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2c. Tagnames for food components(M - S)
| < MALAC > | malic
acid Unit: mg Tables: USDA 243, SFK |
| < MALS > | maltose Unit: g Tables: USDA 214, SFK, DAN, SWD |
| <MALSM> | maltose;
expressed in monosaccharide equivalents Unit: g |
| < MALTRS > | maltotriose Unit: g |
| <MALTRSM> | maltotriose;
expressed in monosaccharide equivalents Unit: g |
| <MANFB> | mannose
in dietary fibre Unit: mg |
| < MANN > | mannan Unit: g |
| < MANTL > | mannitol Unit: mg Tables: USDA 260, SFK |
| <MET> | methionine Unit: mg Comments: Includes only L-methionine. Tables: USDA 506, SFK, ETH, NE, EA, DAN, SWD |
| < METH > | methyl
alcohol Unit: mg Synonyms: methanol Tables: SFK |
| < MG > | magnesium Unit: mg Tables: USDA 304, SFK, MW, IND, NE, EA, PRC, DAN, SWD |
| <MGLY> | monoglycerides,
total Unit: g Tables: USDA 655 |
| < MN > | manganese Unit: mcg Tables: USDA 315, SFK, EA, PRC, DAN, SWD |
| < MNSAC > | monosaccharides,
total Unit: g Comments: Includes only the free monosaccharides. |
| < MO > | molybdenum Unit: mcg Tables: USDA 316, SFK, EA, PRC, DAN, SWD |
| <MUCIL> | mucilages Unit: g |
| < NA > | sodium Unit: mg Note: If the value is expressed in millimoles, mmol must be explicitly stated with the secondary tagname <UNIT/>. Tables: USDA 307, SFK, MW, IND, NE, EA, PRC, DAN, SWD |
| <NACL> | salt Unit: mg Synonyms: NACL Tables: USDA 375, SFK |
| < NAM > | nitrogen,
amino Unit: g |
| < NHAEM > | iron,
non-haem Unit: mg |
| < NI > | nickel Unit: mcg Tables: USDA 371, SFK, PRC |
| < NIA > | niacin,
preformed Unit: mg Synonyms: nicotinic acid; nicotinamide (These terms are not true synonyms but are often used in food tables to refer to niacin.> Comments: Nicotinic acid and nicotinamide. Tables: USDA 406, SFK, MW, ETH, IND, NE, EA, PRC, DAN, SWD |
| <NIAAVL> | niacin,
available Unit: mg Comments: total niacin minus bound niacin |
| <NIAEQ> | niacin
equivalents, total Unit: mg Comments: Preformed niacin plus niacin equivalents from tryptophan. Tables: USDA 409, DAN, SWD |
| <NIATRP> | niacin
equivalents from tryptophan Unit: mg Comments: 1/60 x tryptophan. Tables: USDA 407 & 408, MW, DAN |
| < NITRA > | nitrates Unit: mg Tables: USDA 264, SFK |
| < NITRI > | nitrites Unit: mg Tables: USDA 265, SFK |
| < NITRN- > | nitrosamine,
total Unit: mg Tables: USDA 266 |
| < NITRNN > | nitrosamine,
non-volatile Unit: mg |
| < NITRNV > | nitrosamine,
volatile Unit: mg Comments: Subject of forthcoming regulations. |
| < NNP> | nitrogen,
non-protein Unit: mg |
| < NPRO > | nitrogen,
protein Unit: g |
| <NT> | nitrogen,
total Unit: g Comments: Determined by Kjeldahl method. Tables: USDA 202, MW, ETH, EGP, IND, NE, EA |
| <OLSAC> | oligosaccharides,
total available Unit: g |
| <OLSACM> | oligosaccharides,
total available; expressed in monosaccharide equivalents Unit: g |
| < OXACAC > | oxaloacetic
acid Unit: mg Tables: USDA 244, SFK |
| < OXALAC > | oxalic
acid Unit: mg Tables: USDA 245, SFK, IND |
| < P > | phosphorus Unit: mg Tables: USDA 305, SFK, MW, ETH, EGP, IND, NE, EA, PRC, DAN, SWD |
| < PANTAC> | pantothenic
acid Unit: mg Synonyms: D-pantothenate; vitamin B-5 (obsolete term, may still appear in some tables) Tables: USDA 410, SFK, MW, EA, DAN, SWD |
| < PARHBAC > | parahydrobenzoic
acid Unit: mg Tables: SFK |
| < PB > | lead Unit: mcg Tables: USDA 367 |
