Variables

Definitions

As Purchased (AP) As Purchased (AP) – is the form of food as sold is the form of food as sold in the market or picked from garden, and includes in the market or picked from garden, and includes peelings, bones, shells and other inedible parts. peelings, bones, shells and other inedible parts.
Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) – is used to estimate the prevalence of inadequate intake within a population group
Per Capita Food/Nutrient Intake Per Capita Food/Nutrient Intake – is the average amount of food and nutrients eaten by each average amount of food and nutrient eaten by each member of the sample population, without consideration of age, sex, and physiological status.