00000 EuroFIR Component Thesaurus This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. 1.3 AAA amino acids, total aromatic AAA
EuroFIR priority: 9 AAE- amino acids, total essential; unknown which aa are included AAE-
EuroFIR priority: 9 AAE10B amino acids, total essential; eight essential amino acids + CYS and TYR AAE10B
EuroFIR priority: 9 AAE8 amino acids, total essential; eight essential amino acids Use for the total of the eight basic essential amino acids, namely isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan and valine
AAE8 AAS amino acids, total sulphur-containing AAS
EuroFIR priority: 9 AAT- amino acids, total; precise definition not specified AAT-
EuroFIR priority: 9 ACEAC acetic acid 15366
ACEAC
EuroFIR priority: 4 ACESK acesulfam-K ACESK
Non-nutritive sweetener
EuroFIR priority: 7 ACONAC aconitic acid Use for prop-1-ene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid 22211
May occur as cis-aconitic acid (ChEBI:32805) and trans-aconitic acid (ChEBI:32806) ADEN adenine Use for 6-aminopurine 16708
ADEN
1320 ADIAC adipic acid Use for 1,6-hexanedioic acid 30832 AG silver Use for total silver 30512
AG AL aluminium Use for total aluminium 28984
AL
EuroFIR priority: 9 ALA alanine Use only for L-alanine 16977
ALA
EuroFIR priority: 5 ALBU albumin Use for simple, water-soluble protein ALBU
EuroFIR priority: 9 ALC alcohol Use only for ethanol, not other alcohols 16236
ALC
EuroFIR priority: 1 AMMON ammonia 16134
AMMON
EuroFIR priority: 9 AMYP amylopectin 28057
AMYP (amylopectin)
AMYPM (amylopectin; expressed in monosaccharide equivalents)
EuroFIR priority: 9 AMYS amylose 28102
AMYS (amylose)
AMYSM (amylose; expressed in monosaccharide equivalents)
EuroFIR priority: 9 ANTCYAN anthocyanidins, total Use for the total in the free, aglycone form and not as glycosides ANTCYAN
eBASIS 1928 has the descriptor 'Total anthocyanins' and thus includes glycosides. APIGEN apigenin Use for 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one 18388
APIGEN
1439
EuroFIR priority: 6 ARAS arabinose Use for L-Arabinose only; includes only the free monosaccharide. 30849
ARAS
EuroFIR priority: 9 ARG arginine Use only for L-arginine 16467ARGEuroFIR priority: 5 AS arsenic Use for total arsenic 27563
AS
EuroFIR priority: 5 ASCDL L-dehydroascorbic acid 27956
ASCDL
EuroFIR priority: 9 ASCL L-ascorbic acid 29073
ASCL
EuroFIR priority: 2 ASH ash Used for ash determined analytically, not the sum of individual minerals ASH
EuroFIR priority: 1 ASN asparagine Use only for L-asparagine 17196
ASN
EuroFIR priority: 5 ASP aspartic acid Use only for L-aspartic acid 17053
ASP
EuroFIR priority: 5 ASPM aspartam ASPM
Artificial sweetener
EuroFIR priority: 7 ASTAX astaxanthin Use for 3,3'-dihydroxy-ß-carotene-4,4'-dione 602736
ASTAX AU gold Use for total gold 29287
AU AVED5 delta 5-avenasterol (delta 5-avenastenol) AVED5
1238
EuroFIR priority: 9 AVED7 delta 7-avenasterol (delta 7-avenastenol) AVED7
1935
EuroFIR priority: 9 AVEDT avenasterol, total AVEDT
EuroFIR priority: 9 B boron Used for total boron 27560
B
EuroFIR priority: 9 BA barium Use for total barium 32594
BA BENAC benzoic acid 30746
BENAC
EuroFIR priority: 9 BI bismuth Use for total bismuth 33301
BI BIOCHA biochanin A Use for 5,7-dihydroxy-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)chromen-4-one 17574
BIOCHA
20
EuroFIR priority: 6 BIOT biotin 15956
BIOT
EuroFIR priority: 3 BRASTR brassicasterol BRASTR
1936
EuroFIR priority: 9 BRD bromide Used for total bromine as bromide and other compounds 22927
BRD
EuroFIR priority: 9 CA calcium Used for total calcium 22984
CA
EuroFIR priority: 1 CADAVT cadaverine CADAVT
EuroFIR priority: 6 CAFFN caffeine CAFFN
EuroFIR priority: 6 CAMD5 delta 5-campesterol (delta 5-campestenol) 36799
CAMD5
EuroFIR priority: 9 CAMD7 delta 7-campesterol (delta 7-campestenol) CAMD7
EuroFIR priority: 9 CAMT campesterol, total CAMT
1228
EuroFIR priority: 9 CAPSA capsaicin Use for trans-8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide 3374
CAPSA
21 CAPSAN capsanthin Use for (3R,3'S,5'R)-3,3'-dihydroxy-β,κ-caroten-6'-one 3375
CAPSCIN
Previous code CAPSCIN
EuroFIR priority: 6 CAROT carotene, total (vitamin A precursors) CAROT
EuroFIR priority: 4 CAROTENS carotenoids, total Use for total carotenoids, including non provitamin A carotenoids CARTOID
EuroFIR priority: 9 CAROTPAXB carotenoids, provitamin A, excluding beta-carotene Use for the total of vitamin A active carotenoids, excluding beta-carotene. Provitamin A carotenoids other than beta-carotene normally have the same factor applied for the calculation of beta-carotene equivalents. This component allows the total of other provitamin A carotenoids used in the calculation to be reported. CARTA alpha-carotene Also use for the natural, stereospecific form (+)-alpha-carotene, i.e. (6'R)-β,ε-carotene (IUPAC) 28425
(+)-alpha-carotene is CHEBI:35147
CARTA
EuroFIR priority: 3 CARTB beta-carotene Use for all-trans beta-carotene only 17579
CARTB
EuroFIR priority: 1 CARTBCIS beta-carotene, cis Use for the total of beta-carotene cis isomers The main cis isomers detected in foods are the 13-cis and 9-cis forms, although other forms have also been found (mainly 15-cis and various di-cis isomers) CARTBEQ beta-carotene equivalents (provitamin A carotenoids) Use for beta-carotene equivalents calculated from all-trans beta-carotene and factored contributions from other vitamin A active carotenoids. CARTBEQ
Information on the calculation is recorded through the Method Indicator and contributing values present in the dataset.
EuroFIR priority: 3 CARTBTOT beta-carotene, total Use for total beta-carotene isomers CARTG gamma-carotene Use for β,ψ-carotene (IUPAC) 27740
CARTG
EuroFIR priority: 9 CASN casein Use for phosphoproteins precipitated from skim milk at pH 4.6 and 20 deg C CASN
EuroFIR priority: 9 CATEC catechin Use for the (+) isomer, (2R,3S)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-chromene-3,5,7-triol, in which the 2-phenyl and 3-hydroxy groups have a trans configuration 15600
1420
EuroFIR priority: 4 CATECT catechins, total CATECT
1736 CD cadmium Used for total cadmium 22977
CD
EuroFIR priority: 5 CELLU cellulose CELLU
EuroFIR priority: 5 CHEMSC chemical score CHEMSC
EuroFIR priority: 9 CHITIN chitin Use for the polysaccharide analogue consisting of 2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-D-glucose) units linked through beta-1,4 bonds, which is a cellulose with one hydroxyl group on each glucose unit replaced by an acetylamino group 17029
CHITIN CHLNP phosphatidyl choline (lecithin) Use for glycerophosphocholine lipids having fatty acids as O-acyl substituents at both the 1- and 2-positions of the glycerol 49183
CHLNP
Although 'lecithin' was originally a synonym for 'phosphatidyl choline', it is now used more generically for complex mixtures of phospholipids used in food technology as emulsifiers.
EuroFIR priority: 9 CHLRAC chlorogenic acid Use for 3-(3,4-dihydroxycinnamoyl)quinic acid (3-caffeoylquinic acid) 16112
CHLRAC
1860 CHO carbohydrate Use for total of those carbohydrates digested and absorbed in the intestine CHOAVL (carbohydrate, available)
CHOAVLDF (carbohydrate, available; calculated by difference)
CHOAVLM (carbohydrate, available; expressed in monosaccharide equivalents)
Includes free sugars, polyols and dextrins, starch, and glycogen.
EuroFIR priority: 1 CHOCAL cholecalciferol Use for vitamin D3 28940
CHOCAL
EuroFIR priority: 4 CHOCALOH 25-hydroxycholecalciferol Use for 25-hydroxy vitamin D3 17933
CHOCALHY
EuroFIR priority: 4 CHOLM 24-methylcholest-7-erol CHOLM
EuroFIR priority: 9 CHOLN choline Trimethyl(hydroxyethyl)ammonium cation 15354
EuroFIR priority: 3 CHORL cholesterol 16113
CHOLC (cholesterol; determined by chemical method (classical))
CHOLE (cholesterol; determined by enzymatic or chromatographic method)
CHOL- (cholesterol; method of determination unknown or variable)
EuroFIR priority: 1 CHOT carbohydrate, total Use for total digestible and indigestible carbohydrates, including dietary fibre 23008
CHOCDF (carbohydrate, total; calculated by difference)
CHOCSM (carbohydrate, total; calculated by summation)
The EC labelling directive defines fibre as carbohydrate polymers with three or more monomeric units, which are neither digested nor absorbed in the human small intestine.
EuroFIR priority: 3 CHOU carbohydrates, unspecified CHO- (carbohydrate; method of determination unknown or variable)
EuroFIR priority: 9 CITAC citric acid Use for 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid 30769
CITAC
EuroFIR priority: 4 CLD chloride Use for total chlorine as chloride and other compounds 23116
CLD
EuroFIR priority: 3 CO cobalt Use for total cobalt 27638
CO
EuroFIR priority: 5 CO2F carbon dioxide, free 16526
CO2F
EuroFIR priority: 9 COLG collagen COLG
EuroFIR priority: 9 COUMEST coumestrol Use for 3,9-dihydroxy-6-benzofurano[3,2-c]chromenone COUMEST
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EuroFIR priority: 6 CR chromium Use for total chromium 28073
CR
EuroFIR priority: 3 CREATN creatine/creatinine Creatine (16919) is the acyclic structure (alpha-methylguanidino)acetic acid and creatinine (16737) is the cyclic form resulting from the elimination of a water molecule.
