By Anonymous - August 3, 2015

AHS-2 Nutrition

The purpose of this section is to provide a Data Dictionary of the nutrient variables that are derived from the AHS-2 data. The variables in this section represents the total calculated values from the AHS-2 data.

This section provides a brief description of the variable, the units of measure and in some cases, the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI).

One common use for these variables is to combine them with food groups
to produce food group-specific nutrients.

Specific details are generally taken from the Nutrition Data System for Research 2008 User Manual

Quick List

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Category	Nutrients
Macronutrients	KCAL KJ ALC CHO PRO FAT APRO VPRO
Fatty Acids
Saturated	SFA S040 S060 S080 S100 S120 S140 S160 S170 S180 S200 S220
Mono Unsaturated	MFA M141 M161 M181 M201 M221
Poly Unsaturated	PFA P182 P183 P184 P204 P205 P225 P226
Total Unsaturated	OMEGA3
Trans	TFA T161 T181 T182
Ratios, Indexes, % Energy	PCTALC PCTCHO PCTFAT PCTPRO PCTSFA PCTMFA PCTPFA \\ PS CSI GIG GIB GLG GLB
Amino Acids	ALAN ARGI ASPA CYST GLUT GLYC HIST ISOL MH3 \\ LEUC LYSI METH PHEN PROL SERI THRE TRYP TYRO VALI
Carotenoids	LYCO LUTE LZ ZEA
Vitamins
Vitamin A	VAIU VARAE VARE RETMCG CRYPT ACAR BCRY BCEQMCG BCAR
Vitamin B	THI RIB NIA PANT VB6 FOL DFE NFOL SFOL VB12 CHOLIN CHOLINE
Vitamin C	VC
Vitamin D	VD
Vitamin E	VEIU VEMG ATOCEQ NATOC SATOC BTOC DTOC GTOC
Vitamin K	VK
Minerals	CA CHROM CU FE NA MG MN K P SEMCG ZN
Fiber	FIBER IFIB SFIB
Sweeteners	SUGAR ASUGAR FRUC GALA GLUC MALT LACT PECT \\ SACC SUCR SP ACESK ASPT SUCL ERYTH INOSITOL \\ INOS ISOMALT LACTITOL MALTITOL MANNITOL PINITOL SORBITOL XYLITOL
Phytochemicals	COUM BIOFLV QUER RUTIN
Isoflavones	BIOA DAID UNDZ FORMON GENI UNGEN GLYT UNGLY UNIFL
Other Miscellaneous	CHOL GRAM STAR ASH CAF OXAL PHYT HPREP OPREP \\ ACHO BETAINE NITRO WATER

Nutrients

Macronutrients

Variable	Units	Description	Source
KCAL	kcal	Energy(kilocalories)	NDS
KJ	kj	Energy (kilojoules)	NDS
ALC	g	Total alcohol	NDS
CHO	g	Total Carbohydrates	NDS
PRO	g	Total Protein	NDS
FAT	g	Total fat	NDS
APRO	g	Animal Protein	NDS
VPRO	g	Vegetable Protein	NDS

Fatty Acids

Saturated Fatty Acids (SFA)

Variable	Units	Description	Source
SFA	g	Total Saturated Fatty Acids (SFA)	NDS
S040	g	SFA 4:0 (butyric acid)	NDS
S060	g	SFA 6:0 (caproic acid)	NDS
S080	g	SFA 8:0 (caprylic acid)	NDS
S100	g	SFA 10:0 (capric acid)	NDS
S120	g	SFA 12:0 (lauric acid)	NDS
S140	g	SFA 14:0 (myristic acid)	NDS
S160	g	SFA 16:0 (palmitic acid)	NDS
S170	g	SFA 17:0 (margaric acid)	NDS
S180	g	SFA 18:0 (stearic acid)	NDS
S200	g	SFA 20:0 (arachidic acid)	NDS
S220	g	SFA 22:0 (behenic acid)	NDS

Mono Unsaturated Fatty Acids (MUFA)

Variable	Units	Description	Source
MFA	g	Total Mono Unsaturated Fatty Acids (MUFA)	NDS
M141	g	MUFA 14:1 (myristoleic acid)	NDS
M161	g	MUFA 16:1 (palmitoleic acid)	NDS
M181	g	MUFA 18:1 (oleic acid)	NDS
M201	g	MUFA 20:1 (gadoleic acid)	NDS
M221	g	MUFA 22:1 (erucic acid)	NDS

Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA)

