00000 EuroFIR Method Indicator Thesaurus This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term in indexing. Use a more precise narrower term. 1.0 MI0001 Carbohydrate, EC Nutrition Labelling Directive, calculated from available carbohydrate and polyols Use for carbohydrate calculated according to the EC Nutrition Labelling Directive, which defines carbohydrates as "carbohydrate which is metabolized in man, and includes polyols".
Note that in energy calculations according to the EC Directive, polyols are included separately, see *Energy calculated according to EC Nutrition Labelling Directive (kcal) [MI0108]* and *Energy calculated according to EC Nutrition Labelling Directive (kJ) [MI0107]*. CHOPL = available carbohydrate (CHO) + sum of polyols
CHOPL has not been created in the Component Thesaurus. MI0002 EuroFIR recipe calculation procedure MI0003 Recipe level calculation procedure MI0004 Ingredient level calculation procedure MI0005 Other recipe calculation procedure MI0101 Energy calculated according to Southgate (kcal) Energy (kcal) = (4 x g PROT) + (3.75 x g CHO mse) + (9 x g FAT) + (7 x g ALC)
ME21
ENERC
INFOODS keyword {STDA}
MI0102 Energy calculated according to Atwater (kcal, general factors) Energy (kcal) = (4 x g PROT) + (4 x g CHOT) + (9 x g FAT) + (7 x g ALC)
ME22
ENERC
INFOODS keyword {STDT}
MI0103 Energy calculated according to Codex Alimentarius (kcal) Use for energy, kcal, calculated according to Codex Alimentarius guidelines. Remark that protein is defined as Protein = Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen x 6.25 unless a different factor is given in a Codex standard or in the Codex method of analysis for that food. Energy (kcal) = (4 x g PROT) + (4 x g CHOT) + (9 x g FAT) + (7 x g ALC) + [3 x g OA]
ME23
ENERC
Guidelines on nutrition labelling, Codex Alimentarius Commission, CACGL 2, Revision 1, Ammendment 2, ´2006 [Internet: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/download/standards/34/CXG_002e.pdf]
MI0104 Energy calculated according to Codex Alimentarius (kJ) Use for energy, kJ, calculated according to Codex Alimentarius guidelines. Remark that protein is defined as Protein = Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen x 6.25 unless a different factor is given in a Codex standard or in the Codex method of analysis for that food. Energy (kJ) = (17 x g PROT) + (17 x g CHOT) + (37 x g FAT) + (29 x g ALC) + [13 x g OA]
ME24
ENERC
INFOODS keyword {CDXJ}
Guidelines on nutrition labelling, Codex Alimentarius Commission, CACGL 2, Revision 1, Ammendment 2, ´2006 [Internet: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/download/standards/34/CXG_002e.pdf]
MI0105 Energy calculated according to Southgate (kJ) Energy (kJ) = (17 x g PROT) + (16 x g CHO mse) + (37 x g FAT) + (29 x g ALC)
ME25
ENERC
INFOODS keyword {KJA}
MI0106 Energy calculated according to Atwater (specific factors) Use only if energy is calculated using specific Atwater factors as described in Merrill and Watt: Energy values of foods, basis and derivation, Agriculture Handbook No. 74, United States Department of Agriculture (Slightly revised) February 1973. ME156
ENERC
INFOODS keyword {FDS}.
kcal or kJ reported in Units field, factors listed in Method specification and their source reported as Method Reference.
MI0107 Energy calculated according to EC Nutrition Labelling Directive (kJ) Use for energy, kJ, calculated according to the EC Nutrition Labelling Directive. Energy (kJ) = 17 kJ/g x g PROT + 17 kJ/g x (g CHO - g POLY) + 37 kJ/g x g FAT + 29 kJ/g x g ALC + 13 kJ/g x g OA + 10 kJ/g x g POLY
ENERC
Council Directive 90/496/EEC of 24 September 1990 on nutrition labelling for foodstuffs [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31990L0496:EN:HTML] MI0108 Energy calculated according to EC Nutrition Labelling Directive (kcal) Use for energy, kcal, calculated according to the EC Nutrition Labelling Directive. Energy (kcal) = 4 kcal/g x g PROT + 4 kcal/g x (g CHO - g POLY) + 9 kcal/g x g FAT + 7 kcal/g x g ALC + 3 kcal/g x g OA + 2.4 kcal/g x g POLY
ENERC
Council Directive 90/496/EEC of 24 September 1990 on nutrition labelling for foodstuffs [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31990L0496:EN:HTML] MI0109 Energy calculated according to EC Nutrition Labelling Directive (kJ, polydextrose exception) Use only if polydextrose content is significant. Exception case where polydextrose significant (kcal factor = 4). POLYDEXS is not yet defined as a EuroID or an INFOODS tagname
Energy (kJ) = 17 kJ/g x g PROT + 17 kJ/g x (g CHO - g POLY) + 37 kJ/g x g FAT + 29 kJ/g x g ALC + 13 kJ/g x g OA + 10 kJ/g x g POLY + 5 kJ/g x g POLYDEXS
ENERC

MI0110 Energy calculated according to Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (kJ) Energy (kJ) = (17 x g PROT) + (17 x g CHO) + (37 x g FAT) +(8 x g FIBT) + (29 x g ALC)
ENERC
MI0121 Protein calculated from amino acid nitrogen Record factor used as Method Parameter and its source in Method Reference.
