Food abbreviations used in the database
A
avg - average
add - added
add wtr - added water
asp - aspartame
asstd - assorted
Austl - Australia(n)
B
bbq - barbeque(d)
bkd - baked
bkg - baking
bld - boiled
btl - bottle
btld - bottled
brsd - braised
brd - breaded
brld - broiled
C
calc - calcium
comp - compartment
caff - caffeine
cal - calorie
Calif - California
char - charbroiled
choc - chocolate
cholest - cholesterol
chpd - chopped
ckd - cooked
cmrcl - commercial
cnd - canned
conc - concentrate
cond - condensed
cran - cranberry
ctn - carton
cttnsd - cottonseed
cvrd - covered
D
decaf - decaffeinated
degermed - degerminated
dehyd - dehydrated
E
ea - each
enrich - enriched
F
f/ - from
FCC - Food Chemical Codex
flvr - flavor
flvrd - flavored
fort - fortified
fzn - frozen
G
No entries
H
Hi - high
hydrog - hydrogenated
I
Imit - imitation
indv - individual
Inst - instant
intl - international
iqf - individually quick frozen
J
jr - junior
K
No entries
L
lrg - large
M
med - medium
microwv - microwaved
moist - moisture
N
NZ - New Zealand
O
old fash - old fashioned
oz - ounce(s)
P
part - partially
past - pasteurized
pce - piece
pine - pineapple
pkg - package
pkt - packet
preckd - precooked
prep - prepared
proc - processed
prot - protein
pwd - powder, powdered
R
rtu - ready to use
rducd - reduced
rec - recipe
reconst - reconstituted
refrig - refrigerated
reg regular
rehyd - rehydrated
rstd - roasted
rtb - ready to bake
rtc - ready to cook
rtd - ready to drink
rte - ready to eat
rtf - ready to feed
rth - ready to heat
rts - ready to serve
S
sacc - saccharin
skm mlk - skim milk
smkd - smoked
sml - small
sod - sodium
stmd - steamed
straw - strawberry
strnd - strained
stuff - stuffed
stwd - stewed
sug - sugar
svg - serving
swtnd - sweetened
swtnr - sweetener
synth - synthetic
T
tbsp - tablespoon
tsp - teaspoon
tstd - toasted
TVP - textured vegetable protein
U
unckd - uncooked
unenrich - unenriched
unflvrd - unflavored
unfort - unfortified
USP - United States Pharmacopoeia
unprep - unprepared
unswtnd - unsweetened
V
vac - vacuum
van - vanilla
veg - vegetable
vit - vitamin
W, X, Y, Z
w - with
w/o - without
w/o bone - boneless
whl - whole
w/skin - skinless, unpeeled