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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > products and commodities > product quality > food quality > food matrix
Fields of Study > food science > food quality > food matrix
Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality > food science > food quality > food matrix
Preferred Term:

food matrix

Definition:
The nutrient and non-nutrient components of foods and their molecular relationships, i.e. chemical bonds, to each other.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
food quality
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/17238
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