Column 1

Shows the mass in Grams of the food that is being measured usually this is 100g

Column 2

Shows the name of the food

Protein

Gives the grams of protein present remember not all protein has the same biological value - that is some proteins have some or all of the essential amino acids

CHO

is an abbreviation for carbohydrates the following to columns break this down into sugars and starches. You may decide you don't need sugars and starch data separately in your project.

Sugar

The mass in grams of sugars (mono- and disaccharide)

Starch

The mass in grams of complex carbohydrates

NSP

Non-starch polysaccharides these are not digestable by humans but ruminant animals can digest them. The main part of this is cellulose from plant cell walls. You could loose this data in your project

Fibre

This is the stuff that aids the food through the body, and is indigestible. This is also mainly cellulose from cell walls which is why the values of NSP and this are nearly always the same.

Kcals

Often referred to in diet books as "Calaries" with a capital C. It is a measure of the energy in food

Kj

The metric measure of energy there are (roughly) 4.2Kj in a Kcal. You could decide to work exclusively in either of the energy units.

Na

This is the symbol for sodium. Sodium is mostly found in sodium chloride (known to you as salt). to get the amount of common Salt in the food multiply by the Na value by 2.54 The tables shows the mass in milligrams divide by 1000 to get grams

Ca

This is the symbol for calcium. Calcium is used to make bones. Children Elderly people and Pregnant ladies can have shortages of calcium in their diet. The tables shows the mass in milligrams divide by 1000 to get grams

K

The symbol for potassium The tables shows the mass in milligrams divide by 1000 to get grams

VitA

Vitamin A The tables shows the mass in micrograms divide by 1,000,000 to get grams

VitC

Vitamin B The tables shows the mass in micrograms divide by 1,000,000 to get grams

VitD

Vitamin C The tables shows the mass in micrograms divide by 1,000,000 to get grams

VitE

Vitamin E The tables shows the mass in micrograms divide by 1,000,000 to get grams

Vitamin B6 (I know the 6 should be a subscript!) The tables shows the mass in micrograms divide by 1,000,000 to get grams

VitB12

Vitamin B12 ---"--- The tables shows the mass in micrograms divide by 1,000,000 to get grams