Nutrient Information Inquiry System (NIIS)

• NIIS, designed by the Centre for Food Safety (CFS), is a web-based searchable database containing nutrient data of commonly consumed food items which are of relevance and interest to our local community. It is available free of charge with two functions: a Food Nutrient Finder (with function to browse and search for information about a specific food or nutrient) and a Food Nutrient Calculator (with function to calculate the total nutrient quantity of selected food items using the available data from NIIS). The information provided is for personal non-commercial use and reference. Read User Guide before browsing a food or nutrient, or using the calculator.
  
  
  

  

• The main database provides information on energy and 18 nutrients (protein, carbohydrate, total fat, dietary fibre, sugars, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, zinc and vitamin C) of food items.

Acknowledgement

• The CFS would like to acknowledge the following authorities/ organisations for their generous contribution in the field of food composition research and sincerely appreciate their sharing of information:
  1. the Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,
  2. the Nutrient Data Laboratory, US Department of Agriculture,
  3. Food Standards Australia New Zealand, and
  4. the Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand.
• The CFS is also grateful to the following departments/ organisations for providing pictures of some vegetables and fishes for reference:
  1. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD),
  2. Fish Marketing Organization (FMO), and
  3. Vegetable Marketing Organization (VMO).