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FOOD ENRICHMENT [3 records]

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Record 1 2022-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vegetable Crop Production
DEF

The seed of any plant of the genus Lupinus.

CONT

The seeds of several lupine species in particular(Lupinus albus, Lupinus luteus, Lupinus angustifolius, and Lupinus mutabilis) have long been used as a food source for both livestock and humans and as a means of soil enrichment.

OBS

lupin; lupine: The designations can also refer to the whole plant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production légumière
DEF

Graine de n'importe quelle plante du genre Lupinus.

CONT

La graine de lupin est riche en matières azotées, essentiellement sous forme soluble.

OBS

lupin : La désignation peut également référer à la plante entière.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dietetics
  • Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)
  • Food Industries
DEF

The addition of one (or more) essential nutrient(s) to a food whether or not it is normally contained in the food, for the purpose of preventing or correcting a deficiency of one or more nutrients in the population or specific population groups.

OBS

Health Canada, the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations consider the terms "enrichment" and "fortification" as synonymous and use them interchangeably, whereas some authors make a distinction between the two terms. In that case, "enrichment" is generally defined as the addition of nutrients that are not naturally presents in the food and "fortification" as the addition of nutrients at higher levels than those naturally presents in the food.

Key term(s)
  • fortification of food
  • enrichment of food

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diététique
  • Éléments nutritifs (Sciences biologiques)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

[Ajout] à un aliment d'un ou de plusieurs éléments nutritifs essentiels qui sont ou non normalement contenus dans cet aliment, [en vue] de prévenir ou [de] corriger une carence démontrée en un ou plusieurs éléments nutritifs dans la population ou dans des groupes spécifiques de population.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dietética
  • Elementos nutritivos (Ciencias biológicas)
  • Industria alimentaria
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Record 3 2007-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
OBS

Possibly a trademark.

OBS

Vegetable fiber, provides fiber enrichment or fat replacement for a variety of ethnic food applications, such as pasta, tortillas, and sauces. Produced from golden peas, the fourth-generation vegetable fiber is available as a light-colored fine powder, which is devoid of flavor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
OBS

Impossible de déterminer le genre de ce terme.

Spanish

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