| < PECT> | pectin Unit: g Comments: Reflects AOAC or equivalent procedure. Polymers of galacturonic acid unspecified. Note: Additional tagnames will be added, when needed by food composition tables and data bases, to reflect the very large number of polysaccharides present in foods and, specifically, to reflect different degrees of methoxylation in pectic substances. Tables: USDA 220, SFK, SWD |
| < PENSN > | pentosan Unit: g Tables: USDA 222, SFK |
| < PHE > | phenylalanine Unit: mg Comments: Includes only L-phenylalanine. Tables: USDA 508, SFK, ETH, NE, EA, DAN, SWD |
| < PHOLIP> | phospholipids,
total Unit: g Tables: USDA 603 |
| < PHYSTR > | phytosterols,
total Unit: mg Synonyms: total plant sterols Comments: Includes avenasterol, brassicasterol, campesterol, sitosterol, spinasterol, and stigmasterol. Tables: USDA 636 |
| <PHYTAC> | physic
acid Unit: mg Synonyms: phytin P Tables: USDA 246,SFK,MW, IND |
| <PIPN> | piperine Unit: g Tables: USDA 259 |
| <PRO> | proline Unit: mg Comments: Includes only L-proline. Tables: USDA 517, SFK, ETH,NE, EA, DAN, SWD |
| <PROA> | protein,
total; determined by direct analysis Unit: g |
| <PROCNA> | protein,
total; calculated from amino nitrogen Unit: g Comments: Two pieces of data are associated with the tagname <PROCNA>. The first is the quantity of total protein and the second is the conversion factor used to calculate total protein from amino nitrogen. Note: The total protein found in food tables is rarely calculated from amino nitrogen. <PROCNT> is the appropriate tagname for total protein in most cases. |
| <PROCNP> | protein,
total; calculated from protein nitrogen Unit: g Comments: Two pieces of data are associated with the tagname <PROCNP>. The first is the quantity of total protein and the second is the conversion factor used to calculate total protein from protein nitrogen. Note: The total protein found in food tables is rarely calculated from protein nitrogen. <PROCNT> is the appropriate tagname for total protein in most cases. |
| < PROCNT> | protein,
total; calculated from total nitrogen Unit: g Comments: Three pieces of data are associated with the tagname <PROCNT>. The first is the quantity of total protein; the second is a keyword which identifies the source of the conversion factor used to calculate the total protein from total nitrogen; and the third is the actual conversion factor used. If possible, all three pieces of data should be included with <PROCNT>. However, it is acceptable to include only the keyword or the conversion factor (rather than both) with the total protein value if one or the other is unknown. If the conversion factor used was generated from a source other than one of those identified without any keyword information. Keywords: Following are the available keywords that can be used as the second value for the < PROCNT> tagname: JONES conversion factor originally derived by Jones (7) Tables: EGP, NE, EA FAO conversion factor from a table in the FAO Nutritional Studies No. 24 (4), reprinted in the World Health Organization Technical Report Series No. 522 (3) Tables: MW, DAN USDA conversion factor from a table in the United States Department of Agriculture Handbook No. 8 (12) Tables: USDA 203 STD standard conversion factor of 6.25, not specific for the type of food. (If this keyword is used, the 6.25 conversion factor should not be