ME71
PROT
MI0122 Protein calculated from protein nitrogen Record factor used as Method Parameter and its source in Method Reference.
ME72
PROT

MI0123 Protein calculated from total nitrogen Record factor used as Method Parameter and its source in Method Reference.
For label values (previously ME94) this will be '6.25' and 'EU (1990)'. If the factor is modified from that in a published source, the basis for the factor should be documented in the Method Description.
ME73;ME93;ME94;ME246;ME258
PROT
MI0124 Protein calculated as the sum of individual amino acids Protein = sum of individual amino acids
PROT MI0131 Carbohydrate, total, calculated by difference Total carbohydrate = 100 - (protein + fat + water + alcohol + ash)
ME247;ME26
CHOT
MI0141 Water by difference, generic Use when water is calculated from dry matter. Water = 100 - dry matter
ME170
WATER
MI0142 Water by difference Use when water content is calculated from protein, fat, available carbohydrate, dietary fibre, and alcohol. Water = 100 - (protein + fat + carbohydrate + dietary fibre + alcohol)
ME202
WATER
MI0143 Dry matter calculated from water content Use for dry matter being calculated by difference (100 - water). Dry matter = 100 - water
ME203
DRYMAT
MI0151 Sugar calculated as the sum of individual mono-, di-, and tri-saccharides Sugar = sum of individual monosaccharides, disaccharides and trisaccharides
ME114
SUGAR
MI0153 Sugar calculated as the sum of total mono- and di-saccharides Use if the intermediate totals for MNSAC and DISAC were used and are included in the dataset. Sugar = sum of total monosaccharides and total disaccharides
SUGAR
MI0161 Starch by difference Use if starch is calculated from available carbohydrate (glycaemic carbohydrate and sugar. Starch = glycaemic carbohydrates - sugar
STARCH
MI0171 Dietary fibre calculated from total carbohydrates and available carbohydrate Use for dietary fibre calculated from total carbohydrates minus available carbohydrate. Dietary fibre = total carbohydrates minus available carbohydrates
ME99;ME117
FIBT
MI0172 Dietary fibre calculated from individual fibre fractions Dietary fibre = sum of individual fibre fractions
ME262
FIBT
MI0181 Carbohydrate, available calculated from sugar and starch Use if only contributing values for total sugar (with or without trisaccharides, reported for the contributing total sugar value) and unmodified starch are summed.
Carbohydrate = sugar + starch
ME95
CHO
MI0182 Carbohydrate, available calculated from sugar, starch, oligosaccharides and matodextrins Use if contributing values for oligosaccharides + maltodextrins are included in the summation.
Carbohydrate = sugar + starch + [oligosaccharides] + [maltodextrins]
ME96
CHO
MI0183 Carbohydrate, available, calculated by difference Use for available carbohydrate (CHO) calculated from the components nitrogen, fat water, dietary fibre (AOAC), alcohol, and sum of macro elements (Na,K,Ca,Mg,Fe,P,Cl). Carbohydrate = 100-(nitrogen * 6.25) - (fat + water + AOAC fibre + alcohol + minerals (Na,K,Ca,Mg,Fe,P,Cl))
ME263
CHO
MI0201 Fatty acid content calculated on fatty acid profile (%) Fatty acid (g/100 g edible) = Total fatty acids (g fatty acids/100 g edible) * % of individual fatty acid
ME219
FA; FATOT
Explanation: This is a conversion of % to unit + matrix unit and is not a true factored summation (since both are measurements for that component). Normally the analytical method will be documented and unit conversion will be part of that method. Thus this Method Indicator will not in general be used.]