CREATN
EuroFIR priority: 6 CRYPX cryptoxanthins Use for total cryptoxanthins or when specific form is unknown CRYPX
1385
3-Hydroxy derivatives of carotenes
EuroFIR priority: 2 CRYPXA alpha-cryptoxanthin Use for (3R,6'R)-β,ε-caroten-3-ol (IUPAC) 10223
EuroFIR priority: 2 CRYPXB beta-cryptoxanthin Use for (3R)-β,β-caroten-3-ol (IUPAC) 10362
CRYPXB
EuroFIR priority: 2 CS caesium Use for total caesium 30514
CS CTX canthaxanthin CTX
Previous code CANTHAX
EuroFIR priority: 6 CU copper Use for total copper 28694
CU
EuroFIR priority: 1 CYAD cyanidin Use for 3,3',4',5,7-pentahydroxyflavylium cation, i.e. 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-1-benzopyrylium(1+) 27843
CYAD
1549 CYCL cyclamate CYCL
Non-nutritive sweetener, also used as the calcium salt
EuroFIR priority: 7 CYS cystine Use only for L-cystine 16283
CYS
EuroFIR priority: 5 CYSTE cysteine Use only for L-cysteine 17561
Cysteine is converted to cystine during chromatography
EuroFIR priority: 5 DDZEIN daidzein Use for 7-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one (4',7-dihydroxyisoflavone) 28197
DDZEIN
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Previous code DAIDZE
EuroFIR priority: 6 DELPH delphinidin Use for 3,3',4',5,5',7-hexahydroxyflavylium cation, i.e. 3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)chromenium(1+) 28436
DELPH
1552 DEN density/specific gravity DEN
EuroFIR priority: 3 DEXTN dextrins Use for cyclodextrins and maltodextrins 23652
DEXTN (dextrins)
DEXTNM (dextrins; expressed in monosaccharide equivalents)
Dextrins are cleavage products of starch. A specific dextrin product may be a mixture and may have an average Degree of Polymerisation <10 (oligosaccharide) or >9 (polysaccharide)
EuroFIR priority: 9 DISAC disaccharides, total Use for total free disaccharides 36233
DISAC (disaccharides, total)
DISACM (disaccharides, total; expressed in monosaccharide equivalents)
EuroFIR priority: 2 DOPN dopamine DOPN
EuroFIR priority: 6 DRYMAT dry matter DM
EuroFIR priority: 3 EDIBLE edible portion EDIBLE
EuroFIR priority: 3 ENERA energy, gross Use for gross energy as determined by direct analysis such as bomb calorimetry ENERA (energy, gross; determined by direct analysis using bomb calorimetry)
ENER- (energy; method of determination unknown or variable)
EuroFIR priority: 9 ENERC energy, total metabolisable Use for total metabolisable energy calculated from energy-contributing components ENERC (energy, total metabolizable; calculated from the energy-producing food components)
ENER- (energy; method of determination unknown or variable)
Information on the calculation is recorded through the Method Indicator and contributing values present in the dataset
EuroFIR priority: 1 EPICATEC epicatechin Use for the (-) isomer, (2R,3R)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-3,5,7-triol 28466
EPICATEC
1417
EuroFIR priority: 6 EPICATECG3 epicatechin-3-gallate Use for (-)-epicatechin-3-O-gallate, i.e. [(2R,3R)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate EPICATECG3
1423 EPICATEGC epigallocatechin Use for the (-) isomer, (2R,3R)-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-3,5,7-triol 42255
EPICATEGC
1424 ERGCAL ergocalciferol Use for vitamin D2 28934
ERGCAL
EuroFIR priority: 9 ERGSTR ergosterol Use for provitamin D2 16933
ERGSTR
EuroFIR priority: 9 ERGSTROH 25-hydroxyergocalciferol F10:0 fatty acid 10:0 (capric acid) 30813
F10D0
EuroFIR priority: 4 F10:1 fatty acid 10:1 Use for total 10:1 or if isomer unknown F10D1
EuroFIR priority: 5 F10:1CIS fatty acid 10:1 cis Use for the sum of cis-decenoic acids plus caproleic acid Previous code F10:1C
EuroFIR priority: 4 F10:1CN1 fatty acid 10:1 (caproleic acid) Use for caproleic acid (9-decenoic acid), although this compound does not have geometric isomers 32381
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EuroFIR priority: 5 F10:1TRS fatty acid 10:1 trans Use for total trans-decenoic acids Previous code F10:1T
EuroFIR priority: 4 F11:0 fatty acid 11:0 32368
EuroFIR priority: 4 F12:0 fatty acid 12:0 (lauric acid) 30805
F12D0
EuroFIR priority: 4 F12:1 fatty acid 12:1 Use for total 12:1 or if isomer unknown F12D1
EuroFIR priority: 5 F12:1CIS fatty acid 12:1 cis Use for total cis-dodecenoic acids Previous code F12:1C
EuroFIR priority: 4 F12:1CN3 fatty acid 12:1 (lauroleic acid) Use for lauroleic acid (cis-9-dodecenoic acid) 38377
F12D1
Isomers are sometimes named as 11-lauroleic acid (11-dodecenoic acid), etc.
EuroFIR priority: 5 F12:1TRS fatty acid 12:1 trans Use for total trans-dodecenoic acids Previous code F12:1T
EuroFIR priority: 4 F12:A fatty acids, total C12 and above Use for total saturated and unsaturated fatty acids with a chain length of C12 or greater The code F12:A uses the proposed convention in which A is used for "and Above" and B is used for "and Below". This convention is not yet agreed and thus the code should be considered provisional. F12-16:0 fatty acids 12:0 - 16:0 Use for the sum of saturated fatty acids in the range C12 (lauric acid) to C16 (palmitic acid) F13:0 fatty acid 13:0 (tridecanoic acid) 39247
F13D0
EuroFIR priority: 4 F13:0I fatty acid 13:0 iso (isotridecanoic acid) 11-Me C12:0
EuroFIR priority: 9 F14:0 fatty acid 14:0 (myristic acid) 28875
F14D0
EuroFIR priority: 4 F14:0AI fatty acid 14:0 anteiso EuroFIR priority: 9 F14:0I fatty acid 14:0 iso 39249
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12-Me C13:0
EuroFIR priority: 9 F14:1 fatty acid 14:1 Use for total 14:1 or if isomer unknown 36004
F14D1
EuroFIR priority: 5 F14:1CIS fatty acid 14:1 cis Use for total cis-tetradecenoic acids EuroFIR priority: 4 F14:1CN5 fatty acid 14:1 n-5 cis (myristoleic acid) Use for myristoleic acid (cis-9-tetradecenoic acid) 27781
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EuroFIR priority: 4 F14:1CN9 fatty acid 14:1 n-9 cis Use for cis-5-tetradecenoic acid F14:1TN5 fatty acid 14:1 n-5 trans (myristelaidic acid) Use for myristelaidic acid (trans-9-tetradecenoic acid) EuroFIR priority: 4 F14:1TRS fatty acid 14:1 trans Use for total trans-tetradecenoic acids F15:0 fatty acid 15:0 (pentadecylic acid) 42504
F15D0
EuroFIR priority: 4 F15:0AI fatty acid 15:0 anteiso 39251
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12-Me C14:0
EuroFIR priority: 9 F15:0I fatty acid 15:0 iso 39250
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13-Me C14:0
EuroFIR priority: 9 F15:1 fatty acid 15:1 (pentadecenoic acid) Use for total 15:1 or if isomer unknown F15D1
EuroFIR priority: 5 F15:1CN8 fatty acid 15:1 n-8 cis Use for cis-7-pentadecenoic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F15:1CN9 fatty acid 15:1 n-9 cis Use for cis-6-pentadecenoic acid F15+17 fatty acid 15:0 + 17:0 This term is only kept for backward compatibility. DO NOT USE for new indexing. EuroFIR priority: 9 F16:0 fatty acid 16:0 (palmitic acid) 15756
F16D0
EuroFIR priority: 1 F16:0AI fatty acid 16:0 anteiso EuroFIR priority: 9 F16:0I fatty acid 16:0 iso 14-Me C15:0
EuroFIR priority: 9 F16:1 fatty acid 16:1 Use for total 16:1 or if isomer unknown 24548
F16D1
EuroFIR priority: 4 F16:1CIS fatty acid 16:1 cis Use for total cis-hexadecenoic acids F16D1C
EuroFIR priority: 4 F16:1CN5 fatty acid 16:1 n-5 cis Use for cis-11-hexadecenoic acid 35464
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Redefined as cis; previous code F16:1N5
EuroFIR priority: 5 F16:1CN7 fatty acid 16:1 n-7 cis (palmitoleic acid) Use for palmitoleic acid (cis-9-hexadecenoic acid) 28716
F16D1
EuroFIR priority: 3 F16:1CN9 fatty acid 16:1 n-9 cis Use for cis-7-hexadecenoic acid 35465
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Redefined as cis; previous code F16:1N9
EuroFIR priority: 5 F16:1I fatty acid 16:1 iso Use for 14-methylpentadecenoic acid with any position and configuration of double bond EuroFIR priority: 5 F16:1R fatty acid 16:1 remainder Use for the total of 16:1 isomers not reported as specific isomers Information must be provided that defines 'remainder', either through the accompanying set of specific 16:1 fatty acids or in documentation
EuroFIR priority: 4 F16:1TN7 fatty acid 16:1 n-7 trans Use for palmitelaidic acid (trans-9-hexadecenoic acid) EuroFIR priority: 4 F16:1TN9 fatty acid 16:1 n-9 trans Use for trans-7-hexadecenoic acid F16:1TRS fatty acid 16:1 trans Use for total trans-hexadecenoic acids F16D1T
EuroFIR priority: 4 F16:2 fatty acid 16:2 EuroFIR priority: 9 F16:2CN4 fatty acid 16:2 n-4 cis,cis Use for 12-cis,15-cis-hexadecadienoic acid F16:3 fatty acid 16:3 EuroFIR priority: 9 F16:3CN3 fatty acid 16:3 n-3 all-cis Use for 7-cis,10-cis,13-cis-hexadecatrienoic acid F16:4 fatty acid 16:4 EuroFIR priority: 9 F16:4CN3 fatty acid 16:4 n-3 all-cis Use for 4-cis,7-cis,10-cis,13-cis-hexadecatetraenoic acid F16:UN fatty acid 16:unidentified EuroFIR priority: 9 F17:0 fatty acid 17:0 (margaric acid) 32365
F17D0
EuroFIR priority: 4 F17:0AI fatty acid 17:0 anteiso 14-Me C16:0
EuroFIR priority: 9 F17:0I fatty acid 17:0 iso 15-Me C16:0
EuroFIR priority: 9 F17:1 fatty acid 17:1 (heptadecenoic acid) Use for total 17:1 or if isomer unknown F17D1
EuroFIR priority: 4 F17:1CIS fatty acid 17:1 cis Use for total cis-heptadecenoic acids F17:1CN8 fatty acid 17:1 n-8 cis Use for cis-9-heptadecenoic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F17:1CN9 fatty acid 17:1 n-9 cis Use for cis-8-heptadecenoic acid F18:0 fatty acid 18:0 (stearic acid) 28842
F18D0
EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:0AI fatty acid 18:0 anteiso 15-Me C17:0
EuroFIR priority: 9 F18:0DO fatty acid 18:0 dihydroxy Use for total dihydroxyoctadecanoic acid or if isomer unknown Previous code F18:1TNO
EuroFIR priority: 9 F18:0I fatty acid 18:0 iso 16-Me C17:0
EuroFIR priority: 9 F18:1 fatty acid 18:1 (octadecenoic acid) Use for total 18:1 or if isomer unknown 25634
F18D1
EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1CIS fatty acid 18:1 cis Use for total cis-octadecenoic acids F18D1C
EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1CN10 fatty acid 18:1 n-10 cis Use for cis-8-octadecenoic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1CN11 fatty acid 18:1 n-11 cis Use for cis-7-octadecenoic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1CN12 fatty acid 18:1 n-12 cis Use for cis-6-octadecenoic acid 28194
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EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1CN13 fatty acid 18:1 n-13 cis Use for cis-5-octadecenoic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1CN3 fatty acid 18:1 n-3 cis Use for cis-15-octadecenoic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1CN4 fatty acid 18:1 n-4 cis Use for cis-14-octadecenoic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1CN5 fatty acid 18:1 n-5 cis Use for cis-13-octadecenoic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1CN6 fatty acid 18:1 n-6 cis Use for cis-12-octadecenoic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1CN7 fatty acid 18:1 n-7 cis Use for cis-11-octadecenoic acid 30826
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EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1CN8 fatty acid 18:1 n-8 cis Use for cis-10-octadecenoic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1CN9 fatty acid 18:1 n-9 cis (oleic acid) Use for cis-9-octadecenoic acid 16196
F18D1CN9
EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1CR fatty acid 18:1 cis, remainder Use for the total of 18:1 cis isomers not reported as specific isomers F18:1I fatty acid 18:1 iso Use for 16-methylheptadecenoic acid with any position and configuration of double bond EuroFIR priority: 5 F18:1N9O fatty acid 18:1 OH n-7 (ricinoleic acid) Use for 12-hydroxy-cis-9-octadecenoic acid 28592
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EuroFIR priority: 5 F18:1R fatty acid 18:1 remainder Use for the total of 18:1 isomers not reported as specific isomers EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1TN10 fatty acid 18:1 n-10 trans Use for trans-8-octadecenoic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1TN11 fatty acid 18:1 n-11 trans Use for trans-7-octadecenoic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1TN12 fatty acid 18:1 n-12 trans Use for trans-6-octadecenoic acid 30829
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EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1TN2 fatty acid 18:1 n-2 trans Use for trans-16-octadecenoic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1TN3 fatty acid 18:1 n-3 trans Use for trans-15-octadecenoic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1TN4 fatty acid 18:1 n-4 trans Use for trans-14-octadecenoic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1TN5 fatty acid 18:1 n-5 trans Use for trans-13-octadecenoic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1TN6 fatty acid 18:1 n-6 trans Use for trans-12-octadecenoic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1TN7 fatty acid 18:1 n-7 trans Use for trans-11-octadecenoic acid 28727
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EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1TN8 fatty acid 18:1 n-8 trans Use for trans-10-octadecenoic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1TN9 fatty acid 18:1 n-9 trans (elaidic acid) Use for trans-9-octadecenoic acid 27997
F18D1TN9
EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:1TRS fatty acid 18:1 total trans Use for total trans-octadecenoic acids F18D1T
EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:2 fatty acid 18:2 Use for total 18:2 or if isomer unknown 25627
F18D2
EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:2C9T11 fatty acid 18:2 conjugated, c9,t11 Use for 9-cis,11-trans-octadecadienoic acid 32798 F18:2CN6 fatty acid 18:2 n-6 cis,cis Use for 9-cis,12-cis-octadecadienoic acid 17351
F18D2CN6
EuroFIR priority: 2 F18:2CN9 fatty acid 18:2 n-9 cis,cis Use for 6-cis,9-cis-octadecadienoic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:2CNX fatty acid 18:2, n-6 or n-9 not known Use for cis methylene-separated isomers of F18:2 when the position of the double bonds is unknown F18:2CON fatty acid 18:2 conjugated Use for total conjugated 18:2 or if isomer unknown EuroFIR priority: 9 F18:2CT fatty acid 18:2 cis + trans EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:2ISO fatty acid 18:2 iso This term is only kept for backward compatibility. DO NOT USE for new indexing.
Invalid descriptor. Use 'fatty acid 18:2 remainder' (F18:2R) F18:2R fatty acid 18:2 remainder Use for the total of isomers of F18:2 not separately reported, usually all isomers other than linoleic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:2T10C12 fatty acid 18:2 conjugated, t10,c12 Use for 10-trans,12-cis-octadecadienoic acid 44526 F18:2TC fatty acid 18:2 trans + cis EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:2TRS fatty acid 18:2 trans Use for total trans-octadecadienoic acids, i.e. all isomers that have at least one trans bond EuroFIR priority: 9 F18:2TTN6 fatty acid 18:2 n-6 trans,trans Use for 9-trans,12-trans-octadecadienoic acid F18D2TN6
Previous code F18:2TN6
EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:3 fatty acid 18:3 Use for total octadecatrienoic acid or if specific isomer unknown 25633
F18D3
EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:3CN3 fatty acid 18:3 n-3 all-cis 27432
F18D3CN3
EuroFIR priority: 2 F18:3CN6 fatty acid 18:3 n-6 all-cis Use for all-cis-6,9,12-octadecatrienoic acid 28661
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EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:3N3 fatty acid 18:3 n-3 Use for total 9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid or if specific geometric isomer unknown F18D3N3
EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:3N6 fatty acid 18:3 n-6 Use for total 6,9,12-octadecatrienoic acid or if specific geometric isomer unknown F18D3N6
EuroFIR priority: 9 F18:3TRS fatty acid 18:3 trans Use for total trans-octadecatrienoic acids, i.e. all isomers that have at least one trans bond F18:3TTTN3 fatty acid 18:3 n-3 all-trans Use for 9-trans,12-trans,15-trans-octadecatrienoic acid Previous code F18:3TTTN3
EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:4 fatty acid 18:4 Use for total octadecatetraenoic acid or if specific isomer unknown F18D4
EuroFIR priority: 9 F18:4CN3 fatty acid 18:4 n-3 all-cis 32389
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EuroFIR priority: 4 F18:4N3 fatty acid 18:4 n-3 Use for total 6,9,12,15-octadecatetraenoic acid or if specific geometric isomer unknown F18D4N3
EuroFIR priority: 4 F19:0 fatty acid 19:0 39246
F19D0
EuroFIR priority: 4 F19:1 fatty acid 19:1 (nonadecenoic acid) Use for total 19:1 or if isomer unknown F19:3 fatty acid 19:3 Use for total nonadecatrienoic acid or if specific isomer unknown F20:0 fatty acid 20:0 (arachidic acid) 28822
F20D0
EuroFIR priority: 4 F20:0I fatty acid 20:0 iso 18-Me C19:0
EuroFIR priority: 9 F20:1 fatty acid 20:1 (eicosenoic acid) Use for total 20:1 or if isomer unknown 23902
F20D1
EuroFIR priority: 4 F20:1CIS fatty acid 20:1 cis Use for total cis-eicosenoic acids EuroFIR priority: 4 F20:1CN11 fatty acid 20:1 n-11 cis Use for cis-9-eicosenoic acid 32419
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EuroFIR priority: 4 F20:1CN7 fatty acid 20:1 n-7 cis Use for cis-13-eicosenoic acid F20:1CN9 fatty acid 20:1 n-9 cis Use for cis-11-eicosenoic acid 32425
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EuroFIR priority: 4 F20:1TN11 fatty acid 20:1 n-11 trans Use for trans-9-eicosenoic acid 32422
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EuroFIR priority: 4 F20:1TN9 fatty acid 20:1 n-9 trans Use for trans-11-eicosenoic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F20:1TRS fatty acid 20:1 trans Use for total trans-eicosenoic acids EuroFIR priority: 4 F20:2 fatty acid 20:2 (eicosadienoic acid) Use for total eicosadienoic acid or if specific isomer unknown F20D2
EuroFIR priority: 9 F20:2CN6 fatty acid 20:2 n-6 cis,cis Use for 11-cis,14-cis-eicosadienoic acid F20D2CN6
EuroFIR priority: 4 F20:2N6 fatty acid 20:2 n-6 Use for total 11,14-eicosadienoic acid or if specific geometric isomer unknown F20D2N6
EuroFIR priority: 9 F20:2TN6 fatty acid 20:2 n-6 trans,trans Use for 11-trans,14-trans-eicosadienoic acid F20:2TT fatty acid 20:2 trans,trans Use for total all-trans eicosadienoic acid or if specific isomer unknown F20:3 fatty acid 20:3 (eicosatrienoic acid) Use for total eicosatrienoic acid or if specific isomer unknown F20D3
EuroFIR priority: 9 F20:3CN3 fatty acid 20:3 n-3 all-cis EuroFIR priority: 4 F20:3CN6 fatty acid 20:3 n-6 all-cis EuroFIR priority: 4 F20:3CN9 fatty acid 20:3 n-9 all-cis EuroFIR priority: 4 F20:3N3 fatty acid 20:3 n-3 Use for total 11,14,17-eicosatrienoic acid or if specific geometric isomer unknown F20D3N3
EuroFIR priority: 9 F20:3N6 fatty acid 20:3 n-6 Use for total 8, 11,14-eicosatrienoic acid or if specific geometric isomer unknown F20D3N6
EuroFIR priority: 9 F20:3TRS fatty acid 20:3 trans Use for total trans-eicosatrienoic acids, i.e. all isomers that have at least one trans bond F20:4 fatty acid 20:4 (eicosatetraenoic acid) Use for total eicosatetraenoic acid or if specific isomer unknown 36033
F20D4
EuroFIR priority: 9 F20:4CN3 fatty acid 20:4 n-3 all-cis Use for 8-cis,11-cis,14-cis,17-cis-eicosatetraenoic acid F20:4CN6 fatty acid 20:4 n-6 all-cis Use for 5-cis,8-cis,11-cis,14-cis-eicosatetraenoic acid 15843
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EuroFIR priority: 4 F20:4N3 fatty acid 20:4 n-3 Use for total 8,11,14,17-eicosatetraenoic acid or if specific geometric isomer unknown F20D4N3
EuroFIR priority: 4 F20:4N6 fatty acid 20:4 n-6 Use for total 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid or if specific geometric isomer unknown F20D4N6
EuroFIR priority: 9 F20:4TRS fatty acid 20:4 trans Use for total trans-eicosatetraenoic acids, i.e. all isomers that have at least one trans bond F20:5 fatty acid 20:5 (eicopentaenoic acid) Use for total eicosapentaenoic acid or if specific isomer unknown 36006
