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Access to the Mintel Global New Products Database listed below is limited to current members of the Cornell community. Additional free web-based resources are also included below.
- Mintel Global New Products DatabaseMintel's Global New Products Database (GNPD) monitors worldwide product innovation and new product activity in consumer packaged goods markets. The database covers food, drink, household, beauty & personal care, healthcare, and pet sectors across key global markets. Research reports from GNPD carefully consider the likely shifts in consumer needs, product innovation, and society over the next 10 years.
- FoodData CentralProvided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, FoodData Central is an integrated, research-focused data system that provides expanded data on nutrients and other foods components as well as links to sources of related agricultural, food, dietary supplement, and other information. FoodData Central can be used by, and has benefits for, a variety of users, including researchers, policy makers, academicians and educators, nutrition and health professionals, product developers, and others.
- The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the WorldThis annual report is an authoritative global study tracking progress towards ending hunger and malnutrition. It is produced jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
- Map the Meal GapThe annual Map the Meal Gap report is produced by Feeding America and analyzes food insecurity and food costs at the local level.