MI0202 Fatty acids, total fatty acids calculated as sum of individual fatty acids Total fatty acids = sum of individual fatty acids
ME200
FATOT
MI0203 Fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids calculated by difference Use if monounsaturated fatty acids are calculated by difference. This method implies that saturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids both are the sums of cis-form fatty acids only. Monounsaturated fatty acids = total fatty acids - (saturated fatty acids + polyunsaturated fatty acids + trans fatty acids)
ME214
FAMS
MI0205 Fatty acids, saturated fatty acids by difference Use if saturated fatty acids are calculated by difference. This method implies that monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids both are the sums of cis-form fatty acids only. Saturated fatty acids = total fatty acids - (monounsaturated fatty acids + polyunsaturated fatty acids + trans fatty acids)
ME216
FASAT

MI0206 Fatty acids, trans fatty acids by difference Trans fatty acids = total fatty acids - (saturated fatty acids + monounsaturated fatty acids + polyunsaturated fatty acids)
ME217
FATRN
MI0207 Fatty acids, total fatty acids calculated from total fat Use only for the overall total of fatty acids (FACID). Record factor used as Method Parameter and its source in Method Reference. If the factor is modified from that in a published source, the basis for the factor should be documented in the Method Description.
Total fatty acids = total fat x fatty acid conversion factor
ME218
FATOT
MI0208 Fatty acids, saturated, calculated as the sum of individual fatty acids, excluding branched chain isomers Normally used for saturated fatty acids
FASAT = sum of individual fatty acids, excluding branched chain isomers
FASAT
MI0209 Fatty acids, saturated, calculated as the sum of individual fatty acids, including branched chain isomers Normally used for saturated fatty acids
FASAT = sum of individual fatty acids, including branched chain isomers
FASAT
MI0210 Fatty acids, monounsaturated, calculated as sum of individual fatty acids, cis isomers only Use for monounsaturated fatty acids. Although the identifier FAMCIS is defined for "fatty acids, total monounsaturated cis", the more common FAMS is normally used for cis only. The calculation method including trans isomers may not be required.
FAMS = sum of individual fatty acids, cis isomers only
FAMS
MI0211 Fatty acids, monounsaturated, calculated as sum of individual fatty acids, including trans isomers Use for monounsaturated fatty acids
FAMS = sum of individual fatty acids, including trans isomers
FAMS
MI0212 Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, calculated as sum of individual fatty acids, all-cis isomers only Use for polyunsaturated fatty acids
FAPU = sum of individual fatty acids, all-cis isomers only
FAPU
MI0213 Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, calculated as sum of individual fatty acids, excluding all-trans isomers Use for polyunsaturated fatty acids
FAPU = sum of individual fatty acids, excluding all-trans isomers
FAPU
MI0214 Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, calculated as sum of individual fatty acids, including all isomers Use for polyunsaturated fatty acids
FAPU = sum of individual fatty acids, including all isomers
FAPU
MI0215 Fatty acids, other polyunsaturated fatty acids calculated by difference Other polyunsaturated fatty acids = polyunsaturated fatty acids - F18:2 - F18:3
[This calculation method equates to the definition of the identifier FAPUOT, which is "fatty acids, other polyunsaturated (= PUFA-linoleic - linolenic)" and thus only "difference" may be sufficient for this method.]
ME230
FAPUOT
MI0216 Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated n-3 fatty acids Qualifiers may be required for the n-3 and analogous n-6 totals if the identifiers are not uniquely defined, e.g. as methylene-separated isomers only.
Total polyunsaturated n-3 fatty acids = ?
FACN3;[FACN6]
MI0231 Inputation of a component from one or more components in the same food Use for imputation/calculation of a component value based on the content of one or more other components in the same food. This Method Indicator relates to non-generic calculations and do not apply to energy calculations, nitrogen-to-protein conversion, fatty acids calculations, and/or vitamin activity calculations.
The Method Indicator is typically used for estimations of components in "standardised" foods, like milk and milk products and meats (pork, beef, veal, goat, sheep/lamb), e.g. calculation of cholestrol content based on fat/protein content, etc.
The basis for the factor should be documented in the Method Description.
MI0301 Beta-carotene equivalent calculculation including alpha-carotene and cryptoxanthins Use for calculation of beta-carotene equivalents only if alpha-carotene and cryptoxanthins taken into account, even as zero values.
beta-carotene equivalent = beta-carotene+ [(alpha-carotene / 2)] + [(alpha-cryptoxanthin / 2)] + [(beta-cryptoxanthin / 2)]
ME190;ME192
CARTBEQ
MI0302 Carotenes, total, calculated as sum of carotenoids (no activity adjustment) This total has the separate EuroID of CAROTENS, but such a value might be used for CARTBEQ if no better beta-carotene equivalent value is available.
