title: Guidelines for determining and reporting food yields.
abstract: The author discusses problems in compiling and evaluating data and recommends a standard protocol for determing yield of food. The recent extensive revision of Agriculture Handbook No. 102, Food Yields Summarized by Different Stages of Preparation, points up the urgent need for guidelines and a standard protocol.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003296:Cooking; D002523:Edible Grain; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005396:Fish Products; D005502:Food; D005511:Food Handling; D005544:Forecasting; D005638:Fruit; D008460:Meat; D011200:Poultry; D012758:Shellfish; D014675:Vegetables; D014894:Weights and Measures