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KILOMETRE-ASSIETTE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- food kilometre
1, record 1, English, food%20kilometre
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- food mile 2, record 1, English, food%20mile
correct, Great Britain, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The distance food travels from where it is grown to where it is ultimately purchased or consumed by the end user. 2, record 1, English, - food%20kilometre
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- kilomètre-assiette
1, record 1, French, kilom%C3%A8tre%2Dassiette
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- kilomètre-aliment 2, record 1, French, kilom%C3%A8tre%2Daliment
correct, masculine noun
- kilomètre alimentaire 3, record 1, French, kilom%C3%A8tre%20alimentaire
avoid, calque, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Distance parcourue par une denrée entre l'endroit où elle est produite (lieu de croissance) et son arrivée dans l'environnement du consommateur. 3, record 1, French, - kilom%C3%A8tre%2Dassiette
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria alimentaria
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- kilómetro alimentario
1, record 1, Spanish, kil%C3%B3metro%20alimentario
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Distancia recorrida por un alimento desde el lugar en el que se produce hasta que llega al consumidor. 1, record 1, Spanish, - kil%C3%B3metro%20alimentario
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los kilómetros alimentarios de un producto expresan el impacto medioambiental del mismo en gramos o kilogramos de CO2 [dióxido de carbono] generados por el transporte aéreo, marítimo o por carretera. 1, record 1, Spanish, - kil%C3%B3metro%20alimentario
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