Concept information
Preferred term
food additives
Type
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Chemical
Definition
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Any substance added to food to: 1) maintain product consistency, 2) improve or maintain nutritional value, 3) maintain palatability or wholesomeness, 4) provide leavening or control pH, or 5) enhance flavor or impart desired color.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Scope note
- Use for the addition of nutritive substances as part of the formulation of specific food products; For substances which are typically not consumed as a single item of a meal or diet, but are added to the diet to improve the nutritional status of organisms or added to foods to enhance the nutrient content or nutritional value of foods, ADD dietary supplements.
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/2887
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