UScereal {MASS}R Documentation

Nutritional and Marketing Information on US Cereals.

Description

The UScereal data frame has 65 rows and 11 columns. The data come from the 1993 ASA Statistical Graphics Exposition, and are taken from the mandatory F&DA food label. The data have been normalized here to a portion of one American cup.

Arguments

mfr Manufacturer, represented by its first initial: G=General Mills, K=Kelloggs, N=Nabisco, P=Post, Q=Quaker Oats, R=Ralston Purina.
calories number of calories in one portion
protein grams of protein in one portion
fat grams of fat in one portion
sodium milligrams of sodium in one portion
fibre grams of dietary fibre in one portion
carbo grams of complex carbohydrates in one portion
sugars grams of sugars in one portion
shelf display shelf (1, 2, or 3, counting from the floor)
potassium grams of potassium
vitamins vitamins and minerals (none, enriched, or 100%)

Format

This data frame contains the following columns:

Source

The original data are available at http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/datasets/1993.expo/


[Package Contents]