F20D5
EuroFIR priority: 9 F20:5CN3 fatty acid 20:5 n-3 all-cis EuroFIR priority: 4 F20:5N3 fatty acid 20:5 n-3 Use for total 5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic acid or if specific geometric isomer unknown F20D5N3
EuroFIR priority: 9 F20:5N6 fatty acid 20:5 n-6 EuroFIR priority: 9 F20:P fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total C20 Use for total polyunsaturated fatty acids with a C20 chain length F21:0 fatty acid 21:0 39248
F21D0
EuroFIR priority: 4 F21:5 fatty acid 21:5 (heneicosapentaenoic acid) Use for total heneicosapentaenoic acid or if specific isomer unknown EuroFIR priority: 9 F21:5N3 fatty acid 21:5 n-3 (heneicosapentaenoic acid) Use for total 6,9,12,15,18-heneicosapentaenoic acid or if specific geometric isomer unknown F21D5N3
EuroFIR priority: 9 F22:0 fatty acid 22:0 (behenic acid) 28941
F22D0
EuroFIR priority: 4 F22:1 fatty acid 22:1 (docosenoic acid) Use for total 22:1 or if isomer unknown 36031
F22D1-
EuroFIR priority: 4 F22:1CIS fatty acid 22:1 cis Use for total cis-docosenoic acids EuroFIR priority: 4 F22:1CN11 fatty acid 22:1 n-11 cis (cetoleic acid) Use for cis-11-docosenoic acid 32428
F22D1CN11
EuroFIR priority: 4 F22:1CN9 fatty acid 22:1 n-9 cis (erucic acid) Use for cis-13-docosenoic acid 28792
F22D1CN9
EuroFIR priority: 4 F22:1N7 fatty acid 22:1 n-7 EuroFIR priority: 9 F22:1TN9 fatty acid 22:1 n-9 trans (brassidic acid) Use for trans-13-docosenoic acid F22D1TN9
EuroFIR priority: 4 F22:1TRS fatty acid 22:1 trans Use for total trans-docosenoic acids F22:2 fatty acid 22:2 (docosadienoic acid) Use for total docosadienoic acid or if specific isomer unknown F22D2
EuroFIR priority: 9 F22:2CN3 fatty acid 22:2 n-3 cis,cis EuroFIR priority: 4 F22:2CN6 fatty acid 22:2 n-6 cis,cis EuroFIR priority: 4 F22:2TRS fatty acid 22:2 trans Use for total trans-docosadienoic acids, i.e. all isomers that have at least one trans bond F22:3 fatty acid 22:3 Use for total docosatrienoic acid or if specific isomer unknown F22:3CN3 fatty acid 22:3 n-3 all-cis EuroFIR priority: 4 F22:4 fatty acid 22:4 (docosatetraenoic acid) Use for total docosatetraenoic acid or if specific isomer unknown F22D4
EuroFIR priority: 9 F22:4CN6 fatty acid 22:4 n-6 all-cis EuroFIR priority: 4 F22:4N3 fatty acid 22:4 n-3 Use for total 10,13,16,19-docosatetraenoic acid or if specific geometric isomer unknown F22D4N3
EuroFIR priority: 9 F22:4N6 fatty acid 22:4 n-6 Use for total 7,10,13,16-docosatetraenoic acid or if specific geometric isomer unknown EuroFIR priority: 9 F22:5 fatty acid 22:5 (docosapentaenoic acid) Use for total docosapentaenoic acid or if specific isomer unknown F22D5
EuroFIR priority: 9 F22:5CN3 fatty acid 22:5 n-3 all-cis EuroFIR priority: 4 F22:5CN6 fatty acid 22:5 n-6 all-cis EuroFIR priority: 4 F22:5N3 fatty acid 22:5 n-3 Use for total 7,10,13,16,19-docosapentaenoic acid or if specific geometric isomer unknown F22D5N3
EuroFIR priority: 4 F22:5N6 fatty acid 22:5 n-6 Use for total 4,7,10,13,16-docosapentaenoic acid or if specific geometric isomer unknown F22D5N6
EuroFIR priority: 9 F22:5TRS fatty acid 22:5 trans Use for total trans-docosapentaenoic acids, i.e. all isomers that have at least one trans bond F22:6 fatty acid 22:6 (docosahexaenoic acid) Use for total docosahexaenoic acid or if specific isomer unknown 36005
F22D6
EuroFIR priority: 9 F22:6CN3 fatty acid 22:6 n-3 all-cis 28125
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EuroFIR priority: 4 F22:6N3 fatty acid 22:6 n-3 Use for total 4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid or if specific geometric isomer unknown F22D6N3
EuroFIR priority: 9 F22:6TRS fatty acid 22:6 trans Use for total trans-docosahexaenoic acids, i.e. all isomers that have at least one trans bond F22:P fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total C22 Use for total polyunsaturated fatty acids with a C22 chain length F22:UN fatty acid 22:unidentified EuroFIR priority: 9 F23:0 fatty acid 23:0 (tricosanoic acid) 42394
F23D0
EuroFIR priority: 4 F24:0 fatty acid 24:0 (lignoceric acid) 28866
F24D0
EuroFIR priority: 4 F24:1 fatty acid 24:1 (tetracosenoic acid) Use for total 24:1 or if isomer unknown 36032
F24D1
EuroFIR priority: 9 F24:1CIS fatty acid 24:1 cis Use for total cis-tetracosenoic acids F24:1CN9 fatty acid 24:1 n-9 cis Use for cis-15-tetracosenoic acid 44247
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EuroFIR priority: 4 F24:1TN9 fatty acid 24:1 n-9 trans Use for trans-15-tetracosenoic acid EuroFIR priority: 4 F24:1TRS fatty acid 24:1 trans Use for total trans-tetracosenoic acids F24:2 fatty acid 24:2 (tetracosadienoic acid) Use for total tetracosadienoic acid or if specific isomer unknown F24:2CN6 fatty acid 24:2 n-6 cis,cis F24:2N6 fatty acid 24:2 n-6 Use for total 15,18-tetracosadienoic acid or if specific geometric isomer unknown EuroFIR priority: 4 F24:6 fatty acid 24:6 (tetracosahexaenoic acid) Use for total tetracosahexaenoic acid or when specific isomer unknown F24:6CN3 fatty acid 24:6 n-3 all-cis Use for all-cis-6,9,12,15,18,21-tetracosahexaenoic acid F25:0 fatty acid 25:0 39420 F26:0 fatty acid 26:0 31009
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EuroFIR priority: 9 F4:0 fatty acid 4:0 (butyric acid) 30772
F4D0
EuroFIR priority: 4 F4-10:0 fatty acids 4:0 - 10:0 Use for the sum of short-chain saturated fatty acids in the range C4 (butyric acid) to C10 (capric acid) EuroFIR priority: 9 F4-8:0 fatty acids 4:0 - 8:0 Use for the sum of short-chain saturated fatty acids in the range C4 (butyric acid) to C8 (caprylic acid) EuroFIR priority: 9 F5:0 fatty acid 5:0 17418 F6:0 fatty acid 6:0 (caproic acid) 30776
F6D0
EuroFIR priority: 4 F7:0 fatty acid 7:0 45571 F8:0 fatty acid 8:0 (caprylic acid) 28837
F8D0
EuroFIR priority: 4 F9:0 fatty acid 9:0 29019 FACF fatty acid conversion factor This term is only kept for backward compatibility. DO NOT USE for new indexing.
Deprecated term. For total fatty acids calculated from total fat, use the appropriate Method Indicator (MI0207) and record the factor used as Method Parameter and its source in Method Reference. XFA FACID fatty acids, total FACID
EuroFIR priority: 4 FACIDCTG fatty acids, total, calculated as triacylglycerol equivalents EuroFIR priority: 9 FACIS fatty acids, total cis FACN3 fatty acids, total cis n-3 Use for total cis n-3 mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids, including the FAPUN3 isomers plus F18:1CN3 EuroFIR priority: 1 FACN6 fatty acids, total cis n-6 Use for total cis n-6 mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids, including the FAPUN6 isomers plus F18:1CN6 EuroFIR priority: 1 FACN9 fatty acids, total cis n-9 Use for total cis n-9 mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids, including the FAPUN9 isomers plus F18:1CN9, F20:1CN9, F22:1CN9 and F24:1CN9 EuroFIR priority: 9 FAESS fatty acids, total essential FAESS
EuroFIR priority: 9 FAFRE fatty acids, total free FAFRE
EuroFIR priority: 9 FAMS fatty acids, total monounsaturated Use for total monounsaturated fatty acids. For Mono-unsaturates as defined in the EU Labelling Directive, being fatty acids with one cis double bond, use 'fatty acids, monounsaturated, total cis' [FAMSCIS] 25413
FAMS
Normally excludes trans isomers,but may include them, as indicated by the Method Indicator
EuroFIR priority: 1 FAMSCIS fatty acids, monounsaturated, total cis Use for total cis monounsaturated fatty acids, being Mono-unsaturates as defined in the EU Labelling Directive Previous code FAMCIS
EuroFIR priority: 5 FAMSCXR fatty acids, monounsaturated, cis, remainder Use for the total of cis monounsaturated fatty acids not reported as more specific totals (e.g. F16:1CIS) or isomers (e.g. F18:1CN5) Previous code FAMUCXR
EuroFIR priority: 4 FAMSTRS fatty acids, monounsaturated, total trans Use for total trans monounsaturated fatty acids FAMSTXR fatty acids, monounsaturated, trans, remainder Use for the total of trans monounsaturated fatty acids not reported as more specific totals (e.g. F16:1TRS) or isomers (e.g. F18:1TN5) Previous code FAMUTXR
EuroFIR priority: 4 FAMSXR fatty acids, monounsaturated, remainder Use for the total of monounsaturated fatty acids not reported as FAMSCXR, FAMSTXR or more fatty acids Previous code FAMUXR
EuroFIR priority: 5 FAN3 fatty acids, total n-3 Use for total n-3 fatty acids, including both mono- and polyunsaturated n-3 fatty acids FAN3 FAN6 fatty acids, total n-6 Use for total n-6 fatty acids, including both mono- and polyunsaturated n-6 fatty acids FAN6 FAN9 fatty acids, total n-9 Use for total n-9 fatty acids, including both mono- and polyunsaturated n-9 fatty acids FAPU fatty acids, total polyunsaturated Use for total polyunsaturated fatty acids. For Polyunsaturates as defined in the EU Labelling Directive, being fatty acids with cis, cis-methylene interrupted double bonds, use 'fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total cis methylene-interrupted' [FAPUCISN] 26208
FAPU
EuroFIR priority: 1 FAPUCIS fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total cis Use for total all-cis polyunsaturated fatty acids FAPUCISN fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total cis methylene-interrupted Use for fatty acids with cis, cis-methylene interrupted double bonds, being Polyunsaturates as defined in the EU Labelling Directive FAPUCN3 fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total cis n-3 Use for total cis n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, i.e. all methylene interrupted all-cis n-3 isomers FAPUCN6 fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total cis n-6 Use for total cis n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, i.e. all methylene interrupted all-cis n-6 isomers FAPUCR fatty acids, cis polyunsaturated, remainder This term is only kept for backward compatibility. DO NOT USE for new indexing.
