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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. food science
  3. food technology
  4. food processing
  1. Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality
  2. food science
  3. food technology
  4. food processing
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. technology
  3. food technology
  4. food processing

Preferred term

food processing

Type

  • Topic

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Synonyms

  • milk processing

Scope note

  • The treatments used to manufacture food products for retail markets; For the preparation of foods for meals USE food preparation; For production of food at the local, regional, or national level as an economic indicator USE food production; For the preparation of harvested or gathered commodities, such as food crops, feed crops or wood, for fresh market or processing USE postharvest treatment.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/2132

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