Identification of Food Components for INFOODS Data Interchange (UNU, 1989, 165 pages): 4. Assigning the correct food component tagnames to the nutrient data: Alcohol

Identification of Food Components for INFOODS Data Interchange (UNU, 1989, 165 pages)

4. Assigning the correct food component tagnames to the nutrient data

		Introduction
		Alcohol
		Amino acids: total essential amino acids
		Amino acids: essential to total amino acid ratio
		Amino acids
		Carbohydrate
		Carbohydrates and monosaccharide equivalents
		Cholesterol
		Energy
		Fat
		Fatty acids
		Fibre
		Folate
		Glycerides
		Iron
		Niacin
		Nitrogen
		Protein
		Selenium
		Starch
		Sugar
		Vitamin A
		Vitamin B-6
		Vitamin C
		Vitamin D
		Vitamin E

Alcohol

"Alcohol" values in food composition usually refer to ethyl alcohol (ethanol). These values should be assigned tagname <ALC>. Occasionally, values for methyl alcohol appear in food composition tables, and should be identified with the tagname <METH >.