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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. technology
  3. processing technology
  4. tempering

Preferred term

tempering

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A heating and rapid cooling technique used to make changes in the quality of a material. These changes may include taste, texture and/or mechanical properties such as strength.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/25532

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