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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > products and commodities > product quality > food quality > nutritive value
Fields of Study > food science > food quality > nutritive value
Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality > food science > food quality > nutritive value
Fields of Study > animal science > forage and feed science > feed quality > nutritive value
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal science > forage and feed science > feed quality > nutritive value
Fields of Study > animal science > forage and feed science > forage > forage quality > nutritive value
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal science > forage and feed science > forage > forage quality > nutritive value
Preferred Term:

nutritive value

Definition:
An indication of the contribution of a food to the nutrient content of the diet. This value depends on the quantity of a food which is digested and absorbed and the amounts of the essential nutrients (protein, fat, carbohydrate, minerals, vitamins) which it contains. This value can be affected by soil and growing conditions, handling and storage, and processing.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
food quality, forage quality, feed quality
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Entry Terms:
  • nutrient value
  • feed nutritive value
  • food nutritive value
  • biologic nutritional availability
  • feeding value
  • fattening value
  • biological nutritional availability
  • feed value
  • food value
  • nutritive value index
  • nutritional value
  • quality for nutrition
  • nutritive ratio
  • nutritional characteristics
  • dietary value
  • nutritional quality
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/10486
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