Total carotenes = sum of carotenoids not adjusted for the relative activities
ME191
CARTBEQ
MI0303 Beta-carotene calculated from total vitamin A Use for betacarotene equivalents calculated from total vitamin A and retinol content and only if the beta-carotene activity factor is 1/6. Carotene = (vitamin A, RE - retinol) x 6
ME249
CARTBEQ

MI0314 Retinol calculated from individual retinoids The contributing values should match the individual retinoids reported in the dataset, otherwise detail of the calculation should be reported in the Method Description.
Retinol = all-trans retinol + [(0.90 x retinaldehyde)] + [(0.75 x 13-cis-retinol)] + [(0.40 x dehydroretinol)]
ME102;ME188
RETOL
MI0315 Retinol calculated from trans- and cis-retinol Retinol = trans-retinol + cis-retinol
ME189
RETOL
MI0316 Retinol by difference Use when retinol is calculated from total vitamin A acivity and carotene equivalents. Use only if carotene activity factor is 1/6. Retinol = vitamin A, RE - (carotene / 6)
MI0321 Vitamin A activity calculated from retinol and beta-carotene (factor 1/2) Vitamin A = retinol + (beta-carotene / 2)
ME101
VITA
MI0322 Vitamin A activity calculated from retinol and beta-carotene (factor 1/6) Vitamin A = retinol + (beta-carotene / 6)
ME169
VITA
MI0323 Vitamin A activity calculated from retinol, beta-carotene and other pro-vitamin A carotenoids (factors 1/6 and 1/12) The contributing values should match the individual carotenoids reported in the dataset, otherwise detail of the calculation should be reported in the Method Description.
Vitamin A = retinol + (beta-carotene / 6) + (other pro-vitamin A carotenoids / 12)
ME198;ME225
VITA
MI0324 Vitamin A activity calculated from retinol and carotenoids The contributing values should match the individual carotenoids reported in the dataset, otherwise detail of the calculation should be reported in the Method Description.
Vitamin A = retinol + (beta-carotene / 12) + (other pro-vitamin A carotenoids / 24)
VITA
MI0351 Vitamin D activity calculated as the sum of ergocalciferol and cholecalciferol Vitamin D = vitamin D2 + vitamin D3
ME106
VITD
MI0352 Vitamin D activity calculated as ergocalciferol Vitamin D = vitamin D2
ME193
VITD
MI0353 Vitamin D activity calculated from cholecalciferol and 25-hydroxy cholecalciferol (factor 5) Vitamin D = vitamin D3 + (5 x 25-hydroxy-vitamin D)
ME194
VITD
MI0354 Vitamin D activity calculated from cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol and 25-hydroxy cholecalciferol Record factor 'a' used as Method Parameter. The basis for the factor should be documented in the Method Description.
Vitamin D = vitamin D3 + [vitamin D2] + (a x 25-hydroxy-vitamin D)
VITD
MI0365 Vitamin E activity calculated from tocopherols and tocotrienols Vitamin E = d-alpha-tocopherol + [(beta-tocopherol / 2)] + [(gamma-tocopherol / 10)] + [(alpha-tocotrienol / 3)]
ME103
VITE
MI0368 Vitamin E activity calculated as d-alpha-tocopherol Vitamin E = d-alpha-tocopherol
VITE
MI0369 Vitamin E activity calculated from intrinsic d-alpha-tocoperol and added alpha-tocopherol Vitamin E = intrinsic d-alpha-tocopherol + (0.5 x added alpha-tocopherol)
VITE MI0421 Niacin equivalents calculated from niacin and tryptophan Niacin equivalent = niacin + (tryptophan / 60)
ME168
NIAEQ
MI0422 Niacin equivalents calculated from niacin and tryptophan (reduced niacin availability) Use if performed niacin is only partly available. Niacin equivalent = (niacin x 30 / 100) + (tryptophan / 60)
ME173
NIAEQ
MI0423 Niacin equivalents calculated from tryptophan only Use if all preformed niacin is considered unavailable and has not been included in the value for NIAEQ.
