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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. food science
  3. food composition
  4. bioactive food compounds
  1. Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality
  2. food science
  3. food composition
  4. bioactive food compounds
  1. Fields of Study
  2. chemistry
  3. chemical composition
  4. bioactive compounds
  5. bioactive food compounds

Preferred term

bioactive food compounds

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Bioactive food compounds are extra-nutritional constituents that are found in small amounts in foods and are usually linked with beneficial effects in an organism.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • bioactive food components
  • bioactive food ingredients

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/323264

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