[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":54},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-en-sfda-saudi-food-composition-tables":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":42,"date":43,"description":44,"extension":45,"heroImage":46,"meta":47,"navigation":48,"path":49,"reviewed":50,"seo":51,"stem":52,"__hash__":53},"news_en\u002Fnews\u002Fsfda-saudi-food-composition-tables.md","SFDA launches Saudi Food Composition Tables covering 130 traditional dishes",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":38},"minimark",[9,13,16,19,22,25],[10,11,12],"p",{},"The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) launched the Saudi Food Composition Tables on June 25, 2026 — a national nutrient reference covering 130 traditional Saudi dishes.",[10,14,15],{},"The tables document 49 macro- and micronutrients per dish, built on a substantial laboratory programme: more than 19,000 analyses in total, with each dish prepared three times and sampled at least twelve times to capture realistic variation in how traditional food is actually cooked.",[10,17,18],{},"The SFDA positions the tables as a reference for professionals, policymakers, and consumers alike, and the full digital version is available on the authority's website.",[10,20,21],{},"The significance for food service is practical. Traditional dishes have long been the hardest part of menu declarations — recipes vary, published nutrient data has been scarce, and operators have often had to rely on rough estimates or costly private analysis. An official, laboratory-backed reference changes that baseline.",[10,23,24],{},"For operators calculating calorie and nutrient declarations for traditional dishes under Saudi menu-labelling requirements, the tables offer an authoritative starting point — one more reason to keep dish composition records organized and current.",[10,26,27],{},[28,29,30,31],"em",{},"Source: ",[32,33,37],"a",{"href":34,"rel":35},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sfda.gov.sa\u002Fen\u002Fnews\u002F5521984",[36],"nofollow","SFDA — Saudi Food Composition Tables announcement",{"title":39,"searchDepth":40,"depth":40,"links":41},"",2,[],"regulatory","2026-06-25","The Saudi Food and Drug Authority has published nutrient reference data for 130 traditional Saudi dishes, built on more than 19,000 laboratory analyses.","md",null,{},true,"\u002Fnews\u002Fsfda-saudi-food-composition-tables",false,{"title":5,"description":44},"news\u002Fsfda-saudi-food-composition-tables","zALtu8BCQ2zjEQD25krqhRrFBpYNvMGkY-TS-0BaprU",1784649749833]