Occurrence frequencies data formats

Occurrence frequencies are described by one simple table, specifying for pairs of food and substance, the associated occurrence frequencies as percentages.

Occurrence frequencies

Occurrence frequencies are specified as percentages for pairs of food and substance. Optionally, a reference can be included in each record to specify the source (e.g., from literature) from which the percentage was obtained.

Table aliases: OccurrenceFrequencies.

Table 67 Table definition for OccurrenceFrequencies.
Name Type Description Aliases Required

idFood

AlphaNumeric(50)

The food code.

idFood, CodeFood, FoodId, FoodCode, Food

Yes

idSubstance

AlphaNumeric(50)

Code of the substance.

idSubstance, CodeSubstance, SubstanceId, SubstanceCode, Substance

Yes

Percentage

Numeric

The occurrence frequency percentage.

Percentage, FrequencyPercentage

Yes

Reference

AlphaNumeric(200)

Reference to the source from which this use frequency value is obtained.

Reference, References, Source, Sources

No