Nutrient profiling is the classifying or ranking of foods according to their nutritional composition for reasons related to preventing disease and promoting health. Algorithms for this process are known as nutrient profile models or nutrient density indices. These vary in detail, most consider each item of food in isolation, but some account for the dietary context within which a food is eaten and other measures such as the carbon footprint.
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