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Appendix A: Glossary and Acronyms
Pages 141-149

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... Boneless trimmed poultry includes skin, neck, and giblets but excludes chicken used for commercially prepared pet food. (Definition from ERS FADS Glossary)
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... , the food availability and the nutrient availability series provide estimates of the amount of food and nutrients used up; the LAFA data series provides estimates of food intake or the amount of food eaten or ingested. (Definition from ERS FADS Glossary)
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... Disappearance The food availability data are often referred to as food disappearance data because the data represent the amount of the food supply that "disappears" from farms, net imports, and storage facilities into the food marketing system and is available for consumption in the United States during a year. Ending stocks The remainder of current crop production carried over into the next crop year.
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... The food balance sheet shows for each food item -- that is, each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption -- the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period.
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... (Definition from ERS FADS Glossary) Loss at the consumer level In the ERS LAFA data series in FADS, this type of loss includes food consumed at home and away from home (e.g., restaurants and fast food outlets)
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... Nonedible share In the ERS LAFA data series in FADS, nonedible share is that portion of a food commodity that is not normally consumed, such as an asparagus stalk, apple core, peach pit, or chicken bones. Data on the nonedible share are from the National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, compiled by ARS.
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... (Definition from ERS FADS Glossary) Resident population plus Armed Forces overseas Includes residents of the United States and members of the Armed Forces on active duty stationed outside the United States.
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... Environmental Protection Agency ERS Economic Research Service EU European Union FA food availability FADS Food Availability Data System FAFH food away from home FAH food at home FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAPRI Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute FBS food balance sheet FCL FAOSTAT Commodity List FICRCD Food Intakes Converted to Retail Commodities Database FNB Food and Nutrition Board FNDDS Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies FNS Food and Nutrition Service FoodAPS Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey FPED Food Patterns Equivalents Database FPID Food Patterns Equivalents Ingredient Database FUSIONS Food Use for Social Innovation by Optimizing Waste Prevention Strategies FWRA Food Waste Reduction Alliance GDP gross domestic product GNI gross national income GS Global Strategy to Improve Rural and Agricultural Statistics GTAP Global Trade Analysis Project
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... APPENDIX A 149 HEI Healthy Eating Index HS Harmonized System IFPRI International Food Policy Research Institute IMPACT International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Policies and Trade IOM Institute of Medicine IRI Information Resources Incorporated LAFA loss-adjusted food availability MSW municipal solid waste NASS National Agricultural Statistics Service NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey NHS National Household Survey NRC National Research Council OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development PL private label PSU primary sampling units RW random weight SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SSA sub-Saharan Africa SUA supply and utilization accounts UN United Nations UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNSD United Nations Statistical Division UPC uniform product code USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture WASDE World Agricultural Supply and Demand WBCSD World Business Council on Sustainable Development WCA World Census on Agriculture WRAP Waste and Resources Action Programme WRI World Resources Institute WWEIA What We Eat in America
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Key Terms

  • food availability
  • data series
  • lafa data
  • ers fads
  • consumer level

  • food waste
  • ers lafa
  • food balance
  • availability data
  • nutrient database

  • retail level
  • nonedible share
  • nutrient availability
  • national nutrient
  • dietary guidelines

  • retail weight
  • fads glossary
  • armed forces
  • includes food
  • food considered

  • food supply
  • food available
  • food patterns
  • food intake
  • loss includes

  • consumer weight
  • primary commodity
  • considered equivalent
  • reference period
  • commodity tree


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