Food Standards Agency Codes

Name	Notation	Description	Types	Status
Name Additional characteristics	Notation A06HQ	Description A set of descriptors specifying further characteristics relat...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Integral /not refined	Notation A06HR	Description Product not subject to usual refinement processes, thus keepi...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Sparkling	Notation A06HS	Description Liquid beverage containing carbon dioxide (either naturally p...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Weak strength	Notation A06HT	Description context sensitive descriptor, referring to the degree of pres...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Average strength	Notation A06HV	Description context sensitive descriptor, referring to the degree of pres...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Strong	Notation A06HX	Description Context sensitive descriptor, referring to the degree of pres...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name With solid particles	Notation A06JM	Description Descriptor applicable to all non-solid foods when they contai...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Full fat	Notation A077A	Description The food item has all the natural (or average expected )fat c...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Half fat or medium fat	Notation A077B	Description The food item has half of the natural fat content (for milk, ...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Low fat (naturally or reduced)	Notation A077C	Description The food item has an almost completely reduced amount of fat,...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Fat free	Notation A077D	Description The food has a negligible fat content. In many cases the maxi...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Double cream	Notation A077E	Description Product (e.g. cheese) with increased dairy fat content up to ...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Single cream	Notation A077F	Description Product (e.g. cheese) with a "normal" fat content, in contras...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Semi-skimmed	Notation A077G	Description The food item has half of the natural fat content (at least t...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Skim	Notation A077H	Description The food item has an almost completely reduced amount of fat,...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name With added sugar	Notation A077J	Description Product where all or part of the sugar has been added during ...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Without added sugar	Notation A077K	Description Product where the sugar content is only naturally present, wi...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Sugar free	Notation A077L	Description Product non containing sugar or where sugar is only present i...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Low / Reduced sugar	Notation A077M	Description Product with at least 30% less sugar than the corresponding "...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name White/refined	Notation A07XK	Description Product subject to usual refinement processes, the unwanted c...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Ripe / mature	Notation A07XL	Description The vegetable product must have reached an appropriate degre...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Unripe / immature	Notation A07XM	Description The vegetable product must have not reached an appropriate d...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Gluten free	Notation A0B8L	Description The facet descriptor refers to food items with non detectable...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Low sodium / reduced salt	Notation A0B8M	Description The facet descriptor refers to products where the content of ...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Low / reduced lactose	Notation A0B8N	Description The facet descriptor refers to products where the content of ...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Alcohol free	Notation A0C0V	Description The facet descriptor refers to products normally containing a...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Fat-related info	Notation A0CJC	Description Information related to the presence, absence or modified leve...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Sugars-related info	Notation A0CJD	Description Information related to the presence, absence or modified leve...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Proteins-related info	Notation A0CJE	Description Information related to the presence, absence or modified leve...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Salt (sodium)-related info	Notation A0CJF	Description Information related to the presence, absence or modified leve...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Protein-free	Notation A0CJG	Description Information related to the absence of proteins in the product...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Alcohol-related info	Notation A0CJH	Description Information related to the presence, absence or modified leve...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name With added salt	Notation A0CJK	Description Information related to the addition of salt in the product	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Hard	Notation A0CJP	Description Used to qualify the texture of a food with respect to other t...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Soft	Notation A0CJQ	Description Used to qualify the texture of a food with respect to other t...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Lactose free	Notation A0CQD	Description info for product where the presence of lactose has been reduc...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Without added salt	Notation A0CQE	Description info for product where the presence of sodium chloride is onl...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Caffeine-related info	Notation A0CQF	Description information provided about the presence or absence or modifie...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name With added caffeine	Notation A0CQG	Description info for product where caffeine has been added as ingredient	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Caffeine free	Notation A0CQH	Description info for product where the presence of caffeine has been redu...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Exhausted	Notation A0CQJ	Description For items that can be used a limited number of times or for a...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Taste-related info	Notation A0CQK	Description info related to the the taste as expected to be perceived by ...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Aging-related info	Notation A0CQL	Description Info related to the level of aging of matured products, like ...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Sweet / mild	Notation A0CQM	Description info for products where 'strong' taste notes, like acidity or...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Sour	Notation A0CQN	Description info for products where the sour taste is a characterising no...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Bitter	Notation A0CQP	Description info for products where the bitter taste is a characterising ...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name New	Notation A0CQQ	Description info for short-aged products (usually considered respect to t...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Old	Notation A0CQR	Description info for relatively long-aged products (usually considered re...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Extra old / very old	Notation A0CQS	Description info for particularly long-aged products (usually considered ...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Not diluted	Notation A0CRD	Description Charachteristic of products normally consumed in diluted form...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name High fat	Notation A0CRE	Description The fat content in the product is higher than the 'normally' ...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Energy-related info	Notation A0CRF	Description Information related to the higher or lower energy content wit...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Light	Notation A0CRG	Description Product where the energy content is significantly (the amount...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Hot/piquant/spicy	Notation A0EZY	Description strong flavour like in horseradish or chili	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Semi-refined	Notation A0EZZ	Description Status between the (e.g. wholemeal), not refined products and...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Colour-related info	Notation A0F2P	Description Information related to colour notes, normally making the diff...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Green	Notation A0F2Q	Description Green is a color on the spectrum of visible light, located be...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name White	Notation A0F2R	Description White is the color of fresh snow and milk, the color produced...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Red	Notation A0F2S	Description Red is the color at the end of the visible spectrum next to o...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Dark	Notation A0F2Y	Description Low colour luminosity	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Pale/light colour	Notation A0F2Z	Description High colour luminosity with low saturation	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Semi-ripe	Notation A0F5G	Description The vegetable product has reached a limited degree of develo...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Yellow	Notation A0F5H	Description Yellow is the color of gold, butter, and ripe lemons. In the ...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Orange	Notation A0F5J	Description Orange is the colour of saffron, carrots, pumpkins and aprico...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Brown	Notation A0F5K	Description Brown is the color of dark wood or rich soil. It is a composi...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Fortification-related info	Notation A0F5Y	Description Information related to the addition or not of fortifying subs...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Fortified	Notation A0F6C	Description Fortifying agents have been added	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Not fortified	Notation A0F6D	Description No fortifying agent has been added to the product (this descr...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental