darmstadt
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Eastern Health Board

Ireland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 10,Corn Market ; 8 DUBLIN
• Total cost: No data

FEDERAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR NUTRITION

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Haid-und-Neu-Strasse 9 ; 76131 KARLSRUHE
• Total cost: No data

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 2 place Pierre Viala ; 34060 Montpellier
• Total cost: No data

Institut Technique des Céréales et des Fourrages

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 16 rue Nicolas Forin ; 75013 Paris
• Total cost: No data

Instituto de la Grasa y sus Derivados

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 4,Avda. Padre Garcia Tejero ; 41012 SEVILLA
• Total cost: No data

Kellogg Company of Great Britain Ltd

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: The Kellogg Building Talbot Road ; M16 OPU Manchester
• Total cost: No data

Laboratory of the Government Chemist (LGC)

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Queen's Road ; TW11 0LY Teddington
• Total cost: No data

MAFF Food Science Laboratory

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Norwich Research Park Colney ; NR4 7UQ Norwich
• Total cost: No data

MRC Dunn Clinical Nutrition Centre

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Hills Road ; CB2 2DH Cambridge
• Total cost: No data

Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Carretera Majadahonda - Pozuelo, Km 2,2 ; 28220 MAJADAHONDA (MADRID)
• Total cost: No data

Ministry of Finance

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 16,Tsocha Street ; 11521 ATHENS
• Total cost: No data

Ministère des Affaires Economiques

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 17a,rue de la Senne ; 1000 BRUXELLES
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NESTLE

Switzerland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 55,Avenue Nestlé ; 1800 VEVEY
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National Food Administration

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 5,Hamnesplanaden ; 75126 UPPSALA
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Nutrexpa

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 410-414,Lepanto ; 08025 BARCELONA
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RIGB-Keuringsdienst van Waren

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 6201 GA MAASTRICHT
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RIKILT

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 6700 AE WAGENINGEN
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Rank Hovis McDougall Technology Ltd

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Lord Rank Centre Lincoln Road ; HP12 3QR High Wycombe
• Total cost: No data

TNO-CIVO Institutes in Zeist

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 3700 AC ZEIST
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITAET DES SAARLANDES

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Im Stadtwald ; 66041 SAARBRÜCKEN
• Total cost: No data

Unilever UK Central Resources Ltd

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Colworth House ; MK44 1LQ Sharnbrook
• Total cost: No data

Universidad Complutense

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Ciudad Universitaria ; 28040 MADRID
• Total cost: No data

University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 75007 UPPSALA
• Total cost: No data