Niacin equivalent = (tryptophan / 60)
NIAEQ
MI0451 Folate calculated by summation of free folic acid and bound folic acid Folate = free folic acid + bound folic acid
ME107
FOL
MI0452 Folate calculated from free folic acid and bound folic acid Folate = free folic acid + (bound folic acid / 5)
ME185
FOL
MI0453 Folate calculated from intrinsic folic acid and added folic acid Folate = intrinsic folic acid + (added folic acid x 1.7)
FOL
MI0512 Sugar calculated as the sum of individual mono- and disaccharides The contributing values should match the individual sugars reported in the dataset, otherwise detail of the calculation should be reported in the Method Description.
Sugar = sum of individual monosaccharides and disaccharides
ME115;ME116;ME166;ME206;ME244
SUGAR
MI1001 Ashing MI1002 Spectroscopy MI1006 Atomic absorption spectroscopy ME10
MIN;TREL
MI1010 Bioassay MI1013 Colorimetry MI1015 Column chromatography ME31
VITA MI1017 Drying MI1018 Dry ashing ME34 MI1019 Dye binding ME35
CHORL
MI1021 Enzyme hydrolysis ME37
MI1023 Chemical assay MI1025 Freeze drying ME43
DRYMAT;WATER
MI1026 Gas-liquid chromatography ME45
CHORL;ALC;FA
MI1037 Ion-se­lective electrode ME58
CA;MG
MI1038 Karl Fisher titration ME60
WATER MI1039 Distillation titrimetry Use for nirtogen determination according to Kjeldahl NT MI1044 Polarimetry ME70
STARCH;FIBT
MI1045 Radio-protein binding assay ME75 MI1046 Reductiometry ME79
MI1049 Schoorl method ME82
SUGAR MI1053 Titrimetry ME86 MI1054 Total sugars method ME87
SUGAR
MI1060 Enzymatic-colorimetric method FIBT;CHORL
MI1061 Enzymatic, other method FIBT MI1063 Englyst method ME36[;ME131;ME132]
FIBT
MI1064 Southgate method ME83[;ME90]
FIBT MI1081 Distillation MI1103 Air drying The drying temperature should be specified using the Method description.
ME171
DRYMAT;WATER
MI1121 Hydrolysis MI1137 High-performance liquid chromatography ME45
SUGAR;STARCH;VITA;THIA;RIBF;VITB6;VITC;VITE;VITD;VITK;CARTA;CARTB;NIA
MI1142 Atomic emission spectroscopy ME236
MIN;TREL MI1144 Chromatography ME242 MI1152 Fluorimetric method Use for thiochrome method ME39;ME261
VITC;THIA MI1154 Colorimetric method K;MG;FE;CU;ZN
MI1160 Bomb calorimetry ENERA
MI1165 Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy WATER;FAT MI1173 Microbiological assay THIA;RIBF;VITB6;VITB12;NIA
MI1174 Animal bioassay VITD MI1182 Gas chromatography mass spectroscopy FOL;FOLACID;FA;F18:3CN3;F18:3CN6;F18:2CN6 MI1183 Liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry FOL;FOLACID
MI1196 Microwave ashing MI1197 Wet ashing MI1202 Acid hydrolysis with gravimetric quantification ME602
FAT MI1203 Radioimmunoassay ME77
FOL;VITB12;VITD
MI1205 Gas chromatography ME604
MI1207 Refractometry ME606
SUGAR
MI1208 Specific gravity measurement ME607
ALC MI1209 Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry ME608
MIN;TREL MI1212 Vacuum drying The drying temperature may be specified using the Method Description.
ME611;ME88
DRYMAT;WATER
MI1213 Enzymatic colorimetry ME612
STARCH
MI1214 Binding assay ME613 MI1215 Potentiometry ME614
MI1216 Thermal combustion MI1218 Enzymatic MI1301 Dumas method ME129
NT MI1302 Solvent extraction ME240
FAT MI1303 X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy ME92
MI1304 Near infrared spectroscopy ME66
WATER;PROT
MI1305 Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry ME257
MIN;TREL
MI1307 Enzymatic-gravimetric method ME135
FIBT
MIR001 Analytical methods This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term in indexing. Use a more precise narrower term. MIR002 Calculation methods This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term in indexing. Use a more precise narrower term. MIR003 Analytical or calculation method not known MIR004 Difference This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term in indexing. Use a more precise narrower term. MIR005 Factored summation This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term in indexing. Use a more precise narrower term. MIR006 Simple summation This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term in indexing. Use a more precise narrower term. MIR007 Imputation This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term in indexing. Use a more precise narrower term. MIR008 Recipe calculation methods This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term in indexing. Use a more precise narrower term.