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palatability
Subject Category
E Economics, Business and Industry
L Animal Science and Animal Products
Q Food and Human Nutrition
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Scope Note
Use for the acceptance of a food as fit to eat by animals and humans, based solely upon sensory properties; For the acceptance of a food by humans as fit to eat, based upon a variety of sensory, cultural, and emotional factors USE food acceptability.
Persistent URI:
http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/39691
Used For
eating quality
Broader Term
feed quality
food quality
forage quality
Narrower Term
weed palatability
Related Term
edible species
food acceptability
freshness
Spanish
palatabilidad
Term Number
39691