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Concept information

Preferred term

digestible energy

Type

  • Product

Definition

  • Information Energy in food or feed that is available to humans or animals by digestion, and measured as the difference between gross energy content and the energy lost in feces.

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • energy digestibility

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/33534

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