nutrient profiling

Nutrient profiling, also nutritional profiling, is the science of classifying or ranking foods by their nutritional composition in order to promote health and prevent disease.[https://web.archive.org/web/20151224111855/http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/profiling/WHO_IASO_report2010.pdf?ua=1 Nutrient Profiling: Report of a WHO/IASO Technical Meeting, London, United Kingdom, 4-6 October 2010, accessed 10/15/2014.]{{cite web | url=https://www.who.int/nutrition/topics/profiling/en/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122184829/http://www.who.int/nutrition/topics/profiling/en/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=November 22, 2013 | title=Nutrient Profiling | publisher=World Health Organization (WHO) | accessdate=23 December 2015}}{{cite journal | pmid=20515553 | title=Nutritional profiles in a public health perspective: a critical review | vauthors=Foltran F, Verduci E, Ghidina M, Campoy C, Jany KD, Widhalm K, Biasucci G, Vögele C, Halpern GM, Gregori D | journal=Journal of International Medical Research | year=2010 | volume=38 | issue=2 | pages=318–85 | doi=10.1177/147323001003800202| url=http://orbilu.uni.lu/handle/10993/3506 | url-access=subscription }} A common use of nutrient profiling is in the creation of nutritional rating systems to help consumers identify nutritious food.{{cite web | url=http://depts.washington.edu/uwcphn/work/fdenv/nutrprofiling.shtml | title=Nutrient Profiling | publisher=Center for Public Health Nutrition (University of Washington) | accessdate=23 December 2015}}

A variety of nutrient profile models have been developed by academics, health organizations, national governments and the food industry. The development or selection of a model to use in food policy decisions is important, as different models can lead to different classifications of the same foods.{{Cite journal |title=How important is the choice of the nutrient profile model used to regulate broadcast advertising of foods to children? A comparison using a targeted data set |date=26 Jun 2013 |pmc=3736515 |pmid=23801095 |doi=10.1038/ejcn.2013.112 |volume=67 |issue=8 |journal=Eur J Clin Nutr |pages=815–20 |vauthors=Scarborough P, Payne C, Agu CG, Kaur A, Mizdrak A, Rayner M, Halford JC, Boyland E}}