Total diet study sample compositions data formats

Total diet study data

Total diet studies (TDS) complement traditional monitoring and surveillance by providing a scientific basis for population dietary exposure to nutrients and non-nutrients including contaminants, and potential impact on public health.

TDS food sample compositions

The TDS food sample compositions table contains the descriptions of the TDS samples.

Table aliases: TDSFoodSampleCompositions, TDSFoodSampleComposition, CompositionTDSFoodSamples, CompositionTDSFoodSample, RawTDSFoodSampleCompositions.

Table 72 Table definition for TDSFoodSampleCompositions.
Name Type Description Aliases Required

idTDSFood

AlphaNumeric(50)

The code of the TDS food.

idTDSFood

Yes

idFood

AlphaNumeric(50)

Sub-food of the TDS food.

idFood

Yes

PooledAmount

Numeric

Total weight (in g) or volume (in ml) of the food.

PooledAmount, Weight

Yes

Description

AlphaNumeric(200)

Additional description of the TDS sample (e.g. number of subsamples).

Description

No

Regionality

AlphaNumeric

Regionality information.

Regionality

No

Seasonality

AlphaNumeric

Seasonality information.

Seasonality

No