Variable	Units	Description	Source
PFA	g	Total PolyUnsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA)	NDS
P182	g	PUFA 18:2 (linoleic acid) [LA] [n-6]	NDS
P183	g	PUFA 18:3 (α-linolenic acid) [ALA] [n-3]	NDS
P184	g	PUFA 18:4 (stearidonic acid) [SDA] [n-3]	NDS
P204	g	PUFA 20:4 (arachidonic acid) [AA,ARA] [n-6]	NDS
P205	g	PUFA 20:5 (eicosapentaenoic acid) [EPA] [n-3]	NDS
P225	g	PUFA 22:5 (docosapentaenoic acid)[DPA] [n-3]	NDS
P226	g	PUFA 22:6 (docosahexaenoic acid) [DHA] [n-3]	NDS

Total Unsaturated Fatty Acids (UFA)

Variable	Units	Description	Source
OMEGA3	g	Omega 3 Fatty Acids (18:3, 18:4, 20:5, 22:5, 22:6)	NDS

Trans Fatty Acids (TFA)

Variable	Units	Description	Source
TFA	g	Total Trans-Fatty Acids (TRANS)	NDS
T161	g	16:1 TRANS (trans-hexadecenoic acid)	NDS
T181	g	18:1 TRANS (trans-octadecenoic acid) [elaidic acid]	NDS
T182	g	18:2 TRANS (trans-octadecadienoic acid) [linonelaidic acid]	NDS

Ratios, Indexes, % Energy

Variable	Units	Description	Source
PCTALC	%	% calories from Alcohol	NDS
PCTCHO	%	% calories from Carbohydrates	NDS
PCTFAT	%	% calories from Fat	NDS
PCTPRO	%	% calories from Protein	NDS
PCTSFA	%	% calories from Saturated Fatty Acids	NDS
PCTMFA	%	% calories from Mono Unsaturated Fatty Acids	NDS
PCTPFA	%	% calories from Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids	NDS
PS	Ratio	Total Polyunsaturated to Saturated Fatty Acids Ratio	NDS
CSI	Index	Cholesterol to Saturated Fatty acid Index	NDS
GIG	Index	Glycemic Index (glucose reference)	NDS
GIB	Index	Glycemic Index (bread reference)	NDS
GLG	none	Glycemic Load (glucose reference)	NDS
GLB	none	Glycemic Load (bread reference)	NDS

Amino Acids

Variable	Units	Description	Source
ALAN	g	Alanine	NDS
ARGI	g	Arginine	NDS
ASPA	g	Aspartic Acid	NDS
CYST	g	Cystine	NDS
GLUT	g	Glutamic Acid	NDS
GLYC	g	Glycine	NDS
HIST	g	Histidine	NDS
ISOL	g	Isoleucine	NDS
MH3	mg	3-Methylhistidine	NDS
LEUC	g	Leucine	NDS
LYSI	g	Lysine	NDS
METH	g	Methionine	NDS
PHEN	g	Phenylalanine	NDS
PROL	g	Proline	NDS
SERI	g	Serine	NDS
THRE	g	Threonine	NDS
TRYP	g	Tryptophan	NDS
TYRO	g	Tyrosine	NDS
VALI	g	Valine	NDS

Carotenoids

Variable	Units	Description	Source
LYCO	mcg	Lycopene	NDS
LUTE	mg	User Nutrient Lutein	AHS¹
LZ	mcg	Total Lutein and Zeaxanthin	NDS
ZEA	mg	User Nutrient Zeaxanthin	AHS²

Vitamins

Vitamin A

Variable	Units	Description	Source
VAIU	IU	Vit A in IU	NDS
VARAE	mcg	Vitamin A Activity (Retinol Activity Equivalents)	NDS
VARE	mcg	Vitamin A Activity (Retinol Equivalents)	NDS
RETMCG	mcg	Retinol	NDS
CRYPT	mg	User Nutrient Cryptoxanthine (pro-Vit A carotenoid)	AHS³
ACAR	mcg	Alpha Carotene (pro-Vitamin A carotenoid)	NDS
BCRY	mcg	Beta-Cryptoxanthin (pro-Vitamin A carotenoid)	NDS
BCEQMCG	mcg	Beta-Carotene Equivalents (derived from proVitamin A carotenoid)	NDS
BCAR	mcg	Beta Carotene (pro-Vitamin A carotenoid)	NDS

Vitamin B

Variable	Units	Description	Source
THI	mg	Thiamin (Vitamin B1)	NDS
RIB	mg	Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)	NDS
NIA	mg	Niacin (Vitamin B3)	NDS
PANT	mg	Vitamin B5 (Panthothenic acid)	NDS
VB6	mg	Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine, pyridoxal and pyridoxamine)	NDS
FOL	mcg	Vitamin B9 (Folate)	NDS
DFE	mcg	Dietary Vitamin B9 (Folate) Equivalents	NDS
NFOL	mcg	Natural Vitamin B9 (Folate- food folate)	NDS
SFOL	mcg	Synthetic Vitamin B9 (Folate-Folic Acid)	NDS
VB12	mcg	Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)	NDS
CHOLIN	mg	User Nutrient Choline	AHS⁴
CHOLINE	mg	Choline	NDS

