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Food Database Abbreviations

All Purpose	ALLPURP
Aluminum	AL
And	&
Apple	APPL
Apples	APPLS
Applesauce	APPLSAUC
Approximate	APPROX
Approximately	APPROX
Arm and Blade	ARM&BLD
Artificial	ART
Ascorbic Acid	VIT C
Aspartame	ASPRT
Aspartame-sweetened	ASPRT-SWTND
Babyfood	BABYFD
Baked	BKD
Barbequed	BBQ
Based	BSD
Beans	BNS
Beef	BF
Beverage	BEV
Boiled	BLD
Boneless	BNLESS
Bottled	BTLD
Bottom	BTTM
Braised	BRSD
Breakfast	BRKFST
Broiled	BRLD
Buttermilk	BTTRMLK
Calcium	CA
Calorie, calories	CAL
Canned	CND
Carbonated	CARB
Center	CNTR
Cereal	CRL
Cheese	CHS
Chicken	CHICK
Chocolate	CHOC
Choice	CHOIC
Cholesterol	CHOL
Cholesterol-free	CHOL-FREE
Chopped	CHOPD
Cinnamon	CINN
Coated	COATD
Coconut	COCNT
Commercial	COMM
Commercially	COMMLY
Commodity	CMDTY
Composite	COMP
Concentrate	CONC
Concentrated	CONCD
Condensed	COND
Condiment, condiments	CONDMNT
Cooked	CKD
Cottonseed	CTTNSD
Cream	CRM
Creamed	CRMD
Dark	DK
Decorticated	DECORT
Dehydrated	DEHYD
Dessert, desserts	DSSRT
Diluted	DIL
Domestic	DOM
Drained	DRND
Dressing	DRSNG
Drink	DRK
Drumstick	DRUMSTK
English	ENG
Enriched	ENR
Equal	EQ
Evaporated	EVAP
Except	XCPT
Extra	EX
Flank steak	FLANKSTK
Flavored	FLAV
Flour	FLR
Food	FD
Fortified	FORT
French fried	FRENCH FR
French fries	FRENCH FR
Fresh	FRSH
Frosted	FRSTD
Frosting	FRSTNG
Frozen	FRZ
Grades	GRDS
Gram	GM
Green	GRN
Greens	GRNS
Heated	HTD
Heavy	HVY
Hi-meat	HI-MT
High	HI
Hour	HR
Hydrogenated	HYDR
Imitation	IMITN
Immature	IMMAT
Imported	IMP
Include, includes	INCL
Including	INCL
Infant formula	INF FORMULA
Ingredient	ING
Instant	INST
Juice	JUC
Junior	JR
Kernels	KRNLS
Large	LRG
Lean	LN
Lean only	LN
Leavened	LVND
Light	LT
Liquid	LIQ
Low	LO
Low Fat	LOFAT
Marshmallow	MARSHMLLW
Mashed	MSHD
Mayonnaise	MAYO
Medium	MED
Mesquite	MESQ
Minutes	MIN
Mixed	MXD
Moisture	MOIST
Natural	NAT
New Zealand	NZ
Nonfat Dry Milk	NFDM
Nonfat Dry Milk Solids	NFDMS
Nonfat Milk Solids	NFMS
Noncarbonated	NONCARB
Not Further Specified	NFS
Nutrients	NUTR
Nutrition	NUTR
Ounce	OZ
Pack	PK
Par fried	PAR FR
Parboiled	PARBLD
Partial	PART
Partially	PART
Partially fried	PAR FR
Pasteurized	PAST
Peanut	PNUT
Peanuts	PNUTS
Phosphate	PO4
Phosphorus	P
Pineapple	PNAPPL
Plain	PLN
Porterhouse	PRTRHS
Potassium	K
Powder	PDR
Powdered	PDR
Precooked	PRECKD
Preheated	PREHTD
Prepared	PREP
Processed	PROC
Product code	PROD CD
Propionate	PROP
Protein	PROT
Pudding, puddings	PUDD
Ready-to-bake	RTB
Ready-to-cook	RTC
Ready-to-drink	RTD
Ready-to-eat	RTE
Ready-to-feed	RTF
Ready-to-heat	RTH
Ready-to-serve	RTS
Ready-to-use	RTU
Reconstituted	RECON
Reduced	RED
Reduced-calorie	RED-CAL
Refrigerated	REFR
Regular	REG
Reheated	REHTD
Replacement	REPLCMNT
Restaurant-prepared	REST-PREP
Retail	RTL
Roast	RST
Roasted	RSTD
Round	RND
Sandwich	SNDWCH
Sauce	SAU
Scalloped	SCALLPD
Scrambled	SCRMBLD
Seed	SD
Select	SEL
Shank and sirloin	SHK&SIRL
Short	SHRT
Shoulder	SHLDR
Simmered	SIMMRD
Skin	SKN
Small	SML
Sodium	NA
Solids	SOL
Solution	SOLN
Soybean	SOYBN
Special	SPL
Species	SP
Spread	SPRD
Standard	STD
Steamed	STMD
Stewed	STWD
Stick	STK
Sticks	STKS
Strained	STR
Substitute	SUB
Summer	SMMR
Supplement	SUPP
Sweet	SWT
Sweetened	SWTND
Sweetener	SWTNR
Teaspoon	TSP
Thousand	1000
Toasted	TSTD
Toddler	TODD
Uncooked	UNCKD
Uncreamed	UNCRMD
Undiluted	UNDIL
Unenriched	UNENR
Unheated	UNHTD
Unprepared	UNPREP
Unspecified	UNSPEC
Unsweetened	UNSWTND
Variety, varieties	VAR
Vegetable, vegetables	VEG
Vitamin A	VIT A
Vitamin C	VIT C
Water	H20
Whitener	WHTNR
Whole	WHL
Winter	WNTR
With	W/
Without	WO/
Yellow	YEL

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