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. 2021 Aug 31;30(9):1151–1170. doi: 10.1007/s10068-021-00943-7

Table 4.

Comparison of food classifications between Korean and Codex food standards (Processed food)

Korean Classification of foods Codex classification of foods
Type Group Type Group
Confectioneries, breads or rice cakes Manufactured foods (multiingredient) of plant origin Manufactured multiingredient cereal products
Frozen confectioneries Ice creams, Ice cream mixes, Frozen confectionery products, Ices
Cocoa products or chocolates Processed cocoa products, Chocolates Derived products of plant origin Miscellaneous derived edible products of plant origin (Cocoa butter, Cocoa mass, Cocoa powder)
Saccharides Sugars, Sugar syrups, Oligosaccharides, Glucose, Fructose, Taffies (Yeot), Processed saccharide products
Jams
Soybean curds or muk (starch jellies)
Edible fats and oils Vegetables fats and oils, Animal fats and oils, Processed edible fat and oil products Derived products of plant origin Vegetable oils, (crude, refined)
Derived edible products of animal origin Animal fats, processed
Noodles
Beverages Teas, Coffee, Fruit/vegetable beverages, Carbonated beverages, Soy milks, Fermented beverages, Ginseng/red ginseng beverages, other beverages Secondary food commodities of plant origin Miscellaneous secondary food commodities of plant origin (coffee beans, roasted)
Derived products of plant origin Teas, fruit juices,
Foods for special dietary uses Milk formulas, Infant formulas, Follow-up formulas, Cereal formulas for infants/young children, Other foods for infants/young children, Foods for special medical purposes, weight control formulas, Foods for pregnant/lactating women
Soy sauces and pastes
Seasoning foods Vinegars, Sauces, Curries, Hot pepper powder or shredded hot pepper, Spice products, Edible salts Secondary food commodities of plant origin Dried herbs
Pickled foods or boiled foods Kimchi products, Picked food products, Boiled foods
Alcoholic beverages Taku
Processed agricultural foods Starch products, Wheat flour products, Processed peanut or nut products, Cereals, Parboiled rice, Enzyme food, Other processed agricultural products Secondary food commodities of plant origin Dried fruits, Dried vegetables
Derived products of plant origin Cereal grain milling fractions, Miscellaneous derived edible products of plant origin
Processed meat products and packaged meats Hams, Sausages, Bacons, Dry stored meats, seasoned meats, meat extract product, processed meat, packaged meat
Egg products Egg product, processed egg containing product
Milk products Milk, processed milk, goat milk, fermented milk, buttermilk, concentrated milk, Milk creams, butter, cheese, powdered milk, whey, lactose, hydrolyzed milk protein products Secondary food commodities of animal origin Secondary milk products
Derived edible products of animal origin Milk fats, Derived milk products
Manufactured food (single-ingredients) of animal origin Manufactured milk products (single-ingredient)
Manufactured food (multiingredient) of animal origin Manufactured milk products (multiingredient)
Processed fishery foods Processed fish meat products, salted and fermented seafood products, dried fish/shellfish fillet products, seasoned laver, agar, other processed fishery products Secondary food commodities of animal origin Dried meat and fish products
Derived edible products of animal origin Crustaceans, processed
Processed animal food products Other meat or other egg products, insect products, soft-shelled turtle products, processed extract product
Honey and pollen products Honey, royal jellies, processed pollen foods
Prepared meals Raw foods, ready-to-eat/convenience foods, Dumplings,
Other foods Yeast foods, other processed products