DECEMBER 6, 1995                                                                
                                                                                

                                                                                
                                                                                 
        UPDATE OF 140 BEEF AND 40 LAMB CUTS TRIMMED TO 1/8" EXTERNAL FAT
                                
           (DATA FILE FORMAT FOR MICROCOMPUTERS FOR USE WITH THE
             "USDA NUTRIENT DATA BASE FOR STANDARD REFERENCE")                                                                  
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                      
                                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
			  UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                     
 		                AGRICULTURE RESEARCH SERVICE                       
                         BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER                     
                                  NUTRIENT DATA LABORATORY                                
                                  4700 RIVER ROAD, UNIT 89
                                    RIVERDALE, MD 20737
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                             
                                                                                
           
                                                          
                                                        

THIS UPDATE IS AN EXPANSION OF DATA PUBLISHED IN AGRICULTURE HANDBOOK NUMBER 8-13 "COMPOSITION OF FOODS: BEEF PRODUCTS - RAW,PROCESSED,  PREPARED", MAY 1990 AND
AGRICULTURE HANDBOOK NUMBER 8-17 "COMPOSITION OF FOODS: LAMB, VEAL, AND GAME
PRODUCTS - RAW, PROCESSED, AND PREPARED, APRIL 1989.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FILE (BFLMBUP2.DAT):

     * THE NUTRIENT NUMBERS ARE ARRANGED IN ASCENDING ORDER FOR EACH FOOD
     ITEM IN THE FILE. OMITTED NUTRIENT NUMBERS INDICATE THAT DATA WERE NOT
     AVAILABLE.

     * THIS FILE IS IN ASCII DELIMITED FORMAT, WITH THE FIELDS SEPARATED BY CARET (^)
     SYMBOLS. THE CHARACTER FIELDS ARE ENCLOSED BY TILDE (~) MARKS.

     * THE DATA ARE GIVEN AS THE AMOUNT OF EACH CONSTITUENT IN 100 GRAMS EDIBLE PORTION.                              

SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THIS FILE:

     * THIS BEEF AND LAMB UPDATE CONSISTS OF TWO FILES:
  
          FILE 1: (BFLMBUP2.DOC) IS THE DOCUMENTATION FILE THAT YOU ARE
          CURRENTLY READING.

          FILE 2: (BFLMBUP2.DAT) CONTAINS THE TITLES AND NUTRIENT DATA. IT
          CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING FIELDS:

          FIELD NUMBER   DESCRIPTION OF FIELD

               1         NDB NUMBER
               2         FOOD GROUP NUMBER
               3         200 CHARACTER DESCRIPTION
               4         60 CHARACTER DESCRIPTION
               5         COLUMN E FACTOR (Factor to calculate nutrients
			   per specified household measure)
               6         COLUMN F FACTOR (Factor to calculate nutrients
  			   per specified household measure)
               7         COLUMN G FACTOR (Factor to calculate nutrients
			   per edible portion, 1 pound as purchased)
               8         GRAM WEIGHT OF THE EDIBLE PART OF THE FIRST
                         HOUSEHOLD MEASURE USED FOR THIS FOOD
               9         GRAM WEIGHT OF THE EDIBLE PART FOR A SECOND
                         HOUSEHOLD MEASURE USED FOR THIS FOOD
               10        GRAM WEIGHT IN THE EDIBLE PORTION FROM ONE POUND
                         OF FOOD AFTER REMOVAL OF REFUSE
               11        NUMBER OF NUTRIENTS
               12        203 PROTEIN, GRAMS
               13        204 TOTAL LIPID (FAT), GRAMS
               14        205 CARBOHYDRATE, BY DIFFERENCE, GRAMS
               15        207 ASH, GRAMS
               16        208 FOOD ENERGY, KCAL
               17        255 WATER, GRAMS
               18        268 FOOD ENERGY, KJ
               19        301 CALCIUM, MG
               20        303 IRON, MG
               21        304 MAGNESIUM, MG
               22        305 PHOSPHORUS, MG
               23        306 POTASSIUM,  MG
               24        307 SODIUM, MG
               25        309 ZINC, MG
               26        312 COPPER, MG
               27        315 MANGANESE, MG
               28        318 VITAMIN A, IU
               29        392 VITAMIN A, RE
               30        401 ASCORBIC ACID, MG
               31        404 THIAMIN, MG
               32        405 RIBOFLAVIN, MG
               33        406 NIACIN, MG
               34        410 PANTOTHENIC ACID, MG
               35        415 VITAMIN B6, MG
               36        417 FOLACIN, MCG
               37        418 VITAMIN B12, MCG
               38        501 TRYPTOPHAN, GRAMS
               39        502 THREONINE, GRAMS
               40        503 ISOLEUCINE, GRAMS
               41        504 LEUCINE, GRAMS
               42        505 LYSINE, GRAMS
               43        506 METHIONINE, GRAMS
               44        507 CYSTINE, GRAMS
               45        508 PHENYLALANINE, GRAMS
               46        509 TRYOSINE, GRAMS
               47        510 VALINE, GRAMS
               48        511 ARGININE, GRAMS
               49        512 HISTIDINE, GRAMS
               50        513 ALANINE, GRAMS
               51        514 ASPARTIC ACID, GRAMS
               52        515 GLUTAMIC ACID, GRAMS
               53        516 GLYCINE, GRAMS
               54        517 PROLINE, GRAMS
               55        518 SERINE, GRAMS
               56        601 CHOLESTEROL, MG
               57        606 TOTAL SATURATED FAT, GRAMS
               58        610 FATTY ACID 10:0, GRAMS
               59        611 FATTY ACID 12:0, GRAMS
               60        612 FATTY ACID 14:0, GRAMS
               61        613 FATTY ACID 16:0, GRAMS
               62        614 FATTY ACID 18:0, GRAMS
               63        617 FATTY ACID 18:1, GRAMS
               64        618 FATTY ACID 18:2, GRAMS
               65        619 FATTY ACID 18:3, GRAMS
               66        620 FATTY ACID 20:4, GRAMS
               67        626 FATTY ACID 16:1, GRAMS
               68        628 FATTY ACID 20:1, GRAMS
               69        645 TOTAL MONOUNSATURATED FAT, GRAMS
               70        646 TOTAL POLYUNSATURATED FAT, GRAMS
         

NOTE ON THE 60 CHARACTER TITLES IN THIS FILE:

THESE NEW "SHORT TITLES" HAVE BEEN REFORMATTED. THEY WERE CREATED BY ABBREVIATING THE CORRESPONDING 200 CHARACTER TITLE. THE FOLLOWING IS THE KEY TO THESE NEW ABBREVIATIONS:    

BF = BEEF
COMP = COMPOSITE OF
TRIM = TRIMMED
SEP = SEPARABLE
L&F = LEAN AND FAT
1/8" FAT = TRIMMED TO 1/8" FAT
CK = COOKED
A = ALL GRADES
C = CHOICE
S = SELECT
P = PRIME
WHL = WHOLE
BRAISE = BRAISED
BROIL = BROILED
ROAST = ROASTED
SM END = SMALL END
LG END = LARGE END
PAN-FRY = PAN FRIED
PORTERHOUSE = PORTERHOUSE STEAK
LMB = LAMB
DOM = DOMESTIC
SHK&SIRL = SHANK AND SIRLOIN
SHLDR = SHOULDER
NZ = NEW ZEALAND
IMP = IMPORTED
FRZ = FROZEN
ARM&BLD = ARM AND BLADE