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FOOD PROCESSING [2 records]

Record 1 2018-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
DEF

A [set of] methods used to turn fresh foods into food products.

CONT

Food processing ... can involve one or a combination of the following: washing, chopping, pasteurising, freezing, fermenting, packaging and many more. Food processing also includes adding components to food, for example to extend shelf life, or adding vitamins and minerals to improve the nutritional quality of the food (fortification).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Ensemble des opérations qui consistent à fabriquer, à partir de produits agroalimentaires, de produits alimentaires intermédiaires (PAI) ou de nutriments, des produits alimentaires propres à la consommation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria alimentaria
CONT

El procesamiento de alimentos incluye todas aquellas acciones que cambian o convierten la materia vegetal o animal cruda en un producto seguro, comestible y que se disfruta y saborea mucho más. En la manufactura de alimentos a gran escala, el procesamiento implica la aplicación de principios científicos y tecnológicos específicos para conservar los alimentos, atrasando o frenando los procesos naturales de degradación.

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Record 2 1985-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses
  • School and School-Related Administration
  • Food Industries
  • Production (Economics)
OBS

Community college program.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Production (Économie)
OBS

Cours collégial.

Spanish

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