Use FAPUCXR (fatty acids, polyunsaturated, cis, remainder) EuroFIR priority: 9 FAPUCXR fatty acids, polyunsaturated, cis, remainder EuroFIR priority: 9 FAPULC fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total long-chain Use for total polyunsaturated long-chain fatty acids with a chain length C20 and above EuroFIR priority: 3 FAPUN3 fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total n-3 Use for total cis n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids FAPUN3
EuroFIR priority: 9 FAPUN3FI fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total n-3 fish EuroFIR priority: 9 FAPUN3LC fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total n-3 long-chain Use for total polyunsaturated long-chain n-3 fatty acids with a chain length C20 and above FAPUN3VE fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total n-3 vegetable EuroFIR priority: 9 FAPUN6 fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total n-6 Use for total cis n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, FAPUN6
EuroFIR priority: 9 FAPUN9 fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total n-9 Use for total cis n-9 polyunsaturated fatty acids, including F18:2CN9 and F20:3CN9 EuroFIR priority: 9 FAPUOT fatty acids, polyunsaturated, other (= PUFA-linoleic-linolenic) Use for the total of polyunsaturated fatty acids excluding linoleic and linolenic acids EuroFIR priority: 4 FAPUTN3 fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total trans n-3 Use for total trans n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, i.e. all methylene interrupted n-3 isomers that have at least one trans bond FAPUTN6 fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total trans n-6 Use for total trans n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, i.e. all methylene interrupted n-6 isomers that have at least one trans bond FAPUTRS fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total trans Use for total trans polyunsaturated fatty acids, i.e. all isomers that have at least one trans bond FAPUTXR fatty acids, polyunsaturated, trans remainder Use for the total of trans monounsaturated fatty acids, i.e. all isomers that have at least one trans bond, not reported as more specific totals (e.g. F18:2TRS) Previous code FAPUTR
EuroFIR priority: 9 FAPUXR fatty acids, polyunsaturated, remainder Use for the sum of those polyunsaturated fatty acids not given individual values EuroFIR priority: 4 FASAT fatty acids, total saturated Use for total saturated fatty acids 26607
FASAT
May include or exclude branched-chain isomers, as indicated by the Method Indicator
EuroFIR priority: 1 FASATR fatty acids, trans saturated, remainder This term is only kept for backward compatibility. DO NOT USE for new indexing.
Invalid descriptor FASATXR fatty acids, saturated, remainder Use for the sum of those saturated fatty acids not given individual values Information must be provided that defines 'remainder', either through the accompanying set of specific saturated fatty acids or in documentation
EuroFIR priority: 4 FAT fat, total Use for total lipids, including triacylglycerols, phospholipids, sterols and related components FAT (fat, total)
FATCE (fat, total; derived by analysis using continuous extraction)
FATNLEA (total fat by NLEA definition (triglyceride equivalents of fatty acids))
EuroFIR priority: 1 FATAN fat, animal FATCAN
EuroFIR priority: 5 FATMU monounsaturated fat, total Use for total monounsaturated fat, which includes the contribution of the glycerol moiety as well as the monounsaturated fatty acids. Use of the term is deprecated except in old data FATMUCIS monounsaturated fat, total cis Use for total cis monounsaturated fat, which includes the contribution of the glycerol moiety as well as the total cis monounsaturated fatty acids. Use of the term is deprecated except in old data FATN3 fatty acids, total trans n-3 FATN6 fatty acids, total trans n-6 FATN9 fatty acids, total trans n-9 FATPL fat, plant FATCPL
EuroFIR priority: 5 FATPU polyunsaturated fat, total Use for total polyunsaturated fat, which includes the contribution of the glycerol moiety as well as the polyunsaturated fatty acids. Use of the term is deprecated except in old data FATRS fatty acids, total trans Use for total trans fatty acids, i.e. all fatty acids that have at least one trans bond, excluding the associated glycerol FATRN
Determined by summation of fatty acids or from fat using a Fatty Acid Conversion Factor, in which case this is reported through the Method Parameter
EuroFIR priority: 3 FATSAT saturated fat, total Use for total saturated fat, which includes the contribution of the glycerol moiety as well as the saturated fatty acids. Use of the term is deprecated except in old data FATTRN trans fat, total Use for total trans fat, which includes the contribution of the glycerol moiety as well as the trans fatty acids. Use of the term is deprecated except in old data FATUNK fat, unknown origin EuroFIR priority: 5 FAUN fatty acid, unidentified EuroFIR priority: 4 FD fluoride Use for total fluorine as fluoride and other compounds 24061
FD
EuroFIR priority: 3 FE iron, total Use for total iron 18248
FE
EuroFIR priority: 1 FERAC ferulic acid Use for 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-propenoic acid (3-methoxy-4-hydroxycinnamic acid) 17620
FERAC
1857 FIBC fibre, crude FIBC (fibre, crude)
EuroFIR priority: 9 FIBHEX hexoses in dietary fibre FIBHEX
EuroFIR priority: 9 FIBINS fibre, water-insoluble FIBINS
EuroFIR priority: 9 FIBPEN pentoses in dietary fibre FIBPEN
EuroFIR priority: 9 FIBSOL fibre, water-soluble FIBSOL
EuroFIR priority: 9 FIBT fibre, total dietary Plant polysaccharides and lignin not digested by enzymes in the human digestive tract FIBAD (fibre; determined by acid detergent method)
FIBADC (fibre; determined by acid detergent method, Clancy modification)
FIBND (fibre; determined by neutral detergent method)
FIBTG (fibre, total dietary; determined gravimetrically by the AOAC total dietary fibre method)
FIBTS (fibre, total dietary; sum of non-starch polysaccharide components and lignin)
FIBTSW (fibre, total dietary; Wenlock modification)
FIB- (fibre; method of determination unknown or variable)
Determined by the AOAC or related method
EuroFIR priority: 1 FOL folate, total Use for total folate, including the contributions of both intrinsic food folate and synthetic folic acid FOL
Total folate includes intrinsic food folate (FOLFD) plus the contribution of any synthetic folic acid (FOLAC) present. The calculation method is documented using the appropriate Method Indicator identifier. FOLAC folic acid, synthetic Use for synthetic folic acid added to foods in fortification. 27470
FOLAC
Total folate (FOL) includes the contribution of any synthetic folic acid present in addition to intrinsic food folate (FOLFD). This factored calculation is documented using the Method Indicator identifier MI0453.
Previous code FOLACID
EuroFIR priority: 4 FOLB folate, bound This term is only kept for backward compatibility. DO NOT USE for new indexing.
Inactive descriptor FOLB
FOLFD folate, food Use for intrinsic folate occurring naturally in a food. Total folate (FOL) is food folate plus the contribution of any synthetic folic acid (FOLAC) present. This factored calculation is documented using the Method Indicator identifier MI0453. FOLFM10 10-formylfolic acid Use for 10-formylfolic acid FOLFRE folate, free This term is only kept for backward compatibility. DO NOT USE for new indexing.
Inactive descriptor FOLFRE FOLH2 dihydrofolic acid Use for 7,8-dihydrofolic acid 15633 FOLH2FM10 10-formyldihydrofolate Use for 10-formyl-7,8-dihydrofolic acid 15634 FOLH2ME5 5-methyldihydrofolic acid Use for 5-methyl-5,6-dihydrofolic acid FOLH4 tetrahydrofolate Use for (6S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid 15635
FOLH4 FOLH4FM5 5-formyltetrahydrofolic acid Use for (6S)-5-formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid 15640 FOLH4ME5 5-methyltetrahydrofolate Use for (6S)-5-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid 15641 FORAC formic acid Use for methanoic acid 30751
FORAC FORMO formononetin Use for 7-hydroxy-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)chromen-4-one 18088
FORMO
1943
EuroFIR priority: 6 FRUS fructose Use for D-Fructose only; includes only the free monosaccharide 15824
FRUS
EuroFIR priority: 2 FUCSTR fucosterol 27865
FUCSTR
EuroFIR priority: 9 FUCSTR28 isofucosterol 28604
FUCSTR28
EuroFIR priority: 9 FUMAC fumaric acid Use for trans-1,2-ethylenedicarboxylic acid 18012
FUMAC
EuroFIR priority: 9 GALAAC galacturonic acid Use for the D or (+) isomer, (2S,3R,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy-6-oxo-hexanoic acid 18024
GALAAC GALCATEGC gallocatechin Use for the trans isomer, (2S,3R)-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1(2H)-benzopyran-3,5,7-triol GALCATEGC
1427 GALLAC gallic acid Use for 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid 30778
GALLAC GALS galactose Use for D-Galactose only; includes only the free monosaccharide 28260
GALS
EuroFIR priority: 2 GALSD alpha galactosides GALSD
EuroFIR priority: 9 GLN glutamine Use only for L-glutamine 18050
GLN
EuroFIR priority: 5 GLU glutamic acid Use only for L-glutamic acid 16015
GLU
EuroFIR priority: 5 GLUAKAC alpha-ketoglutaric acid Use for 2-oxopentanedioic acid 30915
GLUAKAC GLUCAC gluconic acid Use for the D or (+) isomer of 2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoic acid 33198
GLUCAC
INFOODS descriptor does not specify stereochemistry. Generic gluconic acid is CHEBI:24266 GLUCNB beta glucans Use for polysaccharides containing only glucose units, linked by beta-glycosidic bonds 28793
GLUCNB (betaglucan) GLUS glucose Use for D-Glucose only; includes only the free monosaccharide 17634
GLUS
EuroFIR priority: 2 GLUTN gluten GLUTN
EuroFIR priority: 9 GLY glycine Use aminoacetic acid 15428
GLY
EuroFIR priority: 5 GLYC glycogen 28087
GLYC (glycogen)
GLYCM (glycogen; expressed in monosaccharide equivalents)
EuroFIR priority: 9 GLYCLAC glycolic acid Use for hydroxyacetic acid 17497
GLYCLAC GLYCTEIN glycitein Use for 7-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-6-methoxy-4H-chromenone (4',7-dihydroxy-6-methoxyisoflavone) 542494
GLYCTEIN
1940
Previous code GLYCIT
EuroFIR priority: 6 GLYLIP glycolipids, total Use for the total of compounds containing one or more monosaccharide residues bound by a glycosidic linkage to a hydr­ophobic moiety such as an acylglycerol, a sphingoid, a ceramide (N-acylsphingoid) or a prenyl phosphate (IUPAC/IUB definition) 33563
GLYLIP
EuroFIR priority: 9 GLYOXAC glyoxalic acid Use for oxoacetic acid 16891
- GLYRL glycerol Use for free propane-1,2,3-triol 17754
GLYRL
EuroFIR priority: 9 GNSTEIN genistein Use for 5,7-dihydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one (4',5,7-trihydroxyisoflavone) 28088
GENIST
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Previous code GENIST
EuroFIR priority: 6 GRP_AA Amino acids This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_AM Amines and related components This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_ANTCYN Anthocyanidins and anthocyanins This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. Anthocyanidins are the aglycone (sugar-free) counterparts of anthocyanins, both being salts of the flavylium (2-phenylchromenylium) cation. GRP_CAPSA Capsaicinoids This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. Capsaicinoids are pungent phenolic compounds occurring in plants of the genus Capsicum. GRP_CART Carotenoids This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_CHO Carbohydrate components This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_DISAC Disaccharides This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_FA Fatty acids This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_FADD Food additives This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_FAGEN Fatty acids, general This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_FAMS Monounsaturated fatty acids This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_FAPU Polyunsaturated fatty acids This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_FASAT Saturated fatty acids This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_FAT Fats This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_FIB Fibre This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_FLAV Flavonoids This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_FLAVANE Flavanones This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. Flavanones are a class of flavonoids with a 2,3-dihydro-2-phenyl-4H-chromen-4-one structure, i.e. they are 2,3-dihydroflavones. GRP_FLAVANOL Flavanols This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. Flavanols (flavan-3-ols) are a class of flavonoids with a 2-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-ol structure. The group includes polymeric forms known as procyanidins (or proanthocyanidins). GRP_FLAVONE Flavones This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. Flavones are a class of flavonoids with a 2-phenylchromen-4-one (2-phenyl-1-benzopyran-4-one) structure. GRP_FLAVONOL Flavonols This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. Flavonols (3-hydroxyflavones) are a class of flavonoids with a 3-hydroxy-2-phenylchromen-4-one structure. GRP_FOL Folate components This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_FOOD Food properties and measures This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_ISOFLAV Isoflavonoids This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. Isoflavonoids have a 3-phenylchromen-4-one (3-phenyl-1,4-benzopyrone) skeleton. GRP_LIGN Lignans This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. Plant lignans are polyphenolic substances derived from dimerisation of substituted cinnamic alcohols to give a dibenzylbutane skeleton. GRP_LIPD Lipid components This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_MIN Minerals and inorganic components This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_MINMAC Macroelements This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_MINTR Trace elements This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_MNSAC Monosaccharides This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_NHET Nitrogen heterocycle components This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_NITR Nitrogen components This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_OA Organic acids This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_OLIGO Oligosaccharides This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. An individual carbohydrate is defined as an oligosaccharide if its Degree of Polymerisation, DP (i.e. its number of monosaccharide units) is in the range 3 to 9. GRP_PGLIP Phospho- and glycolipids This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_PHNL Phenolic components This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_PHYTG Phytoestrogens This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. Phytoestrogens are a diverse group of nonsteroidal compounds with a structure that mimics that of estradiol. They include isoflavones, coumestans and lignans. GRP_PROT Proteins This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_PROX Proximates This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_PSAC Polysaccharides This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_PSAN Polysaccharide analogues GRP_RET Retinoids This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_STAR Starch This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_STERL Sterols This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_SUGAR Sugars This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_SUGFB Sugars in fibre This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_SUGOH Sugar alcohols This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term.
