DOST Outcome 1: Science-based Know how and Tools that Enable the Agriculture Sector to Raise Productivity to World Class Standards
1. Research and Development Program on Sorghum Utilization as Food: Phase 1: Development and Standardization of Sorghum Flour/Starch Production Process
2. Evaluation of the Nutritional Status of Households Living in Selected Coastal Areas in the Philippines
3. Integrated Approach to Address Food and Nutrition Security in the Philippines
4. Phytochemicals, Antioxidant Activity of Pigmented Rice, Vegetables and Fruits in the Philippines

DOST Outcome 2: Innovative, Cost-Effective and Appropriate Technologies that Enable MSMEs to Develop and Produce Competitive Products that Meet World-class Standards
1. Pilot Scale Production of Complementary/Snack Foods with Vegetables Using HighPressure High-Temperature (HPHT) Extrusion
2. Scaling up Rice Fortification Program Through Technology Transfer: A Strategy Towards Nutrition Security Project 1: Technology Transfer to Private Mills

DOST Outcome 3: State-of-the-art Facilities and Capabilities that Enable Local Industries to Move up the Value Chain and Attain Global Competitiveness
1. Sustainability of FNRI Proficiency Testing Laboratory’s ISO/IEC 17043:2010 Accreditation as PT Provider on Nutrition Labeling Parameters and Expansion of its Scope
2. Method Verification for the Enumeration of Mesophilic Lactic Acid Bacteria in Food
3. Validation of Soxhlet Method for Fat Analysis in Foods
4. Determination of Iodine Levels of Commonly-Consumed Processed Foods

DOST Outcome 5: ICT-based Transformation of Governance Broadening Access to Government Services for those in the Countryside
1. "i.fnri.gov.ph: Development of a Harmonized ICT Program of FNRI"
2. Updating the Menu Evaluation Software
3. Development of Philippine Food Composition Online Database and Interactive Tool Versions
4. Development of FNRI Service Laboratory Integrated Online System (IOS)
5. Development of the FNRI Nutrition Counseling Website: Healthy Eating and Lifestyle Program (HELP) Online
6. Development of Enhanced Sensory Evaluation Laboratory (eSEL) Software under the program i.fnri.gov.ph: Development of a harmonized ICT program of FNRI
7. Development of the Electronic Technology Transfer Monitoring Map (ET2M2)

DOST Outcome 6: Improved Quality Healthcare and Quality of Life through Science, Technology and Innovation
1. Food Security, Poverty and Inequality
2. Assessing Household Dietary Diversity and Food Consumption Score as Indicators of Household Food Security Status in the Philippines
3. 8th National Nutrition Survey: Consumption of Whole Grains and Ready-to-Eat Cereals in the Philippines
4. Comparative Time Trends Analysis of Nutrition Outcomes among ASEAN Countries: Lessons and Benchmarks for the Philippines
5. Provincial Case Studies on Assesing Maternal and Child Nutrition and Local Level Program Implementation
6. An Assessment of the Nutrition Situation in the Philippines
7. Project 4: Feedback, Knowledge Sharing and Policy Dialogues among Stakeholders
8. Awareness of Micronutrients of Selected Filipino Population Groups
9. Risk Factors Associated with Zinc Status of Filipino Preschool and School-aged Children
10. Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Risk Factors are Increasing in Prevalence: Time Trends from 1998-2013 National Nutrition Surveys
11. Waist circumference (WC) and Waist-Hip Ratio (WHR) are Better Associated with Elevated Blood Pressure and Elevated Fasting Blood Glucose than Body Mass Index (BMI)
12. Determinants of Exclusive Breastfeeding and Meeting the Minimum Acceptable Diet among Filipino Infants and Young Children
13. Awareness and Usage of Food and Health Supplements in the Philippines
14. Determinants of Breastfeeding Initiation and Prelacteal Feeding and Their Association with Breastfeeding Practices of Filipino Children aged 0-23 Months
15. The Nutrition and Health Status of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in the Philippines: 8th National Nutrition Survey, 2013
16. The Nutrition and Health Status of Filipinos Residing in Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDAs): Results from the 8th National Nutrition Survey, 2013
17. Time Trends in the Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in the Philippines
18. Factors Associated with Household Salt Iodine Levels and Iodine Status of School Age Children: 8th National Nutrition Survey
19. Regional Disparities in Food, Energy and Nutrient Intakes, Food Wastage and Food Expenditure among Filipino Households
20. Urban-Rural Differences in Food, Energy and Nutrient Intakes, Food Wastage and Food Expenditure among Filipino Households

R&D Addressing Micronutrient Deficiencies: Food Fortification
1. Technology Generation for the Production of Multi-Nutrient Eextruded Rice Kernel (MNERK) to Address Malnutrition

R&D Addressing Normal Nutrition and Nutrition Related Diseases
1. Energy Density and Satiety of Meals Based on Helathy Food Plate Model for Filipino Adults

R&D Program on Nutrigenomics
1. Tumor-Suppressing Effects of Moringa Oleifera Leaves on Colorectal Polyp: A Nutrigenomics Approach
2. Body Mass Index (BMI), Body Fat, Known Obesity- Associated Genes and Eating Behaviour of Selected 9 -12 y.o. children in Taguig and Pateros

R&D Program on Development of Tools and Standards
1. Development of the 2016 FNRI Menu Guide Calendar (MGC): Helping Meet the Nutrient Needs of Adolescents through Consumption of Legumes and Nuts
2. A Re-examination of the Weight-for-Height Table for Filipino Pregnant Women
3. Development of “Pinggang Pinoy” Food Guides for Children and Other Population Groups Phase II
4. Sensitivity and Specificity of Mid-upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) in Determining Acute Malnutrition among Under-five Children with Weight-for-Height Using the WHO Growth Standards

R& D Program on Food Quality and Safety
1. Microbiological Assessment of Pork from Metro Manila Slaughterhouses and Wet Markets
2. Enhancement of Food Consumption Databases for Dietary Exposure Assessment

R& D Program on Policy
1. Assessment of Selected Food and Nutrition Policies Toward Improving Food and Nutrition Vulnerability: Assessment of Implementation of Republic Act No. 10028

DOST Outcome 8: Science-based Weather Information and Climate Change Scenarios with Associated Impact Assessments that Enable Concerned Agencies to Develop Appropriate Mitigation Strategies for a Disaster and Climate Change Resilient Philippines
1. The National Capital Region Food Footprints: A 5- Year Span

Graduate Studies
1. Effects on Lipid Levels and Liver Health in Diet-Induced Hyperlipidemic Sprague Dawley Rats Fed with Cooked Brown Rice
2. The Nutritional Content, Health Value and Acceptability of Rice-Like Grains From Sago (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.) and Corn (Zea mays L.) Flours
3. Modified Starch from Adlay (Coix lacryma jobi L.): Preparation and Properties
4. Intra-Household Food Allocation in the Philippines Using a National Food Consumption Data
5. Characterization and Functional Property Investigation of Serum Pectin from Broccoli Dispersion
6. Association Between Consumption of Iron-Fortified Processed Foods and Anemia Status Among Children Aged 3 to 5 Years in Manila

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