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

Preferred term

imitation foods

Type

  • Product

Definition

  • Information Products consisting of regular foods and/or chemical formulations that may be used in place of the foods they imitate. Often imitation foods are used by consumers for health or economic reasons.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • simulated foods
  • synthetic foods

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/415

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