The nelfood.com Story
nelfood.com grew out of the Physical Properties of Food DataBase project.
This project was initiated to collect and make available on the internet reliable and useful data on Physical Properties of Foods.
The project was part funded by the EU, received commercial sponsorship from Nestle, RHM and Unilever, was managed by Dr Paul Nesvadba, and the internet work was done by NEL.
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Objectives

The aim of the Database project is to assist the food industry by supplying data on physical properties of foods. This aim is achieved by:
  1. forming a Network of scientists and industrialists who are interested in measuring and using data on the physical properties of foods.
  2. making the Network a continuous means of collecting data for the Database.
These broad objectives have the following sub-objectives:
  • To maintain an online Database of physical properties of foods.
  • To continue collecting reliable and useful data on physical properties of foods for inclusion in the Database.
  • To increase the involvement of the food industry in the project.
  • To establish links between Universities, publicly funded research institutes, the food industry and others interested in the project.
  • To seek ways of developing, promoting and exploiting the database within and outside the EU.
 
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