EuroFIR Method Type Thesaurus version 1.0

2007-11-04 EuroFIR Method Type Thesaurus version 1.0 EuroFIR Method Type Thesaurus version 1.0 Thesaurus Export File http://www.eurofir.org/xml/scheme/EuroFIR_Method_Type_Thesaurus1.0.xml This is the official XML export file for EuroFIR Method Type Thesaurus version 1.0

G Aggregated from contributing food items ROOT [00000] Used for the Selected Value when this is based on an aggregation of the values for contributing foods. If, as is generally the case, the aggregation applies to all values for a food, further information on the contributing foods should appear in the Food table, e.g. in the Remarks field. Otherwise the information should be reported in the Remarks field of the Value record. Aggregated foods (e,g, on market shares or consumption data) is just another form of "recipe", and this will be reflected in the Method Indicator. Information about the contributing foods could appear in a recipe ingredient (contributing foods) entity. False True 2007-10-31 2007-10-31 1 D Aggregation of contributing analytical results ROOT [00000] Use for Selected Value derived as an aggregation of evaluated analytical contributing results (e.g. from different sources or different food samples). See Method Indicator code and Keystep fields for further method information. If contributing values are documented, separate sets of method and reference information should be reported for each value contributing to the aggregation. False True 2007-10-31 2007-10-31 1 A Analytical result(s) ROOT [00000] Use for Selected Value based on an analytical result or statistic of multiple measurements of the same food sample (replicates). See Method Indicator code and Keystep fields for further method information. ‘A’ can be used regardless if the value derives from the same or different statistical distributions. False True 2007-10-31 2007-10-31 1 AG Analytical, generic ROOT [00000] Use for values that are known to be analytical, but no further information on the nature of analysis is available, whether the value derives from the same or different statistical distributions. False True 2007-10-31 2007-10-31 1 R Calculated as recipe ROOT [00000] Used for Selected Values obtained by calculation - e.g. recipe calculation - from ingredients (or a single-ingredient raw-to-cooked calculations including Toast from Bread). Further information should normally be reported through food description in the Recipe and Ingredient information. False True 2007-11-02 2007-10-31 1 K Calculated from related food ROOT [00000] Use for a value obtained by a specific calculation, rather than imputation, performed on a related food, e.g. calculating the values for a food 'weighed with waste'. For single-ingredient raw-to-cooked calculations, including cases such as Toast from Bread, use Method Type "R". AI: If the imputation applies to all values for a food, further information should appear in the Food table, e.g. in the Remarks field. Otherwise the information should be reported in the Remarks field of the Value record. False True 2007-10-31 2007-10-31 1 P Calculated on component profile ROOT [00000] Calculation of the Selected Value for one or more component values on the basis of an associated component and the profile of the component in a related food (or, in some cases such as fatty acids in milk, the same food). Examples include fatty acid and amino acid profile calculations. The related food should be identified in the documentation, e.g. in the Remarks field for the calculated value. False True 2007-10-31 2007-10-31 1 CG calculated, generic ROOT [00000] Use for values that are known to be calculated, but no further information on the nature of calculation is available. False True 2007-10-31 2007-10-31 1 T Calculations including conversion factors ROOT [00000] Use for the Selected Value when this is the result of the addition of values for contributing components after the application of activity factors, for example, calculation of energy, protein and vitamin activities. Further information should be reported using the appropriate Method Indicator code. False True 2007-10-31 2007-09-24 1 U Estimated according to logical deduction ROOT [00000] Use for e.g. Edible proportion for milk of 100% as well as with Value Type LZ Added by EPIC. False True 2007-10-31 2007-10-31 1 L Estimated according to regulatory requirements ROOT [00000] Use when a value has been assigned only according to regulatory requirements, e.g. a certain fat level in milk, fat in butter or mayonnaise, etc. Do not use this Method Type, if the value is analytical, calculated or estimated in any other way. L stands for legislation. False True 2007-11-02 2007-10-31 1 O Imputed/estimated from other food and other related component ROOT [00000] Use with extreme care. This descriptor is very weak and should only be used if either *imputed/estimated, generic [IG]* or *Imputed/estimated from related food [I]* do not apply. False True 2007-10-31 2007-10-31 1 I Imputed/estimated from related food ROOT [00000] Use for a value imputed, estimated or copied from the value for a related food, including similar foods reported in other FCT sources. Further information identifying the related food should appear in the Remarks field of the Value record or in the Food table if many values for the food have been imputed from the same related food.. False True 2007-10-31 2007-10-31 1 IG imputed/estimated, generic ROOT [00000] Use for values that are known to be imputed, but no further information on the nature of imputation is available. False True 2007-10-31 2007-10-31 1 X Method type not known ROOT [00000] Use when the method type for the given value is not known, i.e. no method information is available. False True 2007-10-31 2007-10-31 1 E Other method type ROOT [00000] Other Method Type not defined in this thesaurus. Use of this term should be avoided, if used only with great caution. See also Additional Information. E = else. Except for its use specified in a EuroFIR thesaurus or guidelines, please inform the maintainer of this thesaurus of the circumstances requiring the use of E in case a new Method Type should be defined. False True 2007-10-31 2007-10-31 1 S Summation from constituent components ROOT [00000] Use for the Selected Value when this is the result of the simple addition or subtraction of values for related components. Further information should be reported using the appropriate Method Indicator code. Note that this descriptor includes subtractions, e.g. calculation of total carbohydrates by difference. False True 2007-10-31 2007-10-31 1