Others titles
- USDA Table of Nutrient Retention Factors, Release 6
- Nutrients in Cooked Food
- USDA Table of Nutrient Retention Factors
Keywords
- USDA Nutrient Database
- Nutrient Retention Factor
- Food Nutrition
- USDA Food Nutrients
USDA Nutrient Retention Factors
This dataset contains retention factors for vitamins, minerals and alcohol food preparation. Nutrient retention factors are given for a range of cooking and preparation methods such as, but not limited to, baked, boiled, reheated, broiled, pared, and drained.
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Description
Food composition data are needed for uncooked and cooked forms of foods. The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) Table of Nutrient Retention Factors is the major source of nutrient retention data for US and international food composition databases. The dataset has retention factors for 16 vitamins, 8 minerals, and alcohol for approximately 290 foods. Nutrient retention factors are given for a range of cooking and preparation methods such as, but not limited to, baked, boiled, reheated, broiled, pared, and drained. Methods applied were based on food type.
Nutrient data are frequently lacking for cooked foods. The nutrient composition of a cooked food may be calculated from the uncooked food by applying nutrient retention factors. True retention is the term USDA has defined as “the measure of the proportion of the nutrient remaining in the cooked food in relation to the nutrient originally present in the raw food”. Most public and private sector databases use these retention factors to calculate nutrient values when analytical data for cooked foods are unavailable. The resulting values account for the nutrient content retained in a food after losses due to heating or other food preparation steps.
USDA’s nutrient retention factors are based on data from USDA research contracts, data reported in scientific publications, and USDA publications. Most retention factors were calculated by the True Retention Method (%TR). This method, as shown below, requires data on the weights of food before and after cooking, as well as the content of the nutrient of raw and cooked food.
%TR = (Nc*Gc) / (Nr*Gr) * 100
If weights of food before and after cooking are unavailable, the retention factor can be calculated on a moisture-free basis, the Apparent Retention Method (%AR):
%AR = [Nc (dry wt basis)] / [Nr (dry wt basis)] * 100
where:
Nc = nutrient content per g of cooked food,
Gc = g of cooked food,
Nr = nutrient content per g of raw food, and
Gr = g of food before cooking.
By applying retention factors to ingredients in a recipe, the estimated nutrient value will be more accurate.
About this Dataset
Data Info
Date Created | 2014-06-12 |
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Last Modified | 2018-02-04 |
Version | 6 |
Update Frequency |
Irregular |
Temporal Coverage |
N/A |
Spatial Coverage |
World |
Source | John Snow Labs; U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC), Nutrient Data Laboratory; |
Source License URL | |
Source License Requirements |
N/A |
Source Citation |
N/A |
Keywords | USDA Nutrient Database, Nutrient Retention Factor, Food Nutrition, USDA Food Nutrients |
Other Titles | USDA Table of Nutrient Retention Factors, Release 6, Nutrients in Cooked Food, USDA Table of Nutrient Retention Factors |
Data Fields
Name | Description | Type | Constraints |
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Retention_Code | 1 to 4 digit code uniquely identifying the retention Factors | string | required : 1 |
Food_Group_Code | 1 to 4 digit code uniquely identifying the food group to which the retention factors belong. | integer | level : Nominalrequired : 1 |
Food_Group_Description | Description of the food category and preparation | string | required : 1 |
Nutrient_Number | 3-digit unique identifier code for a nutrient | integer | level : Nominalrequired : 1 |
Nutrient_Description | Name of the food component | string | required : 1 |
Percent_Nutrient_Retention_Factor | The specific factor representing the amount of the food component retained during the specified treatment, calculated as percentage. | integer | level : Ratio |
Data Preview
Retention Code | Food Group Code | Food Group Description | Nutrient Number | Nutrient Description | Percent Nutrient Retention Factor |
1 | 1 | CHEESE,BAKED | 301 | Calcium, Ca | 100 |
1 | 1 | CHEESE,BAKED | 303 | Iron, Fe | 100 |
1 | 1 | CHEESE,BAKED | 304 | Magnesium, Mg | 100 |
1 | 1 | CHEESE,BAKED | 305 | Phosphorus, P | 100 |
1 | 1 | CHEESE,BAKED | 306 | Potassium, K | 100 |
1 | 1 | CHEESE,BAKED | 307 | Sodium, Na | 100 |
1 | 1 | CHEESE,BAKED | 309 | Zinc, Zn | 100 |
1 | 1 | CHEESE,BAKED | 312 | Copper, Cu | 100 |
1 | 1 | CHEESE,BAKED | 401 | Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 65 |
1 | 1 | CHEESE,BAKED | 404 | Thiamin | 75 |