International Life Sciences Institute

Crop Composition Database

Glossary of Terms

• ANALYSIS METHOD - Specifies the method used for measuring the analyte.
• ANALYTE - Identifies the analyte that was measured.   See Analyte Categories With Associated Analytes for association between analyte category and analyte.
• ANALYTE CATEGORY - Specifies the category of the analyte that was measured.  See Analyte Categories With Associated Analytes for association between analyte category and analyte.
• COUNTRY - Specifies the country in which the crop was planted.
• CROP SOURCE - Specifies a category of the crop that was planted.
• CROP TYPE - Specifies the species of crop grown.
• CROP YEAR - Specifies the year in which the crop was harvested.
• SEED VENDOR - Specifies the vendor of the seeds for the crop that was planted.
• SEED VARIETY - Specifies the variety of the seeds for the crop that was planted.
• STATE - Specifies the state/province in which the crop was planted.
• TISSUE TYPE - Specifies the origin of the tissue sampled for analysis.
• UNIT - The units in which the numeric VALUE was measured.
• VALUE – A numeric value that records the amount of the analyte that was measured.

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