USDA Food Patterns Equivalents Database

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006625",
  "term": "USDA Food Patterns Equivalents Database",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "USDA's Food Patterns Equivalents Database 2013-14 (FPED 2013-14) converts foods and beverages in the Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS) 2013-14 to 37 USDA Food Patterns (FP) components. The FPED (formerly, the MyPyramid Equivalents Database) provides a unique research tool to evaluate food and beverage intakes of Americans compared to recommendations of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The FP components are defined as the number of cup equivalents of fruit, vegetables, and dairy; ounce equivalents of grains and protein foods; teaspoon equivalents of added sugars; gram equivalents of solid fats and oils; and number of alcoholic drinks.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Food Patterns Equivalents Database",
    "MyPyramid Equivalents Database",
    "USDA's Food Patterns Equivalents Database"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "nutrient databanks",
    "Dietary Guidelines",
    "dietary recommendations"
  ],
  "references": [
    "USDA, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "base de datos de equivalentes de patrones alimentarios del USDA"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/usda-food-patterns-equivalents-database/"
}