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title: 5.4 Nutrition Recommendations Panel
description: "![](https://cnri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/7diet1.jpg) ****Data source**** The nutrition database (`assets/therapy/nutrition_database.json`) is structured around organ systems, with each organ entry containing: - ****Key nutrients**** — vitamins, minerals, and cofactors known to support that organ - ****Color-coded foods**** — foods grouped into 7 diet colors…"
url: "https://cnri.edu/docs/5-4-nutrition-recommendations-panel/"
updated: "2026-03-24"
category: Natural Medicine Therapy Panels
---

# 5.4 Nutrition Recommendations Panel

![](https://cnri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/7diet1.jpg)

****Data source****

The nutrition database (`assets/therapy/nutrition_database.json`) is structured around organ systems, with each organ entry containing:

- ****Key nutrients**** — vitamins, minerals, and cofactors known to support that organ

- ****Color-coded foods**** — foods grouped into 7 diet colors (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue/Purple, White, Brown)

- ****Supportive herbs**** — culinary and medicinal herbs cross-referenced to that organ

- ****Organ support notes**** — brief clinical rationale for the dietary approach

****The 7-Color Diet framework****

The color system is derived from the phytonutrient literature: each color group provides a different spectrum of antioxidants, flavonoids, and co-factors. The panel presents color groups as visual chips so practitioners can give patients an intuitive shopping guide.

| Color group | Representative phytonutrients |

|-------------|-------------------------------|

| Red | Lycopene, anthocyanins |

| Orange | Beta-carotene, hesperidin |

| Yellow | Lutein, zeaxanthin |

| Green | Chlorophyll, sulforaphane, folate |

| Blue/Purple | Resveratrol, anthocyanins |

| White | Quercetin, allicin (alliums) |

| Brown | Lignans, beta-glucans (whole grains) |

![](https://cnri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/7diet2.jpg)

****When an iris zone maps to multiple organs**** (e.g. the lower-basal zone maps to Kidney + Adrenal + Leg), the engine merges the nutrient, food, and herb lists from all matched organs and de-duplicates them. The `matchedOrgans` list on each card shows which organs contributed data.

![](https://cnri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/7diet3.jpg)

****What the panel shows****

Each card displays:

- ****Zone and organ****, finding type badge, severity

- ****Key nutrients**** — listed in priority order

- ****Color-food grid**** — up to 4 foods per color group, displayed as colored chips

- ****Supportive herbs**** — small herb chips distinct from the herbal recommendations module

- ****Organ support note**** — a one-sentence clinical rationale for the dietary focus