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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. products and commodities
  3. product quality
  4. food quality
  5. nutritive value
  6. biofortification
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. products and commodities
  3. product quality
  4. food quality
  5. nutritive value
  6. biofortification
  1. Fields of Study
  2. products and commodities
  3. product quality
  4. food quality
  5. nutritive value
  6. biofortification
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. products and commodities
  3. product quality
  4. food quality
  5. nutritive value
  6. biofortification
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. products and commodities
  3. product quality
  4. food quality
  5. nutritive value
  6. biofortification
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. products and commodities
  3. product quality
  4. food quality
  5. nutritive value
  6. biofortification
  1. Fields of Study
  2. food science
  3. food quality
  4. nutritive value
  5. biofortification
  1. Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality
  2. food science
  3. food quality
  4. nutritive value
  5. biofortification
  1. Fields of Study
  2. forage and feed science
  3. forage
  4. forage quality
  5. nutritive value
  6. biofortification
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. forage and feed science
  3. forage
  4. forage quality
  5. nutritive value
  6. biofortification
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. forage and feed science
  4. feed quality
  5. nutritive value
  6. biofortification
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. forage and feed science
  4. feed quality
  5. nutritive value
  6. biofortification

Preferred term

biofortification

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information An increase in the nutritional value of plant foods obtained through convential crop breeding methods or through crop genetic engineering techniques. This contrasts with postharvest fortification in which nutrients are added during processing.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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