scholarly journals Locally Adapted and Organically Grown Landrace and Ancient Spring Cereals—A Unique Source of Minerals in the Human Diet

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 393
Author(s):  
Eva Johansson ◽  
Maria Luisa Prieto-Linde ◽  
Hans Larsson
Keyword(s):  
Human Diet ◽  
Production Chain ◽  
Nordic Diet ◽  
Nutrient Density ◽  
Daily Diet ◽  
Spring Cereals ◽  
New Nordic Diet ◽  
Unique Source ◽  
Organically Grown ◽  
Organic Produce

Consumer interest in local and organic produce, sustainability along the production chain and food products contributing to health, are laying the foundation for local and organic-based diets using nutrient-dense food. Here, we evaluated 25 locally adapted landrace and ancient spring cereal genotypes per location over four locations and three years, for mineral content, nutritional yield and nutrient density. The results showed a large variation in minerals content and composition in the genotypes, but also over cultivation locations, cultivation years and for genotype groups. Highest minerals content was found in oats, while highest content of Zn and Fe was found in ancient wheats. The wheat Diamant brun, the wheat landrace Öland and naked barley showed high mineral values and high content of Zn and Fe when grown in Alnarp. Nutritional yield, of the cereals evaluated here, was high related to values reported internationally but lower than those found in a comparable winter wheat material. The nutrient density was generally high; less than 350 g was needed if any of the evaluated genotype groups were to be used in the daily diet to reach the recommended value of Zn and Fe, while if the suggested Novel Nordic Diet mix was used, only 250 g were needed. A transfer from currently consumed cereals to those in the present study, along the New Nordic Diet path, showed their potential to contribute as sustainable and nutrient-rich sources in the human diet.

Cost of New Nordic Diet school meals

2015 ◽  
Vol 117 (9) ◽  
pp. 2372-2386
Author(s):  
Jørgen Dejgård Jensen ◽  
Anne Vibeke Thorsen ◽  
Camilla Trab Damsgaard ◽  
Anja Biltoft-Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Food Waste ◽  
Organic Content ◽  
Portion Size ◽  
Economic Optimization ◽  
School Meals ◽  
Content Type ◽  
School Meal ◽  
Nordic Diet ◽  
Cost Differential ◽  
New Nordic Diet

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to conduct economic evaluation of a school meal programme based on principles of a New Nordic Diet (NND) by assessing the costs of the NND lunch, compared with packed lunch from home, and investigating potential effects of adjusting the NND principles underlying the school meals on the costs and on the rate of food waste. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis combines recipes, dietary records and food waste data from a school meal intervention with collected price data within an economic optimization framework. Findings – A New Nordic School meal programme consisting of a morning snack and a hot lunch based on fixed seasonal menu plans and with 75 per cent organic content is 37 per cent more expensive in terms of ingredient costs than corresponding packed school meals. This cost differential can be almost halved by introducing more flexible scheduling of week plans and reducing the level of organic ambition to 60 per cent. Reducing portion sizes could reduce the cost differential by an extra 5 per cent, which would also reduce food waste by about 15 per cent. Originality/value – Higher costs and food waste in a restrictive ingredient sourcing school meal programme can be reduced by increased flexibility in meal scheduling, reduction in organic content and reduced average portion size.

scholarly journals Microbial Enterotypes, Inferred by the Prevotella-to-Bacteroides Ratio, Remained Stable during a 6-Month Randomized Controlled Diet Intervention with the New Nordic Diet

2013 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 1142-1149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik M. Roager ◽  
Tine R. Licht ◽  
Sanne K. Poulsen ◽  
Thomas M. Larsen ◽  
Martin I. Bahl
Keyword(s):  
Gut Microbiota ◽  
Quantitative Pcr ◽  
Dietary Intervention ◽  
Plasma Cholesterol ◽  
Biological Significance ◽  
Pcr Analysis ◽  
Dietary Interventions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Nordic Diet ◽  
New Nordic Diet

ABSTRACTIt has been suggested that the human gut microbiota can be divided into enterotypes based on the abundance of specific bacterial groups; however, the biological significance and stability of these enterotypes remain unresolved. Here, we demonstrated that subjects (n= 62) 18 to 65 years old with central obesity and components of metabolic syndrome could be grouped into two discrete groups simply by their relative abundance ofPrevotellaspp. divided byBacteroidesspp. (P/Bratio) obtained by quantitative PCR analysis. Furthermore, we showed that these groups remained stable during a 6-month, controlled dietary intervention, where the effect of consuming a diet in accord with the new Nordic diet (NND) recommendations as opposed to consuming the average Danish diet (ADD) on the gut microbiota was investigated. In this study, subjects (with and without stratification according toP/Bratio) did not reveal significant changes in 35 selected bacterial taxa quantified by quantitative PCR (ADD compared to NND) resulting from the dietary interventions. However, we found higher total plasma cholesterol within the high-P/Bgroup than in the low-P/Bgroup after the intervention. We propose that stratification of humans based simply on theirP/Bratio could allow better assessment of possible effects of interventions on the gut microbiota and physiological biomarkers.