Vitamin C

Variable	Units	Description	Source
VC	mg	Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)	NDS

Vitamin D

Variable	Units	Description	Source
VD	mcg	Vitamin D (calciferol)	NDS

Vitamin E

Variable	Units	Description	Source
VEIU	IU	Vitamin E in IU	NDS
VEMG	mg	Vitamin E (Total Alpha-Tocopherol)	NDS
ATOCEQ	mg	Alpha-Tocopherol Equivalents	NDS
NATOC	mg	Natural Alpha-Tocopherol (RRR-alpha-tocopherol or d-alpha-tocopherol)	NDS
SATOC	mg	Synthetic Alpha-Tocopherol (all rac-alpha-tocopherol or dl-alpha-tocopherol)	NDS
BTOC	mg	Beta-Tocopherol	NDS
DTOC	mg	Delta-Tocopherol	NDS
GTOC	mg	Gamma-Tocopherol	NDS

Vitamin K

Variable	Units	Description	Source
VK	mcg	Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	NDS

Minerals

Variable	Units	Description	Source
CA	mg	Calcium	NDS
CHROM	mg	User Nutrient Chromium	AHS⁵
CU	mg	Copper	NDS
FE	mg	iron	NDS
NA	mg	Sodium	NDS
MG	mg	Magnesium	NDS
MN	mg	Manganese	NDS
K	mg	Potassium	NDS
P	mg	Phosphorus	NDS
SEMCG	mcg	Selenium	NDS
ZN	mg	Zinc	NDS

Fiber

Variable	Units	Description	Source
FIBER	g	Total Dietary Fiber	NDS
IFIB	g	Insoluble Dietary Fiber	NDS
SFIB	g	Soluble Dietary Fiber	NDS

Sweeteners

Variable	Units	Description	Source
SUGAR	g	Sugars	NDS
ASUGAR	g	Added Sugar	NDS
FRUC	g	Fructose	NDS
GALA	g	Galactose	NDS
GLUC	g	Glucose	NDS
MALT	g	Maltose	NDS
LACT	g	Lactose	NDS
PECT	g	Pectins	NDS
SACC	mg	Total Saccharin	NDS
SUCR	g	Sucrose	NDS
SP	g	Sucrose Polyester	NDS
ACESK	mg	Acesulfame Potassium	NDS
ASPT	mg	Total Aspartame	NDS
SUCL	mg	Sucralose	NDS
ERYTH	g	Erythritol	NDS
INOSITOL	g	Inositol	NDS
INOS	mg	User Nutrient Inositol	AHS⁶
ISOMALT	g	Isomalt	NDS
LACTITOL	g	Lactitol	NDS
MALTITOL	g	Maltitol	NDS
MANNITOL	g	Mannitol	NDS
PINITOL	g	Pinitol	NDS
SORBITOL	g	Sorbitol	NDS
XYLITOL	g	Xylitol	NDS

Phytochemicals

Variable	Units	Description	Source
COUM	mg	Coumestrol	NDS
BIOFLV	mg	User Nutrient Bioflavonoids	AHS⁷
QUER	mg	User Nutrient Quercetin	AHS⁸
RUTIN	mg	User Nutrient Rutin	AHS⁹

Isoflavones

Variable	Units	Description	Source
BIOA	mg	Biochanin A	NDS
DAID	mg	Daidzein	NDS
UNDZ	mg	Supplemental Daidzein	USER¹⁰
FORMON	mg	Formononetin	NDS
GENI	mg	Genistein	NDS
UNGEN	mg	Supplemental Genistein	USER¹¹
GLYT	mg	Glycitein	NDS
UNGLY	mg	Supplemental Glycitein	USER¹²
UNIFL	mg	Supplemental Soy Isoflavones	USER

Other Miscellaneous

Variable	Units	Description	Source
CHOL	mg	Cholesterol	NDS
GRAM	g	Gram amount of Food	NDS
STAR	g	Starch	NDS
ASH	g	Total Ash	NDS
CAF	mg	Total Caffeine	NDS
OXAL	mg	Total Oxalic acid	NDS
PHYT	mg	Total Phytic acid	NDS
HPREP	mg	User Nutrient Herbal Preparation	AHS¹³
OPREP	mg	User Nutrient Other preparation	AHS¹⁴
ACHO	g	Available Carbohydrate	NDS
BETAINE	g	Betaine	NDS
NITRO	g	Nitrogen	NDS
WATER	g	Total water intake	NDS

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