Acknowledgements

Foreword

 USDA Update

• International Issues of Nutrient Data Banks
  Anders Moller

• USDA's National Nutrient Data Bank
  Betty Perloff

• Dietary Fiber Methodologies: Status and Controversial Issues
  Betty W. Li

Variability in Food Composition Data

• Sources of Variability in the Carotenoid Level and Vitamin A Activity of Foods
  Gary R. Beecher

• Preliminary Report: A Nationwide Study of Selenium Content of U.S. Foods
  Susan E. Gebhardt, Joanne M. Holden, and Carol S. Davis

• Recipe Composition: Calculated Values and Chemical Analysis
  Eva Obarzanek, Debra Reed, Carol Bigelow, Enen Glovsky, Rebecca Pobocik, Theresa Nicklas, Ann Clesi, Michene Zive, and Leslie Trenkner

Variability in Intake Data

• Comparison of Micro-Computer Programs for Educators and Clinicians: Introduction
  Won Song, Charlene Hamilton, and Phyllis J. Stumbo

• Comparison of Micro-Computer Programs for Nutrition Educators
  Won Song

• Nutrient Calculation Systems for Educators and Clinicians
  I.  Evaluating Microcomputer Nutrient Calculation Programs
  Charlene Hamilton

• II.  Evaluating Data Bases for Microcomputer Programs
  Phyllis J. Stumbo

• Quantification of Fat and Salt Uptake in Common Food Preparation Methods
  Sally Schakel, I. Marilyn Buzzard, Joanne Holden, Nancy Miller-Ihli, and Carol S. Davis

Potpourri

• Update on Food Labeling
  Donna A. Dennis

• Using Pesticide Data for Exposure Assessment: FDA Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program
  Ellis L. Gunderson

• Vitamin C: Content Variability in Samples: Implications for Dietary Studies
  Joseph T. Vanderslice and Darla J. Higgs

• Development of a Database for the Nutrition CRSP Project
  Suzanne P. Murphy and Doris H. Calloway

New Technologies: Biotechnology, Macronutrient Substitutions, and Designer Foods

• Biotechnology and Plant Products: Questions of Food Safety
  Sue Tolin

• Biotechnology and Animal Products: Probable Effects on Fat Composition
  Stephen B. Smith

• Olestra: Characteristics and Impact on Nutrient Composition of Foods
  Carolyn M. Bergholz

• Simplesse: All Natural Fat Substitute
  Wayne Stargel

Poster Session