listed with the secondary tagname < XN> .) Tables: SFK, IND,PRC The following secondary tagname may be used to identify 'the specific conversion factor used when a keyword other than STD is present, or instead of a keyword (see above). <XN> conversion factor for calculating total protein from total nitrogen Examples: The 3.2 g/100 g of protein in cow's milk which is listed in the Nutritive Value of Indian Foods was calculated from total nitrogen using the 6.25 conversion factor. Therefore, the protein value would be listed using the <PROCNT> tagname and the STD keyword: < PROCNT> 3.2 STD < /PROCNT> The 3.3 g/100 g of protein in cow's milk which is listed in McCance and Widdowson was calculated from total nitrogen using a 6.38 conversion factor. This factor was obtained from the FAO publication. Therefore, the protein value would be listed using the <PROCNT> tagname, the FAO keyword, and the <XN> secondary tagname: <PROCNT> 3.3 FAO <XN> 6.38 </PROCNT> As a hypothetical example, if a value of 0.3 g/100 g of protein in watermelon seeds were calculated from total nitrogen using the conversion factor 5.30, and this value had not been taken from one of the tables identified by the list of keywords, the protein value would be listed using the <PROCNT> tagname in the following manner: <PROCNT> 0.3 <XN> 5.30 </PROCNT> Note: In these examples, </PROCNT> is an end-tag required in interchange format to indicate the end of the information about protein calculated from total nitrogen. See the INFOODS Data Interchange Handbook for details on interchange format. |
| <PRO-> | protein,
total; method of determination unknown Unit: g Comments: The <PRO-> tagname should be used for a total protein value when it is not known whether the value was the result of a direct analysis or whether it was calculated from total nitrogen, protein nitrogen, or amino nitrogen. The <PRO-> tagname should also be used if it is known that the total protein value was calculated from one of the nitrogen components, but the conversion factor used in the calculation is unknown. (It is meaningless to have <PRO-> in combination with either <PROCNA>, <PROCNP>, or <PROCNT> for a given food item.) |
| < PROPAC > | propionic
acid Unit: mg Tables: SFK |
| <PSACALG> | polysaccharides,
algal Unit: g Comments: Includes carageenan, agar, and alginates. |
| < PSACNC > | polysaccharides,
non-cellulosic Unit: g Comments: Includes hemicellulose, pectin, gums, algal polysaccharides, and mucilages. Tables: SWD |
| <PSACNCI> | polysaccharides, non-cellulosic, water-insoluble Unit: g Tables: SWD |
| <PSACNCS> | polysaccharides, non-cellulosic, water-soluble Unit: g Tables: SWD |
| < PSACNS> | polysaccharides,
non-starch Unit: g Comments: Includes non-cellulosic polysaccharides and cellulose. |
| <PSACNSI> | polysaccharides,
non-starch, water-insoluble Unit: g |
| < PSACNSS > | polysaccharides,
non-starch, water-soluble Unit: g |
| <PURAC> | polyuronic
acids Unit: mg Tables: SE;K, DAN |
| < PURN > | purines Unit: mg Tables: SFK |
| < PYRUAC > | pyruvic
acid Unit: mg Tables: USDA 247, SFK |
| < PYRXL> | pyridoxal Unit: mg Comments: Vitamin B6 aldehyde form. Tables: USDA 412 |
| < PYRXM > | pyridoxamine Unit: mg Comments: Vitamin B 6 amine form. Tables: USDA 413 |
| < PYRXN > | pyridoxine Unit: mg Comments: Vitamin B 6 alcohol form. Tables: USDA 411, EA |
