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Concept information

Preferred term

food preparation

Type

  • Topic

Broader concept

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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