The Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI): An initial list of the world’s food diversity for compositional investigation

Jarvis, Andy; Gallo-Franco, Jenny; Portilla, Julian; German, Bruce; Debouck, Daniel; Rajasekharan, Maya; Colin K, Khoury; Herforth, Anna; Ahmed, Selena; Tohme, Joe; Arnaud, Elizabeth; Christopher D, Golden; Corinna, Dawid; de Haan, Stef; DeClerck, Fabrice; Edith J. M. Feskens; Vincenzo, Fogliano; Gayle J. Fritz; Hald, Christoph; Hall, Robert; Hart, Robbie; Audrey, Henry; Huang, Sanwen; Hunter, Danny; Imanbaeva, Bermet; Andrew J, Lowe; Turner, Nancy; Jia, Gengjie; Johnson, Elizabeth; Kalaiah, Geetha; Karboune, Salwa; Klade, Stefan; Rae La Cerva, Gina; Lal, Vincent; Avraham A, Levy; T, Longvah; Maeda-Yamamoto, Mari; Minnis, Paul; Nuti, Marilia; Octavio, Mariaelena; Osorio, Coralia; Pawera, Lukas; Peter, Sonia; Rajendra, Prasad; Cassandra L, Quave; Howard-Yana, Shapiro; M Sreeman, Sheshshayee; Srichamnong, W; Steiner, Roy; Turdieva, Muhabbat; Ulian, Tiziana; van Andel, Tinde; Wang, Ren; Weissgold, Lily; Yan, Jianbin; de la Parra, John(2024) The Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI): An initial list of the world’s food diversity for compositional investigation. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/M9TA1H

Here we report a list of diverse and culturally relevant foods that justify compositional cataloging as part of the Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI). The PTFI is a participatory project aimed at addressing food composition information gaps worldwide through a standardized, accessible, and enabling platform based on state-of-the-art nutritional analytical technology. Through data analytics and engagement with experts across the globe, here we identify 1650 important foods for biochemical compositional analysis.