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Food Product
A Food Product (pronunciation: /fuːd/ /ˈprɒdʌkt/) is a type of commodity that is consumed by individuals or groups for sustenance. The term is often used to refer to items that are produced and packaged for sale, including both raw and processed foods.
Etymology
The term "food product" is derived from the Middle English "fode", meaning "nourishment" or "sustenance", and the Latin "productum", meaning "something produced".
Related Terms
- Food Processing: The transformation of raw ingredients into food, or of food into other forms.
- Food Industry: The complex, global collective of diverse businesses that supply much of the food energy consumed by the world population.
- Food Safety: Scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent food-borne illness.
- Food Preservation: The process of treating and handling food to stop or slow down food spoilage, loss of quality, edibility, or nutritional value.
- Food Additive: Substances added to food to preserve flavor or enhance taste, appearance, or other sensory qualities.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Food product
- Wikipedia's article - Food product
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