Improvements to the International Life Sciences Institute Crop Composition Database
Abstract
In May 2003, the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) released Version 1.0 of the Crop Composition Database (http://www.cropcomposition.org), a comprehensive public database that provides information on the natural variability in composition of conventionally bred crops. Currently, the database contains more than 115,000 data points representing 132 compositional components in corn, soybean and cotton. In 2009 the database logged more than 30,000 site visits from 122 countries around the world. ILSI has made a number of improvements to the original database and recently developed Version 4.0, which will be released for public access in 2010. Version 4.0 presents an intuitive graphical-user interface (GUI), significantly increased performance, added security, and additional features such as unit conversion and multiple output options. Another notable improvement in Version 4.0 is the Summary of Search Results tool, which allows users to immediately view data of interest and guides the preparation of output reports. This paper summarizes some of the enhanced features and usage of the database, which continues to be a valuable tool for characterizing the composition of conventional crops.
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The ILSI Crop Composition Database shows that approximately 78% of soybean biomass can be accounted for by OECD analytes, without counting free sugars that are not in the database.
“For example, the ILSI Crop Composition Database shows that approximately 78% of soybean biomass can be accounted for by OECD analytes, without counting free sugars that are not in the database.”
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“Similar values for other crops can be estimated from OECD Consensus Documents for the Work on the Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds (OECD, 2012), which provide composition data for 16 plants to date, or from the ILSI Crop Composition Database for maize, cotton, and soybeans (Alba et al., 2010).”
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- Authors
- Alba, R., Phillips, A., Mackie, S., Gillikin, N., Maxwell, C., Brune, P., Ridley, W., Fitzpatrick, J., Levine, M., & Harris, S.
- Affiliations
- Monsanto (United States) (US)
- Dow Agrosciences (United States) (US)
- DuPont (United States) (US)
- Syngenta (United States) (US)
- International Life Sciences Institute (US)
- Corresponding author
- Harris, S.
- ORCID
- Harris, S.
- Venue
- Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-11
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 741-748
- ISSN
- 0889-1575 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2106284439
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 3.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Food Composition and Analysis (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food and Agricultural Sciences
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement
- Keywords
- crop composition, natural variation, maize, soybean, cotton, graphical user interface, unit conversion, food composition data
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