Sugar alcohols (polyols) differ from sugars in having the aldehyde or ketone group replaced by a hydroxyl group. Polyols are excluded from total sugar, but their contribution to digestible carbohydrate may be reflected in energy calculations required by food labelling regulations. The various energy calculation methods are documented as terms in the Method Indicator thesaurus. GRP_VIT Vitamins This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_VITA Vitamin A and related components This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_VITB Vitamin B components This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_VITC Vitamin C components This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_VITD Vitamin D components This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_VITE Vitamin E components This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_VITFAT Fat soluble vitamins This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_VITH2O Water soluble vitamins This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GRP_VITK Vitamin K components This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term to identify a specific component. Use a more precise narrower term. GULDKAC diketogulonic acid Use for (4R,5S)-4,5,6-trihydroxy-2,3-dioxohexanoic acid (2,3-diketo-L-gulonic acid), the degradation product of dehydroascorbic acid 15622
GULDKAC
EuroFIR priority: 9 HAEM iron, haem HAEM
EuroFIR priority: 4 HEMCEL hemicellulose HEMCEL HESPD hesperidin Use for the flavanone glycoside 3',5'-dihydroxy-4'-methoxy-7-rutinosyloxyflavan-4-one 28775
HESPD
1432 HESPT hesperetin Use for the (-) isomer, (2S)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-4H-chromen-4-one 28230
HESPT
1431 HG mercury Use for total mercury 25195
HG
EuroFIR priority: 5 HIS histidine Use only for L-histidine 15971
HIS
EuroFIR priority: 5 HISTN histamine HISTN
EuroFIR priority: 6 HYL hydroxylysine Use for erythro-5-hydroxy-L-lysine, i.e. (2S,5R)-2,6-diamino-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid 18040
The structure without the stereochemistry at C-5 specified is CHEBI:60175.
- HYP hydroxyproline Use only for L-hydroxyproline HYP
EuroFIR priority: 5 ID iodide Use for total iodine as iodide and other compounds 24859
ID
May include unavailable iodide, e.g. from erythrosine
EuroFIR priority: 3 ILE isoleucine Use only for L-isoleucine 17191
ILE
EuroFIR priority: 5 INOTL inositol Use for total 1,2,3,4,5,6-cyclohexanehexol, any individual stereoisomers or mixtures 24848
INOTL
EuroFIR priority: 4 INOTLP1 inositol monophosphate Use for 2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxycyclohexyl phosphate 18384
CHEBI:18384 is the specific stereoisomer D-myo-inositol 4-phosphate INOTLP2 inositol diphosphate Use for tetrahydroxycyclohexyl bisphosphates ChEBI has entries for the 4 isomers 1D-myo-inositol 1,4-bisphosphate (CHEBI:17816), 1D-myo-inositol 4,5-bisphosphate (CHEBI:18156), myo-inositol 1,3-bisphosphate (CHEBI:18225) and 1D-myo-inositol 3,4-bisphosphate (CHEBI:28858) INOTLP3 inositol triphosphate Use for trihydroxycyclohexyl trisphosphates ChEBI has entries for the 3 isomers 1D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (CHEBI:16595), 1D-myo-inositol 1,3,4-trisphosphate (CHEBI:18228) and myo-inositol 1,3,5-trisphosphate (CHEBI:46647) INOTLP4 inositol tetraphosphate Use for dihydroxycyclohexyl tetrakisphosphates ChEBI has entries for the 4 isomers 1D-myo-inositol 3,4,5,6-tetrakisphosphate (CHEBI:15844), 1D-myo-inositol 1,4,5,6-tetrakisphosphate (CHEBI:16067), myo-inositol 1,3,4,6-tetrakisphosphate (CHEBI:16155) and 1D-myo-inositol 1,3,4,5-tetrakisphosphate (CHEBI:16783) INOTLP5 inositol pentaphosphate Use for hydroxycyclohexyl pentakisphosphates ChEBI has entries for the 5 isomers 1L-myo-inositol 1,2,3,4,6-pentakisphosphate (CHEBI:11369), myo-inositol 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (CHEBI:16322), 1D-myo-inositol 1,2,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (CHEBI:16507), 1D-myo-inositol 1,2,3,4,5-pentakisphosphate (CHEBI:18345) and 1D-myo-inositol 1,2,3,5,6-pentakisphosphate (CHEBI:48405) INULN inulin 15443
INULN
EuroFIR priority: 9 ISOCAC isocitric acid Use for 1-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid 30887
ISOCAC
EuroFIR priority: 9 ISOFLVND isoflavonoids, total ISOFLVND
1902 (Isoflavone Total)
Previous code ISOFLAVT
EuroFIR priority: 6 ISOMALT isomalt ISOMALT
Isomalt has an equimolar composition of 6-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol and 1-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-D-mannitol
EuroFIR priority: 4 K potassium Use for total potassium 37247
K
EuroFIR priority: 1 KAEMF kaempferol Use for 3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one 28499
KAEMF
1483
EuroFIR priority: 4 LA lanthanum Use for total lanthanum 33336
LA LACAC lactic acid Use for 2-hydroxypropanoic acid 28358
LACAC
EuroFIR priority: 4 LACACD D-lactic acid Use for (2R)-2-hydroxypropanoic acid 42111
LACACD
EuroFIR priority: 9 LACACL L-lactic acid Use for (2S)-2-hydroxypropanoic acid 422
LACACL
EuroFIR priority: 9 LACS lactose 17166
LACS (lactose)
LACSM (lactose; expressed in monosaccharide equivalents)
EuroFIR priority: 2 LACTL lactitol Use for 4-O-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl-D-glucitol LACTL
Previous code LACTTL
EuroFIR priority: 4 LEU leucine Use only for L-leucine 15603
LEU
EuroFIR priority: 5 LI lithium Use for total lithium 30145
LI LIGN lignin LIGN
EuroFIR priority: 5 LIGNANS lignans, total LIGNANS
EuroFIR priority: 6 LUTEOL luteolin Use for 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-4H-chromen-4-one 15864
LUTEOL
1458
EuroFIR priority: 6 LUTEZEAX lutein plus zeaxanthine This term is only kept for backward compatibility. DO NOT USE for new indexing.
Invalid descriptor LUTNZEA
Mixtures are coded using their constituent identifiers, e.g. LUTN+ZEA
EuroFIR priority: 6 LUTN lutein Use for (3R,3'R,6'R)-β,ε-carotene-3,3'-diol (IUPAC) 28838
LUTN
1387
Previous code LUTE
EuroFIR priority: 3 LYCPN lycopene Use for ψ,ψ-carotene (IUPAC) 15948
LYCPN
1388
Previous code LYCO
EuroFIR priority: 3 LYS lysine Use only for L-lysine 18019
LYS
EuroFIR priority: 5 LYSAVL lysine, available Use only for available L-lysine EuroFIR priority: 9 MALAC malic acid Use for either enantiomer of 2-hydroxybutanedioic acid or a mixture of them 6650
MALAC
EuroFIR priority: 4 MALONAC malonic acid Use for propanedioic acid 30794
MALONAC MALS maltose 17306
MALS (maltose)
MALSM (maltose; expressed in monosaccharide equivalents)
EuroFIR priority: 2 MALTL maltitol Use for 4-O-α-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol MALTL MALTRS maltotriose 27931
MALTRS (maltotriose)
MALTRSM (maltotriose; expressed in monosaccharide equivalents)
Available for humans
EuroFIR priority: 4 MALVIDIN malvidin Use for the O-methylated anthocyanidin 3',5'-dimethoxy-3,4',5,7-tetrahydroxyflavylium(1+) MALVIDIN
1565 MANS mannose Use for D-Mannose only; includes only the free monosaccharide 16024
MAN MANTL mannitol Use for D-mannitol 16899
MANTL
D-Mannitol is the naturally occurring form
EuroFIR priority: 4 MATAIRES matairesinol Use for (3R,4R)-3,4-bis[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]oxolan-2-one, i.e. (αR,βR)-α,β-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl)butyrolactone MATAIRES
1906
EuroFIR priority: 6 MET methionine Use only for L-methionine 16643
MET
EuroFIR priority: 5 MG magnesium Use for total magnesium 25107
MG
EuroFIR priority: 1 MK10 Menaquinone-10 EuroFIR priority: 9 MK11 Menaquinone-11 EuroFIR priority: 9 MK12 Menaquinone-12 EuroFIR priority: 9 MK13 Menaquinone-13 EuroFIR priority: 9 MK4 Menaquinone-4 EuroFIR priority: 9 MK5 Menaquinone-5 EuroFIR priority: 9 MK6 Menaquinone-6 EuroFIR priority: 9 MK7 Menaquinone-7 EuroFIR priority: 9 MK8 Menaquinone-8 EuroFIR priority: 9 MK9 Menaquinone-9 EuroFIR priority: 9 MN manganese Use for total manganese 18291
MN
EuroFIR priority: 3 MNSAC monosaccharides, total Use for total free monosaccharides 35381
MNSAC
EuroFIR priority: 2 MO molybdenum Use for total molybdenum 28685
MO
EuroFIR priority: 5 MYRIC myricetin Use for 3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one 18152
MYRIC
1506
EuroFIR priority: 6 NA sodium Use for total sodium 26708
NA
EuroFIR priority: 1 NAA nitrogen, amino acid Use for nitrogen present within amino acids The nitrogen in primary amino acids (i.e. all the common amino acids except proline) may be determined analytically. NACL salt 26710
NACL
EuroFIR priority: 9 NARIN naringin Use for the flavanone glycoside naringenin 7-O-neohesperidoside 28819
NARIN
1999 NARING naringenin Use for the flavanone 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-4H-chromen-4-one 50202
