How did we develop a photographic guide of biodiverse food plants to support food consumption studies?

This short take explains how we developed a photographic guide for assessing biodiversity in food consumption studies with taxonomy accuracy. To build the guide, we followed the “Guidelines on Assessing Biodiverse Foods in Dietary Intake Surveys” of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the...

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Autores: Jacob, Michelle Cristine Medeiros, Lima, Severina Carla Vieira Cunha Lima, Batista, Natália Araújo do Nascimento, Ribeiro, Lally de Oliveira
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFRN
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufrn.br:123456789/61029
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/61029
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Food biodiversity
Caatinga
Botanical diversity
Consumption studies
Caatinga biome
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Sumario:This short take explains how we developed a photographic guide for assessing biodiversity in food consumption studies with taxonomy accuracy. To build the guide, we followed the “Guidelines on Assessing Biodiverse Foods in Dietary Intake Surveys” of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. As far as we know, this is the first tool developed in Brazil to support dietary surveys that consider food biodiversity. As researchers, this guide may help us make local biodiverse food more visible in food studies, improving our capacity to evaluate their contribution to nutritional and cultural outcomes.