Taxonomy Properties
Introduction
Taxonomy properties describe possible properties that can be added to a term in any Taxonomy.
This document gives an alphabetic overview of all (I hope) properties that are in use in all taxonomies. Not every property is relevant to every taxonomy.
Properties in use
additives_classes
The additive classes associated to a term.
- example: additives_classes:en: en:colour - the additive classes associated to E100
- usage: Additives taxonomy
additives_classes
- example: agribalyse_food_code:en:3000
- usage Categories taxonomy, Minerals taxonomy
agribalyse_proxy_food_code
- example: agribalyse_proxy_food_code:en:19013
- usage: Categories taxonomy
agribalyse_proxy_food_name
- example: agribalyse_proxy_food_name:en:Beer, dark
- usage: Categories taxonomy
allergens
To indicate what allergen the term belongs to.
- example: allergens:en: en:milk
- usage: Ingredients
carbon_footprint_fr_foodges_ingredient
carbon_footprint_fr_foodges_ingredient:fr:Lait semi-écrémé, pasteurisé
- usage: Ingredients taxonomy
carbon_footprint_fr_foodges_value
- example: carbon_footprint_fr_foodges_value:fr:1.2
- usage: Ingredients taxonomy
ciqual_food_code
The ciqual code
- example: ciqual_food_code:en:13165
- usage: Categories taxonomy, Ingredients taxonomy
ciqual_food_name
The Ciqual description.
- example: ciqual_food_name:fr:Dessert lacté infantile au riz ou à la semoule
- usage: Categories taxonomy, Ingredients taxonomy
ciqual_proxy_food_code
- example: ciqual_proxy_food_code:en:18340
- usage: Categories taxonomy
ciqual_proxy_food_name
- example: ciqual_proxy_food_name:en:Fruit soft drink, carbonated (less than 10% of fruit juice), without sugar and with artificial sweetener(s)
- usage: Categories taxonomy
country_code_2
The two letter country code for a country. This is based on the standard ISO 3166 alpha 2 .
- example: country_code_2:en:AF - the country code for Afghanistan.
colour_index
- example: colour_index:en:CI 19140
- usage: Additives taxonomy
country_code_3
The three letter country code for a country. This is based on the standard ISO 3166 alpha 3
- example: country_code_2:en:AFG - the country code for Afghanistan.
- usage: Countries taxonomy
description
A short description of a term. This is usually taken from a standard, wikidata, wiktionary or wikipedia.
- example: description:en:Acids are substances which increase the acidity of a foodstuff and/or impart a sour taste to it. - which described the term Acid in the Additives Classes taxonomy.
- usage: Additives Classes taxonomy, Categories taxonomy, Improvements taxonomy, Ingredients taxonomy, Minerals taxonomy, Nucleotides taxonomy
e_number
A reference url to a report? The European standard identification for additives that corresponds to the term.
- example: e_number:en:100 - to associate the term with E100
- usage: Additives taxonomy
efsa
References to efsa documents. There can be more that one per term.
- example: efsa:en:http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/doc/1331.pdf reference to a report on E102
- usage: Additives taxonomy
efsa_evaluation
The title of European Food Safety Authority evaluation report of the term.
- example: efsa_evaluation:en: Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of curcumin (E 100) as a food additive
- usage: Additives taxonomy
efsa_evaluation_adi_established
- example: efsa_evaluation_adi_established:en: en:no
- usage: Additives taxonomy
efsa_evaluation_date
The European standard identification for additives that corresponds to the term.
- example: efsa_evaluation_date:en: 2010-09-06 - the latest evaluation date of the report on E100
- usage: Additives taxonomy
efsa_evaluation_exposure_mean_greater_than_adi
- example: efsa_evaluation_exposure_mean_greater_than_adi:en: en:no-group
- usage: Additives taxonomy
efsa_evaluation_exposure_95th_greater_than_adi
- example: efsa_evaluation_exposure_95th_greater_than_adi:en: en:adults, en:elderly, en:children, en:toddlers
- usage: Additives taxonomy
efsa_evaluation_overexposure_risk
- example: efsa_evaluation_overexposure_risk:en: en:moderate
- usage: Additives taxonomy
efsa_evaluation_url
A web-link to the European Food Safety Authority evaluation data for a term.