NARING
1985 NARIR narirutin Use for the flavanone glycoside naringenin 7-O-rutinoside 28705
NARIR
2096 NCF nitrogen conversion factor This term is only kept for backward compatibility. DO NOT USE for new indexing.
Deprecated term. For protein calculated from nitrogen, use the appropriate Method Indicator (MI0121, MI0122, MI0123) and record the factor used as Method Parameter and its source in Method Reference. XN NHAEM iron, non-haem NHAEM
EuroFIR priority: 4 NI nickel Use for total nickel 28112
NI
EuroFIR priority: 5 NIA niacin, preformed Preformed nicotinic acid (usually bound) and nicotinamide NIA
EuroFIR priority: 1 NIAAVL niacin, available NIAAVL
EuroFIR priority: 2 NIAEQ niacin equivalents, total Use for total niacin available from preformed niacin and its precursor tryptophan NIAEQ
Contributions include tryptophan/60, but the contribution from preformed niacin may range down to zero in cereals. Information is reported in the Method Indicator and, if necessary, food-specific factors for preformed niacin in the Method Parameter
EuroFIR priority: 4 NIATRP niacin equivalents from tryptophan See also tryptophan NIATRP
EuroFIR priority: 2 NICOTAC nicotinic acid Use for pyridine-3-carboxylic acid 15940 NICOTAM nicotinamide Use for pyridine-3-carboxamide, the amide of nicotinic acid 17154 NITRA nitrates NITRA
EuroFIR priority: 9 NITRI nitrites NITRI
EuroFIR priority: 9 NITRN nitrosamines, total NITRN
EuroFIR priority: 9 NNP nitrogen, non protein NNP
EuroFIR priority: 9 NSP non-starch polysaccharides PSACNS
EuroFIR priority: 3 NT nitrogen, total NT
EuroFIR priority: 2 OA organic acids, total Use for the total of organic acids, i.e. carboxylic acids that are not fatty acids or amino acids. Where the contribution to energy is calculated using a general factor for organic acids, the compositional value for total organic acids [OA] must be the value used in the energy calculation. OA
May be a contributing value in energy calculation
EuroFIR priority: 3 OLSAC oligosaccharides, available Use for total available carbohydrates having 3 to 9 monosaccharide units OLSAC (oligosaccharides, total available)
OLSACM (oligosaccharides, total available; expressed in monosaccharide equivalents)
Includes available higher sugars, e.g. maltotriose, lower-DP maltodextrins and most cyclodextrins
EuroFIR priority: 3 OXACAC oxaloacetic acid Use for 2-oxobutanedioic acid 30744
OXACAC OXALAC oxalic acid Use for ethanedioic acid 16995
OXALAC
EuroFIR priority: 4 P phosphorus Use for total phosphorus 28659
P
Includes phosphorus as phosphate, etc., but excludes the combined oxygen
EuroFIR priority: 1 PANTAC pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) D-pantothenic acid 7916
PANTAC
Expressed as calcium D-pantothenate
EuroFIR priority: 3 PARHBAC para-hydroxybenzoic acid Use for 4-hydroxybenzoic acid 30763
PARHBAC PB lead Use for total lead 25016
PB
EuroFIR priority: 5 PECT pectin PECT
EuroFIR priority: 5 PEONIDIN peonidin Use for the O-methylated anthocyanidin 3'-methoxy-3,4',5,7-tetrahydroxyflavylium(1+) PEONIDIN
2014 PETUNIDIN petunidin Use for the O-methylated anthocyanidin 5'-methoxy-3,3',4',5,7-pentahydroxyflavylium(1+) PETUNIDIN
1582 PH pH PH
EuroFIR priority: 9 PHE phenylalanine Use only for L-phenylalanine 17295
PHE
EuroFIR priority: 5 PHETN phenylethylamine PHETN
EuroFIR priority: 6 PHOLIP phospholipids, total Use for the total of lipids in which phosphoric acid as well as a fatty acid is esterified to glycerol 16247
PHOLIP
EuroFIR priority: 9 PHYSTR phytosterols, total (total plant sterols) 26125
PHYTSTR
EuroFIR priority: 9 PHYTAC phytic acid Use for myo-inositol hexakisphosphate 17401
PHYTAC
Phytic acid is a phosphate derivative of a polyol. In the present component hierarchy, PHYTAC is placed in both the Sugar alcohols and Organic acids sections for clarity, although it does not conform to the strict definition of an organic acid as a carboxylic acid .
EuroFIR priority: 9 PIMAC pimelic acid Use for 1,5-pentanedicarboxylic acid 30531 PIPN piperine 28821
PIPN
EuroFIR priority: 9 PLSGN plasmalogen Use for lipids where the glycerol has an ether linkage with a straight-chain vinyl residue (i.e. an -O-CH=CH- link) in position 1, a fatty acid in position 2 and a phosphatidal group in position 3 PLSGN POLYDEXS polydextrose Use to manage the composition in foods of this ingredient when this is required for energy calculation purposes Polydextrose is a glucose polymer synthesised from dextrose, about 10% sorbitol and 1% citric acid. It is an ingredient and is e-number E1200. POLYL polyols, total Use for total sugar alcohols POLYL
Previous code POLY. POLYL can be a contributing value in energy calculation, but some polyols may be assigned differing factors from that applied to polyols in general. For example, Commission Directive 2008/100/EC specifies a lower energy factor for erythritol and a factor of zero is used for it in the corresponding Method Indicator calculation method.
EuroFIR priority: 3 PORTION usual portion EuroFIR priority: 4 PRO proline Use only for L-proline 17203
PRO
EuroFIR priority: 5 PROCYA procyanidins, total Use for the total of oligomeric and polymeric forms of flavan-3-ols PROCYA
1863 PROPAC propionic acid Use for propanoic acid 30768
PROPAC
EuroFIR priority: 9 PROT protein, total Use for total protein PROA (protein, total; determined by direct analysis)
PROCNA (protein, total; calculated from amino nitrogen)
PROCNP (protein, total; calculated from protein nitrogen)
PROCNT (protein, total; calculated from total nitrogen)
PRO- (protein, total; method of determination unknown or variable)
The method used to obtain a PROT value should be reported through Method Indicator and Method Parameter documentation. The Nitrogen Conversion Factor used is reported through the Method Parameter
EuroFIR priority: 1 PROTAN protein, animal PROANI
EuroFIR priority: 5 PROTPL protein, plant PROPLA
EuroFIR priority: 5 PROTUNK protein, unknown origin EuroFIR priority: 5 PSACNC polysaccharides, non-cellulosic PSACNC
EuroFIR priority: 9 PSACNCI polysaccharides, non-cellulosic, water-insoluble PSACNCI
EuroFIR priority: 9 PSACNCS polysaccharides, non-cellulosic, water-soluble PSACNCS
EuroFIR priority: 9 PURAC polyuronic acids PURAC
EuroFIR priority: 9 PURN purines 26401
PURN
EuroFIR priority: 9 PUTRSC putrescine PUTRSC
EuroFIR priority: 6 PYRAC pyruvic acid Use for 2-oxopropanoic acid 32816
PYRAC PYROGAC pyroglutamic acid Use for 5-oxo-L-proline, i.e. (2S)-5-oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid 18183
- PYRXL pyridoxal 17310
PYRXL
EuroFIR priority: 9 PYRXM pyridoxamine 16410
PYRXM
EuroFIR priority: 9 PYRXN pyridoxine 16709
PYRXN
EuroFIR priority: 9 QUERCE quercetin Use for 3,3',4',5,7-pentahydroxy-2-phenylchromen-4-one 16243
QUERCE
1509
EuroFIR priority: 4 QUINAC quinic acid Use for the L or (-) isomer, (1S,3R,4S,5R)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid 17521
QUINAC
1868
EuroFIR priority: 9 QUINLAC quinolinic acid Use for pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid 16675 RAFS raffinose 16634
RAFS (raffinose)
RAFSM (raffinose; expressed in monosaccharide equivalents)
Not available for humans
EuroFIR priority: 4 RB rubidium Use for total rubidium 33322
RB
EuroFIR priority: 5 RETALD retinaldehyde Use for all-trans-retinaldehyde 17898
RETALD
Retinaldehyde is the preferred term in nutritional usage, whereas retinal is the preferred chemical term (see IUNS recommendation cited in http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iupac/misc/ret.html)
EuroFIR priority: 9 RETALD11 11-cis-retinaldehyde Use for 11-cis-retinal 16066
- RETINAC retinoic acid Use for all-trans-retinoic acid 15367
RETINAC RETINAC13 13-cis-retinoic acid 6067
- RETOL retinol (preformed vitamin A) Use only when it is not known if the value reports all-trans retinol [RETOLAT] or all-trans retinol equivalents [RETOLTEQ]. 50211
RETOL
Note that the INFOODS tagname RETOL is specific to all-trans retinol. The name 'retinol' is a stereoparent, which incorporates the all-trans configuration; see http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iupac/misc/ret.html
EuroFIR priority: 1
RETOL13 13-cis retinol 45479
RETOL13
EuroFIR priority: 2 RETOLAT all-trans retinol Use for retinol when the value reports only all-trans retinol and includes no other retinoids. 17336
RETOL
The descriptor and code specify the all-trans configuration explicitly to avoid confusion with any more general use of the deprecated term 'retinol' [RETOL]. However, IUPAC/IUBMB recommendations define the term 'retinol' as a stereoparent specifically with all-trans stereochemistry, see http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iupac/misc/ret.html.
