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Nutrition, food and farming

IGD sits at the heart of the food and consumer goods industry and has been involved in all parts of the food supply chain for decades. We help to promote best practice in nutrition, food and farming, for example helping the industry to communicate clearly to consumers.

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Free guide:
Portion size of pre-packaged foods and drink and consumption behaviour

Portion size of pre-packaged foods and drink and consumption behaviour

A free report by IGD's Industry Nutrition Strategy Group (INSG) summarising the existing evidence for portion size and consumption behaviour and recommendations for future research. Download your free...

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The Sunshine Vitamin: Why the sudden interest?

The Sunshine Vitamin: Why the sudden interest?

Hannah Arnold, nutrition and scientific affairs executive, explains why food businesses have begun to recognise the opportunity in fortifying their products with vitamin D.

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Communicating to consumers about manufactured foods

Best practice guide to communicating to consumers about manufactured foods

IGD’s Industry Nutrition Strategy Group explored consumer and healthcare professionals’ perceptions of manufactured foods to determine the extent to which these reflect their true nature and nutritional...

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Why joining a food science summer school makes such a difference

Why joining a food science summer school makes such a difference

Food science summer schools are designed to give young people a taste of what working in areas like product development, food safety and quality is like. Members of IGD’s Technical Leadership Forum...

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Free guide:
Saturated Fat Communication

Saturated Fat Communication: Enabling Consumers to Make Informed Choices

Reducing the amount of saturated fat in people's diets is a key health priority for the Government. This free guide examines consumer understanding of the terminology,...

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Food and technology

Food and technology

IGD is helping businesses understand how advances in science and technology may be applied to food production. Find out how with our new factsheets.

Factsheet:
Fats in the diet

Fats

Fats are made up of different fatty acids, some of which are essential for health. This factsheet includes definitions of Saturated Fat, Unsaturated Fat and Trans Fats, and how much fat we should have...

Factsheet:
Additives in food

Additives in food

Additives are ingredients added in tiny amounts during the processing of some food and drink. This factsheet includes information on E numbers, natural and artificial additives, sweeteners and the Acceptable...

In this section

  • Healthy balanced diets

    Many people want to maintain a healthy balanced diet. Through our research and working with our industry groups we have published guidance on messages that encourage everybody to make healthy choices.

  • Portion size

    We have developed relevant and practical information and tools to help food businesses communicate about portion size, helping consumers make healthy choices.

  • Fruit, vegetables & wholegrain

    Guidance to help food businesses that want to add whole grains or fruit and vegetables to their products, encouraging people to eat more of these important foods.

  • Food security & technology

    Food security is hitting the headlines more and people are looking to technology for answers. This section shares some case studies and looks at the work of our New and Emerging Technologies group.

  • Sugars, salt & fat

    We are helping industry communicate to consumers in a clear and consistent way about the sugars, salt and fat they eat or drink as part of a healthy balanced diet.

  • Food labelling

    Food labelling can be a confusing area. We provide tools and guidance to help food businesses communicate clearly and consistently to improve consumer understanding.

  • Food & farming

    Our knowledge and understanding across the supply chain enables us to share best practice in areas like selling more and wasting less - practical tips and advice for farmers and producers.

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Interested in nutrition?

If you'd like to receive occasional email updates about our nutrition work, please email hannaharnold@igd.com

Nutrition Glossary

Nutrition Glossary

Confused about food and nutrition terminology? Our new Nutrition Glossary contains clear definitions for a range of food and nutrition terms.

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Nutrition reports library

We've brought together a sample of relevant publicly available reports on nutrition, food and farming. 

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Working together to help the industry and consumers

Our working groups bring experts together to work on nutrition issues for the good of everyone.

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