AUTHOR=Ahmed Selena , de la Parra John , Elouafi Ismahane , German Bruce , Jarvis Andy , Lal Vincent , Lartey Anna , Longvah T. , Malpica Carlos , Vázquez-Manjarrez Natalia , Prenni Jessica , Aguilar-Salinas Carlos A. , Srichamnong Warangkana , Rajasekharan Maya , Shafizadeh Tracy , Siegel Justin Bloomfield , Steiner Roy , Tohme Joe , Watkins Steve TITLE=Foodomics: A Data-Driven Approach to Revolutionize Nutrition and Sustainable Diets JOURNAL=Frontiers in Nutrition VOLUME=9 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.874312 DOI=10.3389/fnut.2022.874312 ISSN=2296-861X ABSTRACT=

Globally, we are failing to meet numerous nutritional, health, and environmental targets linked to food. Defining food composition in its full chemical and quantitative diversity is central to data-driven decision making for supporting nutrition and sustainable diets. “Foodomics”—the application of omics-technology to characterize and quantify biomolecules to improve wellbeing—has the potential to comprehensively elucidate what is in food, how this composition varies across the food system, and how diet composition as an ensemble of foods guides outcomes for nutrition, health, and sustainability. Here, we outline: (i) challenges of evaluating food composition; (ii) state-of-the-art omics technology and innovations for the analysis of food; and (iii) application of foodomics as a complementary data-driven approach to revolutionize nutrition and sustainable diets. Featuring efforts of the Periodic Table of Food Initiative, a participatory effort to create a globally shared foodomics platform, we conclude with recommendations to accelerate foodomics in ways that strengthen the capacity of scientists and benefit all people.