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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. toxicology
  3. products and commodities
  4. agricultural products
  5. foods
  6. functional foods
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. toxicology
  3. products and commodities
  4. agricultural products
  5. foods
  6. functional foods
  1. Fields of Study
  2. toxicology
  3. products and commodities
  4. agricultural products
  5. foods
  6. functional foods
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. toxicology
  3. products and commodities
  4. agricultural products
  5. foods
  6. functional foods
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. toxicology
  3. products and commodities
  4. agricultural products
  5. foods
  6. functional foods
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. products and commodities
  3. agricultural products
  4. foods
  5. functional foods
  1. Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality
  2. foods
  3. functional foods

Preferred term

functional foods

Type

  • Product

Definition

  • Information Foods that are considered, by nature or manufacture, to contain significant levels of biologically active components which provide desirable health benefits beyond basic nutrition.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • designer foods
  • medicinal foods

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/412

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