Infoods food composition data interchange handbook

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INFOODS Food Composition Data Interchange Handbook

JOHN C. KLENSIN

United Nations University Press

© The United Nations University, 1992

The views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations University.

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John C. Klensin is Principal Research Scientist in the Department of Architecture, Project Coordinator for INFOODS, and Director of the INFOODS Secretariat at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Acknowledgments

Part I: Introduction and overview

1. Introduction to the Interchange System
2. Technical overview
3. Introduction to the reference material

Part II: The reference sections

4. The header elements
5. The food element and subelements
6. Data values and data description

Part III: Processing data and interchange files

7. Registering elements
8. Conversion of data to interchange format
9. Conversion of data from interchange format

Appendix A registered international food record identifiers

Appendix B element registration form

Glossary

Bibliography

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INFOODS Food Composition Data Interchange Handbook

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