- example: efsa_evaluation_url:en: http://dx.doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1679 - to indicate the documentation for the term E100
- usage: Additives taxonomy
from_palm_oil
To indicate whether the term is made from palm oil. Possible values are: no, maybe, yes.
- example: from_palm_oil:en:maybe
- usage Additives classes, Ingredients taxonomy
Image
- Image (logo) - this allows to add an image/logo related to the term;
language_code_2
The two letter language code as defined by the ISO standard ISO 639-1.
- example: language_code_2:en:ab
- usage: Languages taxonomy
language_codes
A list of two letter language codes. This can be used to list the languages spoken in a country
- Example: language_codes:en:ps,prs - the languages spoken in Afghanistan
- Usage: Countries taxonomy
language_code_3
The three letter language code as defined by the ISO standard ISO 639-2.
- example: language_code_3:en:abk
- usage: Languages taxonomy
mandatory_additive_class
- example: mandatory_additive_class:en: en:colour
- usage: Additives taxonomy
nova
The NOVA level. Values can be 1,2,3,4.
- example: nova:en:3
- usage: Additive classes taxonomy, Categories taxonomy
opposite
To specify the opposite relation to another term, i.e. organic versus non-organic;
- example:
- usage: [Labels taxonomy]]
origins
To indicate the geographic origin. A comma separated list of values, keys (language code + canonical value) from the Countries taxonomy.
- example: origins:en: en:Finland
- usage: Categories taxonomy
pnns_group_2
- example: pnns_group_2:en:Artificially sweetened beverages
- usage: Categories taxonomy
protected_name_file_number
- example: protected_name_file_number:en: TSG-FI-0014
- usage: Categories taxonomy
protected_name_type
Valid values gi, tsg
- example: protected_name_type:en: tsg
- usage: Categories taxonomy
show_ingredients
Values vegetarian:maybe, vegetarian:no, vegan:maybe, vegan:no, from_palm_oil:maybe, from_palm_oil:yes
- example: show_ingredients:en:vegetarian:maybe
- usage: Ingredients analysis taxonomy
show_on_producers_platform
Values no, yes.
- example: show_on_producers_platform:en:yes
- usage: Data quality taxonomy
unit
Default energy units used in the world
- example: unit:en: kj
- usage: Nutrients taxonomy
unit_ca
Default energy units used in the USA
- example: unit_ca:en: kcal
- usage: Nutrients taxonomy
unit_us
Default energy units used in Canada
- example: unit_us:en: kcal
- usage: Nutrients taxonomy
vegan
Indicates whether the associated term is usable for a vegan diet. Values are: no, maybe, yes.
- example: vegan:en:yes
- usage: Additives taxonomy, Ingredients taxonomy, Minerals taxonomy, Nucleotides taxonomy
vegetarian
Indicates whether the associated term is usable for a vegetarian diet. Values are: no, maybe, yes.
- example: vegetarian:en:maybe
- usage: Additives taxonomy, Ingredients taxonomy, Minerals taxonomy, Nucleotides taxonomy
wikidata
A reference to the corresponding entry on Wikidata.
- Example: wikidata:en:Q5111
- Usage: Additives taxonomy. Allergens taxonomy, Amino acids taxonomy, Categories taxonomy, Ingredients taxonomy, Languages taxonomy, Nucleotides taxonomy
wikipedia
A link the term with its equivalent on Wikipedia.
- example: wikipedia:en:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutamine
- usage: Amino acids taxonomy, Categories taxonomy, Ingredients taxonomy, Nucleotides taxonomy
Properties suggested
Some properties have been suggestion and are often commented out in the taxonomies.
comment
Instructions for editors.
- Example: comment:en:do not mix with packaging gas. - to indicate that two terms should not be mixed up.
- Usage: Additives classes taxonomy, Minerals taxonomy
category
To indicate the corresponding category
- usage: Ingredients taxonomy
origin
- origin:en:pork:maybe
- usage: Additives taxonomy
usage
An example of how the term is on packages.
- example: usage:en: acerola powder with cassava starch (cooking enhancer) - to illustrate the usage of the term cooking enhancer.
- usage: Additives classes taxonomy