Nutrition Mathematics¶
This section addresses:
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:USDA #3:¶ Develop capability for checking the quality of incoming data based on general database principles and specific ARS analytics.
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:USDA #5:¶ Allow incorporation of ARS analytics for expanding the database.
Attention
This section applies to USDA prime data, not to USDA select data. For explanation of USDA prime and USDA select data, see Deposition Workflow
OnTask - Ontomatica workflow engine¶
Examples of USDA mathematics processed by OnTask deposition workflow:
- Validate: sum of proximates is less than or equal to 100.
- Validate: sum of carbohydrate fractions is less than or equal to total carbohydrates.
- Validate: sum of individual fatty acids is less than or equal to total fat.
- Validate: sum of individual carotenoids times the appropriate factors is less than or equal to vitamin A value.
- Validate: each food has refuse value.
- Validate: each food has at least one household measure.
- Compute: value of missing value for FNDDS nutrient component.
- Compute: retention values based on cooking method.
- Email: food record to depositor for review.
