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MADURADOR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Food Additives
- Breadmaking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- maturing agent
1, record 1, English, maturing%20agent
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- aging agent 2, record 1, English, aging%20agent
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any substance, usually a chemical (for example potassium bromate), that is added to flour or dough to improve the breadmaking quality of the flour. 3, record 1, English, - maturing%20agent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
maturing agent: term used at the Canadian Grain Commission. 4, record 1, English, - maturing%20agent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Additifs alimentaires
- Boulangerie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- agent de maturation
1, record 1, French, agent%20de%20maturation
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toute substance généralement [un produit] chimique (par example, [du] bromate de potassium) ajoutée à la farine ou à la pâte pour [en] améliorer la valeur boulangère [...] 2, record 1, French, - agent%20de%20maturation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La farine fraîchement moulue a une teinte jaunâtre en raison de la présence de caroténoïdes, pigments qui confèrent leur couleur jaune à certains fruits et légumes. À l'entreposage, la farine blanchit graduellement, et cette oxydation améliore les qualités de cuisson du produit [...] Les agents de blanchiment et de maturation accélèrent le travail de la nature et donnent un produit final de couleur et de qualité constantes. 3, record 1, French, - agent%20de%20maturation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
agent de maturation : terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains. 4, record 1, French, - agent%20de%20maturation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aditivos alimentarios
- Panificación
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- agente de maduración
1, record 1, Spanish, agente%20de%20maduraci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- agente madurador 2, record 1, Spanish, agente%20madurador
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Como agentes de maduración del gluten en nuestras mezclas preparadas deshidratadas, preferimos emplear azo-dicarbonamida, bromato de potasio, bromato de calcio, peróxido de calcio, sulfato de potasio y mezclas de estos ingredientes. 1, record 1, Spanish, - agente%20de%20maduraci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-05-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ripening agent
1, record 2, English, ripening%20agent
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ripener 2, record 2, English, ripener
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A chemical substance (commonly ethylene) used to accelerate the internal changes in various fruits and vegetables so as to hasten ripening ... 3, record 2, English, - ripening%20agent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In China kerosene was burned to ripen bananas and peas; the reason the method succeeded, although the Chinese did not know it, was that the combustion produced the ripening agents, ethylene and propylene. 4, record 2, English, - ripening%20agent
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- agent de mûrissement
1, record 2, French, agent%20de%20m%C3%BBrissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- substance de maturation 2, record 2, French, substance%20de%20maturation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les Chinois brûlaient du kérosène pour faire mûrir les bananes (sans savoir que la combustion du kérosène produit deux agents de mûrissement, l'éthylène et le propylène). 3, record 2, French, - agent%20de%20m%C3%BBrissement
Record 2, Key term(s)
- agent de mûrissage
- substance de mûrissement
- substance de mûrissage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- madurador
1, record 2, Spanish, madurador
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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