Food security and dietary energy supply

Dyddiad y datganiad:
20 July 2023

FOI REF: FOI-2023-1182

You asked

I'm trying to understand how the adequacy of food available in the UK based on a split between vegan food and non-vegan food, for a project analyzing the role and potential of veganism on UK Food Security Please could you provide the following data regarding food supply adequacy:

  1. Dietary Energy Supply (DES) as a percentage of the Average Dietary Energy Requirement (A measure of the adequacy of food available for human consumption as a percentage of the average dietary energy requirement.)

  2. Desegregated (two metrics sought) based on the Dietary Energy Supply of plant-based food (no animal products) and animal-based or animal-product containing food in the UK.

We said

Thank you for your request.

Unfortunately, we do not hold data relating to food security or Dietary energy supply.  

The Department of Environment, Food and rural affairs are responsible for food security. They can be contacted at helpline@food.gov.uk 

The Food Standards Agency may also be able to assist with nutritional requirements, food safety and adequacy. They can be contacted at information.governance@food.gov.uk.

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