Books

• Compiling data for food composition databases W.M Rand, J.A.T. Pennington, S.P. Murphy, J.C. Klensin. United Nations University, Tokyo, 1991. (English only) - PDF version
• EUROFOODS - Proceedings of the Second Workshop Journal Editor Richard D. King - PDF version
• Eurofoods: Towards Compatibility of Nutrient Data Banks in Europe Vol 29, Supplement 1, 1985 Guest Editor: C.E. West, Wageningen Karger - PDF version
• Food composition data: a users perspective W.M. Rand, C.T. Windham, B.W. Wyse, V.R. Young United Nations University, Tokyo, 1987. (English only)
• Food composition data: Production, Management and Use H. Greenfield and DAT Southgate, 2nd Edition, FAO, Rome, 2003. Click to order online (Available in English, French, Spanish & Korean) - PDF version HTML version
  • Erratum: In October 2014, the reference (Source: Paul and Southgate,1978) was added in Appendix 5 at p. 224 upon request of Heather Greenfield.
• Food energy - methods of analysis and conversion factors FAO FOOD AND NUTRITION PAPER 77. Report of a Technical Workshop, Rome, 3-6 December 2002. Rome, 2003 (English only) - PDF version
• Food nutrition and agriculture, vol 12 - Food composition data Albert (Editor), FAO, Rome, 1994.
• Identification of food components for INFOODS data interchange  J.C. Klensin, D. Feskanich, V. Lin, A.S. Truswell, D.A.T. Southgate. United Nations University, Tokyo, 1989. (English only) - PDF version
• Indigenous peoples' food systems by FAO, Rome, 2010 (English only) - PDF version
• INFOODS food composition data interchange handbook J.C. Klensin. United Nations University, Tokyo, 1992. (English only) - PDF version
• Quality and Accessibility of Food-Related Data Edited by Heather Greenfield - Proceedings of the First International Food Data Base Conference - PDF version
• Traditional Plant Foods of Canadian Indigenous Peoples: Nutrition, Botany and Use by Harriet V. Kuhnlein and Nancy J. Turner, 1996.  (English only)
• Uses and abuses of food composition data Supplement to Food Australia 42 (8), 1990 H. Greenfield, editor - PDF version

Journals articles

• Compilation Tool for food composition in an excel format for use in the absence of a food composition database management system Published in the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 24 (4-5)  Charrondiere U.R., and Burlingame, B. 2011
• Nutritional Indicator Biodiversity for Food Composition - A report on the progress of data availability Published in the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 24 (4-5) Stadlmayr, B., Nilson, E., Charrondiere, U.R., Medhammer, E., Mouille, B., Burlingame, B. 2011
• The distance learning tool ‘Food Composition Study Guide’ contributes to global capacity development in food composition. Charrondiere, U.R., Freisling, H., Elmadfa I., 2011