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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
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portion size
Subject Category
Q Food and Human Nutrition
S Biological Sciences
X Research, Technology and Engineering
Definition
The amount of a food served or consumed in one eating occasion. A portion is not a standardized amount, and the amount considered to be a portion is subjective and varies.
Definition Source
Glossary, FDA
RDF/XML Format:
http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/40929.rdf
Scope Note
Use for the amount of food selected or presented; For a standard amount of a food designated for giving advice about how much to eat, or to identify how many calories and nutrients are in a food USE serving size.
Persistent URI:
http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/40929
Used For
meal size
portion control
Broader Term
food intake
food preparation
Related Term
serving size
Spanish
tamaño de la porción
Term Number
40929