Abbreviation Definition

#10CN NO. 10 SIZE CAN 

1000 ISLAND THOUSAND ISLAND 

6/#10CN 6 NO. 10 CAN 

Ace K ACESULFAME POTASSIUM (calorie-free sugar substitute)

ALT ALTERNATIVE 

AM AMERICAN 

APTZR APPETIZER 

ASEPTIC PG ASEPTICALLY PACKAGED 

ASP ASPARTAME 

ASST ASSORTMENT, ASSORTED 

AVG AVERAGE 

BANA BANANA 

BBQ BARBECUE 

BCN BACON (in sandwiches)

BEANS BAKED BEANS, WHITE, W/BACON & BROWN SUGAR 

BEV BEVERAGE 

BF BUTTER FAT

BFLY BUTTERFLIED 

BG BAG 

BIB BAG-IN-BOX 

BIBG BOIL-IN-BAG 

BIO-B BIOBASED

BIO-D BIODEGRADABLE

BISC BISCUIT 

BK BAKED 

BKFST BREAKFAST 

BLBERRY BLUEBERRY, BLUBERRIES 

BLD BLEND(ED) 

BLKBERRY BLACKBERRY, BLACKBERRIES 

BNLS BONELESS 

BRD BREADED 

BRKT BRISKET 

BRL/FRY BROILER OR FRYER 

BRN BROWN

BRST BREAST 

BRT BONED, ROLLED, AND TIED

BT BOTTLE 

BTR BUTTER 

BTRD/BRD BTRD, BRD OR BRD, BTRD 

BX BOX 

C&S CURED & SMOKED

C/S CLINGSTONE 

CAFF CAFFEINE 

CARA CARAMEL 

CARB CARBONATED 

CARBO CARBOHYDRATE

CARR CARRAGEENAN 

CBERRY CRANBERRY 

CC CENTER-CUT 

CHDR CHEDDAR 

CHK CHUNKED OR CHUNK 

CHK&FRM CHUNKED & FORMED 

CHL CHILLED 

CHOC CHOCOLATE 

CHOP&FRM CHOPPED AND FORMED 

CHP&FRM CHIPPED AND FORMED 

CIN CINNAMON 

CK COOKING OR COOK 

CKD COOKED 

CKN CHICKEN 

CN CAN, CANNED 

CNTY FRIED COUNTRY-FRIED 

CO CONTAINER 

COMPRT COMPARTMENT

CONC CONCENTRATE 

COND CONDENSED 

COV COVERED 

CRM CREAMED, CREAM 

CRMY CREAMY 

CS CASE 

CT COUNT

CTF CONTAINS TRANS FAT

ABBREVIATIONS

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D/O DECKLE OFF

DBL DOUBLE

DD DEEP DISH (for pizza)

DECAF DECAFFEINATED 

DEHY DEHYDRATED 

DFF DEEP FAT FRY 

DISP DISPENSER 

DISPOS DISPOSABLE

DK DRINK (ONLY IN CFMS DESCRIPTION & ITEM NAME FOR MEAL KIT W/DK)

DZ DOZEN 

EA EACH 

ENT-I ENTRÉE, IND SERV 

ENT-M ENTRÉE, MULTI-SERV 

EQUIV EQUIVALENT

ESL EXTENDED SHELF LIFE 

EVAP EVAPORATED 

F/BK FULLY BAKED 

F/C FULLY COOKED 

F/S FREESTONE 

FARM FARM RAISED

FF FAT FREE 

FL FLUID 

FLAV FLAVOR, FLAVORED 

FLK&FRM FLAKED & FORMED 

FLT FILLET 

FO FLUID OUNCE

FOB FRUIT ON THE BOTTOM 

FOR DISP FOR POST-MIX OR PRE-MIX DISPENSERS 

FORT FORTIFIED 

FR FRENCH 

FRANKS FRANKFURTERS 

FRAP FRAPPUCCINO 

FRST FROSTED 

FZN FROZEN 

GEN GENERAL 

GF GLUTEN FREE

GL GALLON, GAL (GA in CFMS)

GLZ GLAZE 

GM GRAM (Gr in CFMS)

Gr GRADE 

GRD GROUND 

GRN GREEN 

H&G HEADED & GUTTED (for fish)

H&S HEAT & SERVE 

H/S HOT & SPICY 

h/s (lower case) HEAVY SYRUP 

HD HUNDRED 

HCSWGP HYDROLYZED CORN, SOY, AND WHEAT GLUTEN PROTEIN

HSP HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN

IF INDIVIDUAL FROZEN 

IMIT IMITATION 

IN INCH

INC INCREMENT 

IND INDIVIDUAL 

INST INSTANT = INST

IQF INDIVIDUALLY QUICK FROZEN 

IOP ISOLATED OAT PRODUCT

ISP ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN 

IT ITALIAN (FOR CFMS WHEN NECESSARY)

IVP INDIVIDUALLY VACUUM PACKED

IW INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED (used when U/I is EA – as in 24/2 OZ EA. If U/I is PG, CS, etc., then IW is eliminated and 24/2 

OZ EA is changed to 24/2 OZ PG)

JR JAR 

JT JOINT (IDENTIFY JOINTS FOR CKN WINGS IE: JT 1, JT 2, JT 1&2)

KG KILOGRAM

L/CAL LOW CALORIE 

L/CARBO LOW CARBOHYDRATE(S) 