| < QUINAC > | quinic
acid Unit: mg Tables: USDA 248, SFK |
| < RAFS > | raffinose Unit: g Comments: Not available for humans. Tables: SFK |
| < RETAL > | retinal Unit: mcg |
| < RETALD > | retinaldehyde Unit: mcg |
| < RETOL > | retinol Unit: mcg Synonyms: preformed vitamin A Comments: All-trans retinol only. Tables: USDA 319, MW, NE, EA, DAN, SWD |
| < RETOL13 > | 13-cis
retinol Unit: mcg |
| < RHAFB> | rhamnose
in dietary fibre Unit: mg |
| < RHAS > | rhamnose Unit: g Comments: Includes only the free sugar. |
| < RIBF> | riboflavin Unit: mg Synonyms: Vitamin B-2; riboflavine. Tables: USDA 405, SFK, MW, ETH, IND, NE, EA, PRC, DAN, SWD |
| <RIBS> | ribose Unit: g Comments: D-ribose only; includes only the free monosaccharide. |
| < S > | sulphur Unit: mg Tables: USDA 308, MW, IND |
| < SALAC> | salicylic
acid Unit: mg Tables: USDA 249 |
| < SE > | selenium,
total Unit: mcg Tables: USDA 317, SE;K, EA, PRC, DAN, SWD |
| < SEIO> | selenium,
inorganic Unit: mcg |
| < SEO > | selenium,
organic Unit: mcg |
| < SER > | serine Unit: mg Comments: Includes only L-serine. Tables: USDA 518, SFK, ETH, NE, EA, DAN, SWD |
| < SEROTN > | serotonin Unit: mg Tables: SFK |
| < SHIKAC> | shikimic
acid Unit: mg Tables: SFK |
| < SI > | silicon Unit: mcg Tables: USDA 378, SFK, PRC |
| < SITSTR > | sitosterol Unit: mg Comments: Beta-sitosterol only. Tables: USDA 641, SFK |
| <SN> | tin Unit: mcg Tables: USDA 385, SFK |
| < SORTL > | sorbitol Unit: mg Tables: USDA 261, SFK |
| < SPISTR > | spinasterol Unit: mg Comments: Alpha-spinasterol only. Tables: USDA 650, FRN |
| <SR> | strontium Unit: mcg Tables: USDA 380 |
| < STARCH > | starch,
total Unit: g Comments: The sum of all polysaccharides yielding glucose after hydrolysis with suitable enzymes; includes amylose, amylopectin, glycogen, and dextrins. Tables: USDA 209, SFK, DAN, SWD |
| <STARCHM> | starch,
total; expressed in monosaccharide equivalents Unit: g Comments: The sum of all polysaccharides yielding glucose after hydrolysis with suitable enzymes; includes amylose, amylopectin, glycogen, and dextrins. Tables: MW |
| < STARES > | starch,
resistant Unit: g Synonyms: retrograded starch |
| < STAS > | stachyose Unit: g Comments: Not available for humans. Tables: SFK |
| < STERFRE > | sterols,
free Unit: mg Tables: USDA 660, SFK |
| <STERT> | sterols,
total Unit: mg Comments: Non-specific colorimetric method or sum of cholesterol and phytosterols. Tables: USDA 634, SFK |
| < STID7> | delta
7-stigmasterol Unit: mg Comments: Values reported as "stigmasterol" in food tables are usually a measure of the delta 7 form only. Tables: USDA 038, SFK |
| <SUCAC> | succinic
acid Unit: mg Tables: USDA 250, SFK |
| <SUCS> | sucrose Unit: g Tables: USDA 210, SFK DAN, SWD |
| <SUCSM> | sucrose;
expressed in monosaccharide equivalents Unit: g |
| < SUGAR> | sugars,
total Unit: g Comments: Sum of free monosaccharides and disaccharides. Tables: USDA 269, SFK, DAN, SWD |
| <SUGARM> | sugars,
total; expressed in monosaccharide equivalents Unit: g Comments: Sum of free monosaccharides and disaccharides expressed in monosaccharide equivalents. Tables: MW |
| < SUGIN> | invert
sugar Unit: g Comments: Obsolete. Tables: SFK |
| < SUGNRD> | sugars,
non-reducing Unit: g Comments: Obsolete. Tables: USDA 270, SFK |
| < SUGRD > | sugars,
reducing Unit: g Comments: Obsolete. Tables: USDA 274, SFK |