The New Nordic Diet: phosphorus content and absorption

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 991-996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Salomo ◽  
Sanne K. Poulsen ◽  
Marianne Rix ◽  
Anne-Lise Kamper ◽  
Thomas M. Larsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phosphorus Content ◽  
Nordic Diet ◽  
New Nordic Diet

scholarly journals Nutritional Quality of Organically Grown Food Crops

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayalakshmi Mitnala
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Nutritional Quality ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Food Crops ◽  
Organic Cultivation ◽  
Certified Organic ◽  
Organically Grown ◽  
Organic Produce

In India, with less than 42,000 ha under certified organic farming during 2003-04, the area under organic farming grew by almost 25 fold, during the next 5 years, to 1.2 million ha during 2008-09. Later, however, the area under certified organic farming has fluctuated between 0.78-1.1 million ha. Presently, about 0.7 million ha area is under certified organic cultivation and India ranks 4th in terms of largest areas of organic agricultural land (Willer and Julia, 2016). During 2014-15, India had the largest number of organic producers of about 0.65 million and accounted for 1.35 million tons of certified organic produce. India exported 135 products during 2014-15 with the total volume of 263687 MT. The organic food export realization was around 298 million USD.

scholarly journals An assessment of the test–retest reliability of the New Nordic Diet score

2015 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 28397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helga Birgit Bjørnarå ◽  
Elisabet Rudjord Hillesund ◽  
Monica Klungland Torstveit ◽  
Tonje Holte Stea ◽  
Nina Cecilie Øverby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Nordic Diet ◽  
New Nordic Diet ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Diet Score

Consumer acceptance of the New Nordic Diet. An exploratory study

Appetite ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 14-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arun Micheelsen ◽  
Lotte Holm ◽  
Katherine O’Doherty Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Consumer Acceptance ◽  
Nordic Diet ◽  
New Nordic Diet

scholarly journals Effects of school meals based on the New Nordic Diet on intake of signature foods: a randomised controlled trial. The OPUS School Meal Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 114 (5) ◽  
pp. 772-779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rikke Andersen ◽  
Anja Biltoft-Jensen ◽  
Elisabeth W. Andersen ◽  
Majken Ege ◽  
Tue Christensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Dietary Assessment ◽  
Random Order ◽  
Well Being ◽  
School Meals ◽  
Fish Products ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Nordic Diet ◽  
Lean Fish ◽  
New Nordic Diet

AbstractA New Nordic Diet (NND) was developed in the context of the Danish OPUS Study (Optimal well-being, development and health for Danish children through a healthy New Nordic Diet). Health, gastronomic potential, sustainability and Nordic identity were crucial principles of the NND. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of serving NND school meals compared with the usual packed lunches on the dietary intake of NND signature foods. For two 3-month periods, 834 Danish children aged 8–11 years received NND school meals or their usual packed lunches brought from home (control) in random order. The entire diet was recorded over 7 consecutive days using a validated Web-based Dietary Assessment Software for Children. The NND resulted in higher intakes during the entire week (% increase) of root vegetables (116 (95 % CI 1·93, 2·42)), cabbage (26 (95 % CI 1·08, 1·47)), legumes (22 (95 % CI 1·06, 1·40)), herbs (175 (95 % CI 2·36, 3·20)), fresh berries (48 (95 % CI 1·13, 1·94)), nuts and seeds (18 (95 % CI 1·02, 1·38)), lean fish and fish products (47 (95 % CI 1·31, 1·66)), fat fish and fish products (18 (95 % CI 1·02, 1·37)) and potatoes (129 (95 % CI 2·05, 2·56)). Furthermore, there was a decrease in the number of children with zero intakes when their habitual packed lunches were replaced by NND school meals. In conclusion, this study showed that the children increased their intake of NND signature foods, and, furthermore, there was a decrease in the number of children with zero intakes of NND signature foods when their habitual packed lunches were replaced by school meals following the NND principles.

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