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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

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

Preferred term

food preparation

Type

  • Topic

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Synonyms

  • meal preparation

Scope note

  • Use for the preparation of foods for meals; For the treatments used to manufacture food products for retail markets USE food processing; 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/28863

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