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Uncertainty and limitations

Uncertainty and limitations General limitations of food composition data AUSNUT 2011-13 has been developed specifically for use with the 2011-13 Australian Health Survey (AHS) and therefore may not be appropriate to use with other surveys or for other purposes. When using or comparing nutrient data across surveys, consideration must be given to survey methods and operations such as questionnaire wording, data processing methods, and the way foods and nutrients are reported in the survey database. Nutrient data presented in AUSNUT 2011-13 should be regarded as approximations of the likely nutrient content of the food or beverage to which they refer. This is because the nutrient composition of foods is variable and dependent on a range of factors. There are inherent…

Published 12 May 2014

About AUSNUT 2011-13

About AUSNUT 2011-13   AUSNUT 2011-13 is a set of files that enables food, dietary supplement and nutrient intake estimates to be made from the 2011-13 Australian Health Survey (AHS). It includes foods and dietary supplements consumed as part of 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 AHS.   As AUSNUT 2011-13 was developed for the 2011-13 AHS it reflects the food supply and food preparation practices during this time period. The first release of AUSNUT 2011-13 on 9 May 2104 included food and dietary supplement data from the NNPAS only. The second release in September 2014 contained additional food and dietary…

Published 27 April 2016

AUSNUT 2007

AUSNUT 2007 AUSNUT 2007 is Food Standards Australia New Zealand's (FSANZ) survey specific nutrient database developed for estimating nutrient intakes from foods, beverages and dietary supplements consumed as part of the 2007 National Children's Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey ('the Survey'). For further information on the Survey methodology and outcomes please refer to www.health.gov.au. The AUSNUT 2007 database contains 37 nutrient values for 4,225 foods, beverages and dietary supplements consumed during the Survey. It contains analytical data published in NUTTAB 2006 and from the FSANZ 2006 analytical program, as well as nutrient data borrowed from overseas food composition tables, food label information, imputed data from similar…

Published 22 May 2017

AUSNUT 2007 Database Files

AUSNUT 2007 Database Files The complete AUSNUT 2007 database is only available from FSANZ and includes the following nine files:

• Food File containing non-nutrient information relating to each food and beverage consumed during the Survey
• Nutrient File containing information relating to the nutrient profile of each food and beverage consumed during the Survey
• Recipe File contains information about the ingredients used in a food or beverage derived using a recipe
• Retention Factor File contains information relating to nutrient retention factors
• Measures File containing information on common measures for each food and beverage consumed during the Survey
• Brand Match File indicates, for a given nutrient line, the…

  Published 9 May 2014

AUSNUT 2007 Microsoft Excel Files

AUSNUT 2007 Microsoft Excel Files The core AUSNUT 2007 Microsoft ExcelTM files include:

• Food File containing non-nutrient information relating to each food and beverage consumed during the Survey.
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  Published 9 May 2014