What is in the Methodology and User Guide:

• Discussion of the methodology for converting USDA survey foods into retail food commodities
• Development of major commodity categories and their components
• A list of foods in each commodity
• A list of selected conversion factors that are used to convert foods as consumed to retail-level commodities
• Names of the variables in the 100 gram FICRCD

Methodology and User Guide:

• Download full Methodology and User Guide
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• Title page
• Table of contents
• Chapter 1. Overview
• Chapter 2. Methodology for Converting USDA Survey Foods into Retail Food Commodities
• Chapter 3. Development of Major Commodity Categories and Their Components
• References
• Appendix A: List of Foods in the Food Commodity Categories
• Appendix B: List of Conversion Factors
• Appendix C: List of Variables in the 100-gram Databases