Periodic table of food initiative to uncover exactly what’s in our food

Andres Jaramillo

Source: © Masha Hamilton

Project will create database of food compounds to standardise understanding of biomolecular composition of foods

Periodic Table of Food Initiative has been launched to advance nutritional understanding by uncovering the biomolecular composition of foods. The project is being spearheaded by the Rockefeller Foundation in New York and carried out through a global network of collaborators with support from organisations like the American Heart Association and the Alliance of Bioversity.