EuroFIR priority: 2 RETOLDH dehydroretinol Use for all-trans-3,4-dehydroretinol RETOLDH
EuroFIR priority: 2 RETOLTEQ all-trans retinol equivalents Use for retinol equivalents calculated from all-trans retinol and factored contributions from other vitamin A active retinoids. RETOLTEQ
EuroFIR priority: 2
Originally proposed with RETOLATE as its code. Information on the calculation is recorded through the Method Indicator and contributing values present in the dataset. RIBF riboflavin 17015
RIBF
EuroFIR priority: 1 RIBS ribose D-Ribose only; includes only the free monosaccharide 16988
RIBS
EuroFIR priority: 9 RUTIN rutin Use for quercetin-3-rutinoside 28527
RUTIN
2013 S sulphur Use for total sulphur 26833
S
EuroFIR priority: 5 SACCNA sodium-saccharin Non-nutritive sweetener, also used as the calcium salt
EuroFIR priority: 7 SALAC salicylic acid Use for 2-hydroxybenzoic acid 16914
SALAC
EuroFIR priority: 9 SB antimony Use for total antimony 30513
SB SE selenium, total Use for total selenium 27568
SE
EuroFIR priority: 1 SECORES secoisolariciresinol Use for (2R,3R)-2,3-bis[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]butane-1,4-diol SECORES
1905
EuroFIR priority: 6 SER serine Use only for L-serine 17115
SER
EuroFIR priority: 5 SEROTN serotonin SEROTN
EuroFIR priority: 6 SHIKAC shikimic acid Use for (3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxycyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxylic acid 16119
SHIKAC SI silicon Use for total silicon 27573
SI
EuroFIR priority: 5 SITSTR sitosterol Use for beta-sitosterol only 27693
SITSTR
1225
EuroFIR priority: 9 SN tin Use for total tin 27007
SN SOLID solids, total EuroFIR priority: 4 SORAC sorbic acid 35962
Antimicrobial preservative, also used as sodium sorbate (E201), potassium sorbate (E202) and calcium sorbate (E203). It has 4 geometric isomers, cis or trans at either double bond.
EuroFIR priority: 7 SORTL sorbitol Use for D-sorbitol 17924
SORTL
EuroFIR priority: 4 SPERDN spermindine SPERDN
EuroFIR priority: 6 SPERN spermine SPERN
EuroFIR priority: 6 SPHLIP sphingolipid Use for lipids derived from the aliphatic amino alcohol sphingosine (trans-D-erythro-2-amino-4-octadecene-1,3-diol; 16393) 26739
SPHLIP SPISTR spinasterol SPISTR
1276
EuroFIR priority: 9 SR strontium Use for total strontium 33324
SR STARCH starch, total Use for total starch, including starch, dextrins and glycogen STARCH (starch, total)
STARCHM (starch, total; expressed in monosaccharide equivalents)
EuroFIR priority: 1 STARES starch, resistant Use for total resistant starch or if specific type of resistant starch unknown STARES
EuroFIR priority: 5 STARES1 starch, resistant RS1 Use for resistant starch that is resistant because it is in a physically inaccessible form STARES2 starch, resistant RS2 Use for resistant starch that occurs in its natural granular form STARES3 starch, resistant RS3 Use for resistant starch that is formed when starch-containing foods are cooked and cooled STARES4 starch, resistant RS4 Use for starches that have been chemically modified to resist digestion STAS stachyose 17164
STAS (stachyose)
Not available for humans
EuroFIR priority: 4 STEROTH sterols, other EuroFIR priority: 9 STERT sterols, total Use for total of phytosterols and 'animal sterols' (e.g. cholesterol) 15889
STERT
EuroFIR priority: 9 STGSTR stigmasterol Use for delta-5 stigmasterol STGSTR
1278
EuroFIR priority: 9 STID7 delta 7 stigmasterol Use for delta-5 stigmasterol STID7
EuroFIR priority: 9 STID7911 delta 7,9,11-stigmastadienol Use for 24-ethylcholesta-5,7,22-trien-3-?-ol STID7911
EuroFIR priority: 9 SUCAC succinic acid Use for butanedioic acid 15741
SUCAC
EuroFIR priority: 9 SUCS sucrose 17992
SUCS (sucrose)
SUCSM (sucrose; expressed in monosaccharide equivalents)
EuroFIR priority: 2 SUGAD sugar, added Refined or industrially manufactured sucrose and other sugars SUGAD
EuroFIR priority: 1 SUGAN sugar, natural SUGAN
EuroFIR priority: 9 SUGAR sugars, total Use for total free sugars SUGAR (sugars, total)
SUGARM (sugars, total; expressed in monosaccharide equivalents)
Includes mono- and disaccharides, and sometimes trisaccharides, indicated through the Method Indicator
EuroFIR priority: 1 TANGER tangeretin Use for 5,6,7,8-tetramethoxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one 9400
TANGER
2012 TANNIN tannin TAN
EuroFIR priority: 6 TARAC tartaric acid Use for either enantiomer of 2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid or a mixture of them 15674
TARAC
EuroFIR priority: 4 TAU taurine Use for 2-aminoethanesulphonic acid 15891
TAU
The normal classification of taurine as an amino acid has been used, although this is not strictly correct, its acid group being sulphonic rather than carboxylic. THEBRN theobromine THEBRN
EuroFIR priority: 6 THIA thiamin Defined as total thiamin, i.e. free thiamin and thiamin phosphorylated forms (thiamin mono-, di- and tri-phosphate) 49105
THIA
Values are normally expressed as thiamin chloride hydrochloride (ChEBI:49105), although values are sometimes expressed as the free thiamin cation (ChEBI:18385) or as thiamin monochloride (ChEBI:33283).
EuroFIR priority: 1 THIAHE 2-(1-hydroxyethyl)thiamin 978
[2-(1-hydroxyethyl)thiamine diphosphate]
Vitamin B1 active component; also known as HET THR threonine Use only for L-threonine 16857
THR
EuroFIR priority: 5 TI titanium Use for total titanium 33341
TI TOCPHA alpha-tocopherol alpha-Tocopherol is defined as RRR-alpha-tocopherol, the only form of alpha-tocopherol that occurs naturally in food, and the 2R-stereoisomeric forms of alpha-tocopherol (RRR-, RSR-, RRS-, and RSS-alpha-tocopherol) that occur in fortified foods and supplements 18145
TOCPHA
EuroFIR priority: 2 TOCPHB beta-tocopherol 22855
TOCPHB
EuroFIR priority: 3 TOCPHD delta-tocopherol 23607
TOCPHD
EuroFIR priority: 3 TOCPHG gamma-tocopherol 18185
TOCPHG
EuroFIR priority: 3 TOCPHT tocopherols, total TOCPHT
EuroFIR priority: 9 TOCTRA alpha-tocotrienol 33270
TOCTRA
EuroFIR priority: 9 TOCTRB beta-tocotrienol 33275
TOCTRB
EuroFIR priority: 9 TOCTRD delta-tocotrienol 33276
TOCTRD
EuroFIR priority: 9 TOCTRG gamma-tocotrienol 33277
TOCTRG
EuroFIR priority: 9 TOCTRT tocotrienols, total EuroFIR priority: 9 TRES trehalose alpha-D-Trehalose (alpha,alpha-trehalose) only 16551
TRES
EuroFIR priority: 3 TRP tryptophan Use only for L-tryptophan 16828
TRP
EuroFIR priority: 5 TRYPN tryptamine TRYPN
EuroFIR priority: 6 TYR tyrosine Use only for L-tyrosine 17895
TYR
EuroFIR priority: 5 TYRA tyramine TYRA
EuroFIR priority: 6 URAC uric acid Use for 7,9-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6,8(3H)-trione and its tautomers 27226
The specific ChEBI entry for 7,9-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6,8(3H)-trione is CHEBI:17775.
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Uric acid is a diprotic acid, but at biological pH only the first ionisation occurs, giving the singly charged hydrogen urate ion. V vanadium Use for total vanadium 27698
V VAL valine Use only for L-valine 16414
VAL
EuroFIR priority: 5 VITA vitamin A; retinol equiv from retinol and carotenoid activities Use for total vitamin A activity from total retinol and active carotenoids VITA (vitamin A; calculated by summation of the vitamin A activities of retinol and the active carotenoids)
VITAA (vitamin A; determined by bioassay)
VITA- (vitamin A; method of determination unknown)
Information on the calculation is recorded through the Method Indicator and contributing values present in the dataset
EuroFIR priority: 1 VITAACT vitamin A acetate VITAACT
EuroFIR priority: 9 VITAPAL vitamin A palmitate VITAPAL
EuroFIR priority: 9 VITB12 vitamin B-12 VITB12
Expressed as cyanocobalamin
EuroFIR priority: 1 VITB6 vitamin B-6, total Use for total vitamin B-6 including pyridoxine (pyridoxol), pyridoxal and pyridoxamine 27306
VITB6A (vitamin B-6, total; determined by analysis)
VITB6C (vitamin B-6, total; calculated by summation)
VITB6- (vitamin B-6, total; method of determination unknown variable)
Expressed as free pyridoxine, as pyridoxine hydrochloride or as (pyridoxine hydrochloride plus pyridoxal hydrochloride plus pyridoxamine dihydrochloride)
EuroFIR priority: 1 VITC vitamin C Use for total vitamin C including L-ascorbic acid and L-dehydroascorbic acid VITC-
EuroFIR priority: 1 VITD vitamin D Use for total vitamin D activity 27300
VITD (vitamin D; calculated by summation of ergocalciferol and cholecalciferol)
VITDA (vitamin D; determined by bioassay)
VITD- (vitamin D; method of determination unknown or variable)
Information on contributing vitamers is recorded through the Method Indicator and contributing values present in the dataset. If a food-specific factor for 25-OH vitamin D activity was applied, this is reported through the Method Parameter
EuroFIR priority: 1 VITE vitamin E; alpha-tocopherol equiv from E vitamer activities Use for total vitamin E activity VITE (vitamin E; calculated by summation of the vitamin E activities of the active tocopherols and tocotrienols; expressed as alpha-tocopherol equivalents)
VITEA (vitamin E; determined by bioassay)
VITE- (vitamin E, method of determination unknown or variable; expressed as alpha-tocopherol equivalents)
Information on the calculation is recorded through the Method Indicator and contributing values present in the dataset
EuroFIR priority: 1 VITK vitamin K, total Use for total vitamin K activity VITK
Includes phylloquinone (vitamin K1) and sometimes contributions from menaquinones (vitamin K2)
EuroFIR priority: 3 VITK1 vitamin K-1 Use for phylloquinone 18067
VITK1
EuroFIR priority: 9 VITK1D dihydro-vitamin K-1 Use for phyllohydroquinone, the hydroquinone analogue of vitamin K-1 28433
EuroFIR priority: 9 VITK2 vitamin K-2 Use for the total of menaquinone compounds, a series with a varying number of isoprenoid units in the side chain 16374
VITK2
EuroFIR priority: 9 WASTE waste REFUSE
EuroFIR priority: 9 WATER water 15377
WATER
EuroFIR priority: 1 XYLS xylose D-Xylose only; includes only the free monosaccharide 15936
XYLS
EuroFIR priority: 9 XYLTL xylitol Use for (2S,4R)-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol 17515
XYLTL
EuroFIR priority: 4 ZEA zeaxanthin Use for (3R,3'R)-β,β-carotene-3,3'-diol (IUPAC) 27547
ZEA
1396
Previous code ZEAXN
EuroFIR priority: 3 ZN zinc Use for total zinc 27363
ZN
EuroFIR priority: 1