Table 2.

Comparison of food classifications between Korean and Codex food standards (plant origin)

Korean classification of foods			Codex classification of foods
Type	Group	Commodity a)	Type	Group
Cereal grains		Japanese barnyard millet	Grasses	Cereal grains
Nuts and seeds	Peanut or nuts	Peanut b), acorn, ginkgo nut,	Nuts and seeds	Tree nuts
	Oilseeds	Evening primrose seed, hempseed, perilla seed, pumpkin seed,		Oilseeds
	Seed for beverage and sweets	Sicklepod seed, guarana		Seed for beverage and sweets
Fruits	Pome fruits	Pomegranate c)	Fruits	Pome fruits
	Citrus fruits	Korean lemon (Citrus junos), Hardy orange		Citrus fruits
	Stone fruits	Jujube d), San-su-yu, nanking cherry, schisandraberry		Stone fruits
	Berries and other small fruits	Goji berry, arguta kiwifruit, fig e), aronia, akebia		Berries and other small fruits
	Assorted tropical and subtropical fruits	Acai, dragon fruit		Assorted tropical and subtropical fruits—edible peel
				Assorted tropical and subtropical fruits—inedible peel
Potatoes		potato f), sweet potato f), yam f), chassava f), taro f), Konjac
Pulses		sword bean, red bean	Vegetables	Pulses
Vegetables	Flowerhead brassicas	Korean cabbage g)		Brassica vegetables, Head cabbages, flowerhead cabbages
	Leafy vegetables g	Coastal hog fennel, mizuna, Sonchus leaf, Gondre, Korean wasabi, chili pepper leaves, narrow-head ragwort, shepherd’s purse, new green, tatsoi, dachungchae, danggwi, dolnamul, Polygonatum leaves, perilla leaves, butterbur, mulberry leaves, alpine leek leaves, Uleungdo aster, shinsuncho, Korean wormwood, Crown daisy, seumbagwi, Ssam cabbage, Ussuri thistle, Indian lettuce, Burdock leaves, Common day lily, Shiso leaves, Chamnamul, Chunchae, Chwinamul, East Asian wild parsley, Squash leaves		Leafy vegetables (including brassica leafy vegetables)
	Stalk and stem vegetables	Salt sandspurry, Sweet potato vines, Royal fern, bracken, Dureup elater, Water dropwort, Hooker chives, Kohlrabi h), Taro stem, green garlic		Stalk and stem vegetables
	Root and tuber vegetables	Korean wasabi,, Chinese bellflower, Polygonatum root, Mulbangkqi, ginseng, lotus root, tiger lily, wild parsnip		Root and tuber vegetables
	Fruiting vegetables, cucurbits	Oriental melon		Fruiting vegetables, cucurbits
	Fruiting vegetables, other than cucurbits			Fruiting vegetables, other than cucurbits
				Bulb vegetables
				Legume vegetables
Mushroom i)
Herbs and spices	Herbs	Soursop, coriander leaves, five-leaf ginseng leaf, Ben moringa leaves, lemongrass, lemon myrtle, rooibos, Matari, field sow thistle, anise hyssop, Stevia, Ironwort, oregano, laurel leaves, Japanese pepper leaves, Culantro, honey bush	Herbs and Spices	Herbs
	Spices, fruit or berry	Mastic-leaf prickly ash, Star anise		Spices
	Spices, seeds	Mustard seed j), basil (seed), shiso (seed)
	Spices, root or rhizome
	Other spices	Myrrha, Saffron, Cloves
Tea leaves		tea		Teas
Hops		Hop k)
Algae		Seaweed papulosa, sea lettuce, seaweed, laver, sea string, kelp, Chondracanthus tenellus, stone laver, Pelvetia siliquosa, seaweed fulvescens, Sargassum fulvellu, sea mustard, seaweed furcate, Campylaephora hypnaeoides, spirulina, Ceylon moss, Irish moss carrragheen, Sea staghorn, Chlorella, seaweed fusiforme, Ulva pertusa, etc
Other plants		Sweet sorghum L), sugar cane L)

(a) Korean food commodities which are not classified in the Codex food classification

(b) Peanut is categorized as an oilseed in the Codex food classification

(c) Pomegranates are categorized as assorted tropical and subtropical fruits-inedible peel in the Codex food classification

(d) Jujubes are categorized as assorted tropical and subtropical fruits-edible peel in the Codex food classification

(e) Figs are categorized as assorted tropical and subtropical fruits-edible peel in the Codex food classification

(f) Potato, sweet potato, yam, cassava, and taro are categorized as root and tuber vegetables in the Codex food classification

(g) Korean cabbage is named kimchi cabbage in the Codex food classification

(h) Kohlrabi is categorized as brassica vegetables, head cabbages, and flowerhead brassicas in the Codex food classification

(i) Mushrooms are categorized as fruiting vegetables other than cucurbits in the Codex food classification

(j) Mustard seed is categorized as an oilseed in the Codex food classification

(k) Hops are categorized as herbs in the Codex food classification

(l) Sweet sorghum and sugar cane are categorized as grasses for sugar or syrup production in the Codex food classification