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Introduction
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Part One
Section I:
Commodities
- Commodity Availability
- Commodity Characteristics
- References
Section II:
Food Commodity
Fact Sheets
- Beans, Black
- Beans, Great Northern
- Beans, Kidney (Light Red, Dark Red, All types)
- Beans, Navy (Pea Beans)
- Beans, Pink
- Beans, Pinto
- Beans, Small Red
- Bulgur (BW)
- Bulgur, Soy Fortified (SFBW)
- Corn (bagged, bulk)
- Cornmeal
- Cornmeal, Soy-Fortified (CMSF)
- Corn Soy Blend (CSB)
- Corn Soy Milk (CSM)
- Corn Soy Milk, Instant (ICSM)
- Lentils
- Non Fat Dry Milk (NFDM)
- Peas
- Rice
- Rice (Parboiled)
- Sorghum
- Sorghum Grits, Soy-Fortified (SFSG)
- Fortified Refined Vegetable Oil
- Wheat
- Wheat Flour
- Wheat Soy Blend (WSB)
- Wheat Soy Milk (WSM)
Section III:
Storage/Shelflife
Specifications
- Storage Specifications
- Storage Inspection Checklist
- Shelf Life of Agricultural Commodities
- References
Section IV:
Controlling
Damage to Food
Commodities
- Cleaning and Inspecting
- Insect Control
- Rodent Control
- Reference Chart for Controlling Damage to Food Commodities
- References
Part Two
An Overview
Part Three
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Section II: Food Commodity Fact Sheets |
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Updated
January 2006
Individual Commodity Fact Sheets
The
Food Commodity Fact Sheets present useful information to providers and
users of U.S. food aid under P.L. 480. The Sheets contain general
information on use of the commodity in the P.L. 480 Program, data on
the average nutritional values of commodities and formulae used in the
P.L. 480 food aid programs, information on components, ingredients and
specifications, and packaging and shelf life information from USDA. The
information contained in these Fact Sheets is updated as new data
becomes available and therefore represents the mostcurrent information
available.
The
following Commodity Fact Sheets are available:
- Beans, Black
- Beans, Great
Northern
- Beans,
Kidney (Light Red, Dark Red, All types)
- Beans, Navy
(Pea Beans)
- Beans, Pink
- Beans, Pinto
- Beans,
Small Red
- Bulgur (BW)
- Bulgur, Soy
Fortified (SFBW)
- Corn (bagged, bulk)
- Cornmeal
- Cornmeal,
Soy-Fortified (CMSF)
- Corn Soy
Blend (CSB) 1
- Corn Soy
Milk (CSM)1
- Corn Soy
Milk, Instant (ICSM) 1
- Lentils
- Non-Fat Dry
Milk (NFDM)
- Peas (Green Peas
and Yellow Peas - whole, split)
- Rice (bagged, bulk)
- Rice
(parboiled, bagged, bulk)
- Sorghum
(bagged, bulk)
- Sorghum
Grits, Soy-Fortified (SFSG) 1
- Fortified
Refined Vegetable Oil (Edible Vegoil)
- Wheat (bagged,
bulk)
- Wheat Flour
(all purpose [AP] flour, bread flour)
- Wheat Soy
Blend (WSB)
- Wheat Soy
Milk (WSM)
1
Commodity may require nutrient analysis in order to be complete; USDA
nutrient data may not be appropriate for the commodity type used in the
PL 480 Program.
The
Commodity Fact Sheets are organized as follows.
1. NUTRITIONAL VALUES (per 100 g of Raw Commodity)
Commodity proportions presented in the Nutritional Value tables are all
for 100 g amounts of raw, non-cooked commodity. They were obtained from
USDA Purchase Announcements dating from October 1997 through December
1, 1998. The USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (Release 12:
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp)
was used to obtain nutritional data on each of the ingredient
commodities except Small Red Beans, which was obtained from the
National Dry Bean Council (NDBC), because there was no data in the USDA
reference. Vitamin and mineral fortification amounts were obtained from
the Purchase Announcements. Except for Corn Soy Blend (CSB) and Wheat
Soy Blend (WSB), the commodities are enriched to restore vitamins and
minerals lost in processing. Note that the definition of enrichment is
the restoration of nutrients lost in food processing while
fortification refers to the addition of nutrients. For CSB and WSB, the
figures in the tables represent the total of the naturally occurring
nutrients plus the fortification ingredients added. For all other
commodities, the nutrient levels given in the tables approximate the
naturally occurring nutrient levels in the food or formulation of foods
making up the commodity. Where nutrient values were not available in
the USDA Nutrient Database, "n/a" is listed in the nutrient tables.
2. COMPONENTS
All Commodity Fact Sheets contain information on the components of the
commodities and/or formulae. Descriptions of the commodities that were
not considered to be a specification were included in this section. For
example, bulgur is described as "cracked, debranned and partially
precooked to lower final cooking time, reduce toughness and some of the
crude fiber."
3. SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications included in this section were mostly obtained from
USDA:FSA:PDD:EOB.
In cases where specifications from the Foreign Agriculture Service
(FAS) web site were not available, specification information was
obtained directly from the purchase announcements. It is important to
note however, that the actual nutrient values in particular lots of
food may vary from the exact values specified in the purchase
announcements. Specifications in export purchase announcements are also
subject to change periodically. The nutrient values given in the
commodity fact sheets will be updated when these changes occur. Each
commodity fact sheet also provides the source of the nutritional value
information.
The
section on specifications includes information, as appropriate, on the
commodity class or grade, filth, fumigation, physical and chemical
requirements of the finished product, and enrichment ingredients.
4. PACKAGING
The information on packaging was obtained from the Export Operations
Branch at the Procurement Donations Division of the Farm Services
Agency of USDA during November 1998.
5. SHELF LIFE
Shelf life data were obtained from the 1988 Commodity Fact Sheets and
confirmed by USDA Export Operations Branch at the Procurement Donations
Division of the Farm Services Agency (of USDA USDA/FSA/EOD/PPD) during
November 1998. Refer to "Section III: Storage/Shelf
Life Specifications" for more information.
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