Korean J Nutr.  2010 Apr;43(2):197-206. 10.4163/kjn.2010.43.2.197.

Development of Menu Labeling System (MLS) Using Nutri-API (Nutrition Analysis Application Programming Interface)

• Hong SM
• Cho JY
• Park YJ
• Kim MC
• Park HK
• Lee EJ
• Kim JW
• Kwon KI
• Kim JY

• KMID: 2267984
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4163/kjn.2010.43.2.197

Abstract

Now a days, people eat outside of the home more and more frequently. Menu labeling can help people make more informed decisions about the foods they eat and help them maintain a healthy diet. This study was conducted to develop menu labeling system using Nutri-API (Nutrition Analysis Application Programming Interface). This system offers convenient user interface and menu labeling information with printout format. This system provide useful functions such as new food/menu nutrients information, retrieval food semantic service, menu plan with subgroup and nutrient analysis informations and print format. This system provide nutritive values with nutrient information and ratio of 3 major energy nutrients. MLS system can analyze nutrients for menu and each subgroup. And MLS system can display nutrient comparisons with DRIs and % Daily Nutrient Values. And also this system provide 6 different menu labeling formate with nutrient information. Therefore it can be used by not only usual people but also dietitians and restaurant managers who take charge of making a menu and experts in the field of food and nutrition. It is expected that Menu Labeling System (MLS) can be useful of menu planning and nutrition education, nutrition counseling and expert meal management.

Keyword

menu labeling; menu labeling system (MLS); nutri-API

MeSH Terms

Counseling
Diet
Fees and Charges
Formates
Meals
Menu Planning
Nutritive Value
Restaurants
Semantics
Formates

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Database schema of Nutri-API.

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  Fig. 2 Menu labeling database schema of Nutri-API.

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  Fig. 3 Food and menu search for menu plan and labeling.

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  Fig. 4 Menu planning process for nutrients analysis of menu labeling system (Bibimbap).

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  Fig. 5 List of foods of subgroup (Namul) for menu (Bibimbap).

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  Fig. 6 New food input form for nutrient information.

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  Fig. 7 Menu labeling process and output form.

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  Fig. 8 User menu & labeling management.

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