Total sugar content

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Submitter

Name	Jolien Swanckaert
Program	CIP Ghana

Request

Trait Name	Total sugar content
Definition	Total sugar content measured by NIRS.
Trait Class	Quality
Measurement Method	Measurement
Measurement Type	Unit
Measurement Unit	g/100g DW

[jswancka]

Total sugar content estimating 1-9 does exist in the ontology, but we want Total sugar content measured by NIRS in g/100g DW.

[jswancka]

Now I am confused. I think it should be percentage. Can you check with other sugar information, because these have no unit defined in the ontology (for example sucrose content does not specify the unit).

[dgemenet]

Normally we use % for sugars from NIRs readings. So it should be % total sugar.

[bellerbrock]

Hi Jolien and Dorcus, no problem, I can edit the total sugar trait so it has the same % unit as the other NIRS sugar traits. I assume there should be both a raw and cooked version of this trait as well?

[bellerbrock]

Also, I see that the starch content trait clarifies that the percentage is percent dry weight. Are all the sugar traits expressed as percent dry weight as well?