Terms Related to Food Preference

• Food Parasitology

  The presence of parasites in food and food products. For the presence of bacteria, viruses, and fungi in food, FOOD MICROBIOLOGY is available.

• Fortified Food

  Any food that has been supplemented with essential nutrients either in quantities that are greater than those present normally, or which are not present in …

• Food Web

  The sequence of transfers of matter and energy from organism to organism in the form of food. Food chains intertwine locally into a food web …

• Food Browning

  One of a group of nonenzymatic reactions in which aldehydes, ketones, or reducing sugars react with amino acids, peptides, or proteins. Food browning reactions, such …

• Food Policy

  Governmental guidelines and objectives pertaining to public food supply and nutrition including recommendations for healthy diet and changes in food habits to ensure healthy diet.