Seeking to learn what foods the typical household has on hand and the nutritional value of those items Rutgers University completed a comprehensive "
pantry audit" of 100 New Jersey households.A key element of the study was Gladson Interactive's database, which connects a product's Universal Product Code (UPC) with information on the product's nutritional composition contained on the package label for over 300,000 items, said Gladson and Rutgers in a release about the research.Lisle, Ill.-based Gladson Interactive is a leading provider of category management services to consumer goods manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers and brokers.