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"Identifying Smart Food Choices on the Path to Healthier Diets"
The Center had developed a comprehensive nutrient profiling system encompassing 27 important nutrients to help consumers identify smarter food choices. This report explains the need for and applications of the TOC-NQI, the calculations and concepts embedded in the system, and an overview of results.

What fruit delivers the most nutrition per 100 calories?

Does a serving of watermelon deliver more nutritional value than BigMac with cheese, or a salmon steak?

 

The Organic Center's "Dietary Risk Index" -- Tracking Relative Pesticide Risks in Foods and Beverages
The Center has developed a tool to track pesticide risk levels associated with residues in food. The "Dietary Risk Index" (DRI) relies on pesticide residue data from the USDA, coupled with EPA's evaluations of pesticide toxicity.

 

"Transforming Jane Doe's Diet"
Smart food choices, including buying organic, can play a major role in sustaining good health.

But how can a person turn a modestly unhealthy diet into a consistently healthy one?

"Transforming Jane Doe's Diet" provides clear, quantitative answers to this key question, drawing on The Organic Center's new "Nutritional Quality Index" (TOC-NQI) and our "Dietary Risk Index" (DRI).