Who am I?
Nutritionist and a skilled food composition researcher holding a PhD in Applied Human Nutrition. More than ten years of experience in compiling, reviewing and publishing food composition data in compliance with INFOODS’ guidelines and standards. Wide experience on capacity building and working with groups of diverse members at national and international organizations. Nutrition and Food Systems Officer (food composition) for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) since 2022.
Personal info
- fernandagrande@foodcomponline.info
- fernanda-grande
- São Paulo, Brazil
Highlights
Work Experience
2022 - Present
Nutrition and Food Systems Officer (Food Composition)
2015 - 2022
International Consultant on Food Composition
The main activities developed during consultancy include capacity building and providing technical leadership to countries to update National or Regional Food Composition Tables.
2020 Jun. - Oct.
Food composition consultant, part of the team to prepare the Food Composition Database for use in the Individual Food Consumption Survey and analysis in St. Kitts and Nevis and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 2020.
Work Experience
2015 - Present
International Consultant on Food Composition. The main tasks performed during consultancy were to coordinate the development and update of FAO/INFOODS food composition databases and to assist countries on the update of national food composition tables providing technical support.
2020 June - October
Food composition consultant, part of the team to prepare the Food Composition Database for use in the Individual Food Consumption Survey and analysis in St. Kitts and Nevis and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 2020.
Education
2013 - 2018
University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil, Applied Human Nutrition Program
Title: Reformulation of the Brazilian Food Composition Table (PDF)
Final datasets available in: http://www.tbca.net.br
Advisor: Elizabete Wenzel de Menezes
2010 - 2013
University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil, Applied Human Nutrition Program
Title: Brazilian Food Composition Database: database enhancement and update on vitamins data (PDF)
Advisor: Elizabete Wenzel de Menezes
2007 - 2008
Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
Education
2013 - 2018
University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil, Applied Human Nutrition Program
Title: Reformulation of the Brazilian Food Composition Table (PDF)
Final datasets available in: www.tbca.net.br
Advisor: Elizabete Wenzel de Menezes
2010 - 2013
University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil, Applied Human Nutrition Program
Title: Brazilian Food Composition Database: database enhancement and update on vitamins data (PDF)
Advisor: Elizabete Wenzel de Menezes
2007 - 2008
Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
2005 - 2006
IPCE, São Paulo, Brazil
2000 - 2004
Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, Brazil
List of Publications
Scientific Articles
Moltedo, Ana; Álvarez-Sánchez, Cristina; Grande, Fernanda; Charrondiere, Ruth. The complexity of producing and interpreting vitamin A statistics. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, v.100, 2021. doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2021.103926
Grande, Fernanda; Giuntini, Eliana Bistriche; Coelho, Kristy Soraya; Purgatto, Eduardo; Franco, Bernadette D G M; Lajolo, Franco M; Menezes, Elizabete Wenzel. Biodiversity food dataset: centralizing chemical composition data to allow the promotion of nutrient-rich foods in Brazil. Maternal & Child Nutrition, v. 16, S3, 2020. doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13005
Grande, Fernanda; Giuntini, Eliana Bistriche; Coelho, Kristy Soraya; De Menezes, Elizabete Wenzel. Elaboration of a standardized dataset for foods fortified with iron and folic acid in Brazil. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, v. 83, p. 103285, 2019. doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2019.103285
