by: Nils Aria Zulfianto, M.Sc
To the knowledge of the author, and also according to the oldest extant documentation owned by Dr. Hermana, there were 3 Food Compositions (Komposisi Makanan/KM) tables dur
By: Nils Aria Zulfianto
During the independence period, Indonesia had several KGMI tables published in 1949, 1953, 1960, 1964, 1967, 1981, 1990, 1992, 1995 and 2004. Of these version two were still compiled by the Dutch: the KGMI in 1949 and 1953.
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Food composition table is a table that contains information about food and beverages and components it contains, such as nutrients, water content, ash content, and others. The information on the food composition table can be used to determine the consumption of food or nutrient intake required in the determination of nutrition labels, nutrition and health research, clinical practice such as nutrit
In February 26, 2018, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia issued a Minister of Health of Republic of Indonesia Decree No. HK.01.07/Menkes/121/2016 on Nutrition Quality and Adequacy Standards Working Group, among which was Working Group III for Indonesian Food Composition data (DKPI).
The task of the DKPI Working Group was to review and formulate the Indonesian Food