L/LAC LOW LACTOSE 

l/s (lower case) LIGHT SYRUP 

It (lowercase) LIGHT

LB POUND 

LF LOW FAT 

LS LOW SODIUM 

LT LITER 

MARG MARGARINE 

MARIN MARINATED 

MAX MAXIMUM 

MESQ MESQUITE 

MG MILLIGRAM 

MIN MINIMUM 

ML MILLILITER 
MOZZ MOZZARELLA 

MSC MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN 

MST MECHANICALLY SEPARATED TURKEY 

MULTI-USE (for E08s) MULTI-PURPOSE 

N#PXXXX (no spaces) NAMP# FOR POULTRY 

N#XXX (no spaces) NAMP #

N/CAFF CAFFEINE FREE 

N/CHOL CHOLESTEROL FREE OR NO CHOLESTEROL 

N/LAC NONE/NO OR LACTOSE FREE 

NAE NO ANTIBIOTICS EVER

NAF NONAPPROPRIATED FUNDS

NAT NATURAL 

NAT JUICE NATURAL JUICE PACK 

NF NONFAT 

NITRO NITROGEN 

NO BAKE PREP W/O BAKING 

NONALC NONALCOHOLIC 

NS NO SODIUM

NSA NO SUGAR ADDED

O/R OVEN READY 

OATMEAL, INST ROLLED OATS, INST 

OATS, ROLLED ROLLED OATS 

OR OVEN ROASTED 

ORIG ORIGINAL 

OZ OUNCE(S) 

P/BK PREBAKED 

P/C PRECOOKED 

P/S PART SKIM 

PAR/BK PARBAKED 

PAR/BL PARBOILED 

PAR/C PARCOOKED/PARTIALLY COOKED 

PARM PARMESAN, PARMIGIANA 

PAST PASTEURIZED 

PB PEANUT BUTTER 

PBO PIN BONE OUT

PDR POWDER 

PEP PEPPERONI 

PEPR PEPPERS (used in item description, NOT item name)

PG PACKAGE, PACK, POUCH 

PHO-FREE PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED OIL FREE

PIZZA-I PIZZA, IND SERV 

PIZZA-M PIZZA, MULTI SERV 

PK PACK (as in solid pack or water pack tuna)

PKT POCKET 

PLA POLYLACTIC ACID

PREP PREPARED 

PROV PROVOLONE 

PT PINT 

PUFI Packed Under Federal Inspection

PUREE PUREED 

QT QUART 

QTR QUARTER, QUARTERS, QUARTERED 

R/CAL REDUCED CALORIE 

R/CARBO REDUCED CARBOHYDRATE 

R/CHOL REDUCED CHOLESTEROL 

R/LAC REDUCED LACTOSE 

RBERRY RASPBERRY, RASPBERRIES 

RD DIAMETER OR ROUND

RECT RECTANGULAR 

REG REGULAR 

RES (for E08s) RESISTANT 

RESTRCT RESTRUCTURED 

RF REDUCED FAT 

RM RIB MEAT 

RS REDUCED SODIUM 

RST ROASTED, ROAST 

RTB UNBAKED OR OVEN READY

RTC READY TO COOK 

RTS READY TO SERVE 

RTU READY TO USE

SAUS SAUSAGE 

SBERRY STRAWBERRY, STRAWBERRIES 

SCRLS SUCRALOSE

SDLS SEEDLESS 

SEAS SEASONED 

SF SUGAR FREE 

SHL SHELLED (No shell; extracted from the shell)

SHLD SHOULDER 

SHRD SHREDDED 

SKLS SKINLESS 

SL SLICED, SLICES 
S/M ON SIDE MUSCLE ON

SMK SMOKED OR SMOKE 

SOD-FREE SODIUM FREE 

SOL SOLUTION 

SPC SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE

SQ SQUARE 

SS SHELF STABLE 

STK STEAK 

STRAIN STRAINED 

STRAIT STRAIGHT 

SUB SUBMARINE 

SUBST SUBSTITUTE 

SUPP SUPPLEMENTS 

SVG SERVING

SW SOUTHWESTERN 

SWICH SANDWICH 

SWT SWEET, SWEETENED 

T&S THAW AND SERVE

TEMP TEMPERATURE 

TF TRANS FAT

TFF TRANS FAT FREE 

THK THICK 

TPB THAW-PROOF-BAKE 

TRB TRIBE

TROP TROPICAL 

TSF TEXTURED SOY FLOUR

TSP TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN

TVP TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN 

UNIV GRIND UNIVERSAL GRIND 

UNFRST UNFROSTED 

UnGr UNGRADED 

UNIV UNIVERSAL 

UNSHL UNSHELLED (In the shell; not extracted from its shell)

UNSWT UNSWEETENED 

US Ch Gr US CHOICE GR 

US GRA US GRADE A 

US Sel Gr US SELECT GR 

US#1 US #1 GRADE 

USF US FANCY GRADE

USF/XF MIXED GRADES (EG) 

USXF US EXTRA FANCY GRADE

VAC PAC VACUUM PACKAGED 

VAN VANILLA 

VARIETY VARIETY PACK 

VEG VEGETABLE 

VIN VINAIGRETTE 

VIT VITAMIN 

VLS VERY LOW SODIUM 

VPP VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCT 

W/(%) WATER WATER ADDED (%) 

W/D WHITE/DARK (FOR MEAT; SAME AS BREAST/THIGH)

W/O WITHOUT 

W/RM WITH RIB MEAT

W/WATER WITH WATER 

W/XXXX WITH 

WATER PREP PREP W/WATER ONLY 

WG WHOLE GRAIN

WHIP WHIPPED 

WHL WHOLE 

WHT WHITE 

WILD WILD CAUGHT

WMELON WATERMELON 

WOG WITH OUT NECK & GIBLETS 

WRP WRAPPED 

WT WEIGHT 

WTR ADD WATER ADDED

WTR PROD WATER PRODUCT

X-...(as in X-HEAVY) EXTRA 

XL EXTRA LONG

YLD YIELD

Other Abbreviations may be used at certain times when space constraints exist and, in context, they will be readily understood.

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