Giuntini, Eliana Bistriche; Coelho, Kristy Soraya; Grande, Fernanda; Marchioni, Dirce M; Carli, Eduardo; Sichieri, Rosely; Pereira, Rosangela A; Purgatto, Eduardo; Franco, Bernadette D G M; Lajolo, Franco M; Menezes, Elizabete Wenzel. Brazilian Nutrient Intake Evaluation Database: an essential tool for estimating nutrient intake data. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, v. 83, p. 103286, 2019. doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2019.103286
Coelho, Kristy Soraya; Giuntini, Eliana Bistriche; Grande, Fernanda; Dias, João S; Purgatto, Eduardo; Franco, Bernadette D G M; Lajolo, Franco M; Menezes, Elizabete Wenzel. Brazilian Food Composition Table (TBCA): development and functionalities of the online version. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, v. 84, p. 103287, 2019. doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2019.103287
Dahdouh, Sergio; Grande, Fernanda; Espinosa, Sarah Nájera; Vincent, Anna; Gibson, Rosalind; Bailey, Karl; King, Janet; Rittenschober, Doris; Charrondière, U. Ruth. Development of the FAO/INFOODS/IZINCG Global Food Composition Database for Phytate. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, v. 78, p. 42-48, 2019. ISSN 0889-1575. doi: 10.1016/j.jfca.2019.01.023
Menezes, Elizabete Wenzel; Grande, Fernanda; Giuntini, Eliana Bistriche; Lopes, Tássia Do Vale Cardoso; Dan, Milana Cara Tanasov; Prado, Samira Bernardino Ramos Do; Franco, Bernadette Dora Gombossy De Melo; Charrondière, U. Ruth; Lajolo, Franco Maria. Impact of dietary fiber energy on the calculation of food total energy value in the Brazilian Food Composition Database. Food Chemistry, v. 193, p. 128-133, 2016. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.01.051
Prado, Samira Bernardino Ramos; Giuntini, Eliana Bistriche; Grande, Fernanda; De Menezes, Elizabete Wenzel. Techniques to evaluate changes in the nutritional profile of food products. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis (Print), v. 53, p.1-6, 2016. doi:10.1016/j.jfca.2016.08.007
Book Chapters
Grande, Fernanda; Charrondiere, U. Ruth, 2023. Food composition data 2021. In: Caballero, B. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition, vol. 2. Elsevier, Academic Press, pp. 330–338. ISBN 9780128218488. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/
Tobaruela, Eric de Castro; Grande, Fernanda; Henriques, Gilberto Simeone. Biodisponibilidade de Carboidratos. In: Biodisponibilidade de Nutrientes. 6 ed. São Paulo: Manole, 2021, p. 108-130. ISBN: 9788520457443
Giuntini, Eliana Bistriche; Carli, Eduardo; Grande, Fernanda; Coelho, Kristy Soraya. Tabelas de composição de alimentos. In. Consumo alimentar: guia para avaliação. 1 ed. São Paulo: Manole, 2019. ISBN: 9788520456187
INFOODS' Guidelines
List of Food Composition Tables and Databases
Vincent, Anna; Grande, Fernanda; Compaoré, Ella; Annor, George Amponsah; Addy, Paulina S.; Aburime, Lilian Chinelo; Ahmed, Djoufouna; Loh, Achu Mercy Bih; Cabia, Sergio Dahdouh; Deflache, Nina; Dembélé, Fatoumata Mariam; Dieudonné, Belembaongo; Edwige, Oboulbiga B.; Ene-Obong, Henrietta N.; Fogny, Nadia Fanou; Ferreira, Morné; Jemide, Julie Omaghomi; Kouebou, Pascal Christiant; Muller, Carmen; Espinosa, Sarah Nájera; Ouattara, Fatimata; Rittenschober, Doris; Schönfeldt, Hettie; Stadlmayr, Barbara; van Deventer, Maricia; Yiagnigni, Abdou Razikou; Charrondière, U. Ruth FAO/INFOODS Food Composition Table for Western Africa (WAFCT 2019). Table de composition alimentaire FAO/INFOODS pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest (TCAAO 2019). Rome, FAO. (link)
Charrondière, U. Ruth; Rittenschober, Doris; Grande, Fernanda; Nowak, Verena; Stadlmayr, Barbara. FAO/INFOODS Analytical Food Composition Database Version 2.0 – AnFooD2.0. Rome: FAO, 2017. (link)
Charrondière, U. Ruth; Stadlmayr, Barbara; Rittenschober, Doris; Grande, Fernanda; Nowak, Verena. FAO/INFOODS Food Composition Database for Biodiversity Version 4.0 – BioFoodComp4.0. Rome: FAO, 2017. (link)