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.
| 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  |