| Descriptor English: | Food, Processed | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Alimentos Procesados                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Alimento Processado | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Aliments transformés | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Food, Ultra Processed Food, Ultra-Processed Foods, Processed Foods, Ultra-Processed Processed Foods Ultra Processed Foods Ultra-Processed Food Ultra-Processed Foods  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        G07.203.300.523 J02.500.523 SP6.180.894.579.217  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000092965 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Any raw agricultural commodity that has been subject to washing, cleaning, milling, cutting, chopping, heating, pasteurizing, blanching, cooking, canning, freezing, drying, dehydrating, mixing, packaging or other procedures that alter the food from its natural state. (from  A Guide to Federal Terms and Acronyms. Lanham, MD: Government Institutes.1991) | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        CL                                                            classification EC economics ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods SN statistics & numerical data ST standards  | 
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| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Food (2010-2022) | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2023 | 
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| History Note: | 2023 | 
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| DeCS ID: | 60164 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D000092965 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2023/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 2022/07/13 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2022/07/12 | 
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                                        PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES
 
Physiological Phenomena [G07]Physiological Phenomena - 
                                    
TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY, AND AGRICULTURE
Food and Beverages [J02]Food and Beverages - 
                                    
PUBLIC HEALTH
Nutritional Sciences [SP6]Nutritional Sciences 
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                                        M000752981 | 
                                
| Scope note | Any raw agricultural commodity that has been subject to washing, cleaning, milling, cutting, chopping, heating, pasteurizing, blanching, cooking, canning, freezing, drying, dehydrating, mixing, packaging or other procedures that alter the food from its natural state. (from A Guide to Federal Terms and Acronyms. Lanham, MD: Government Institutes.1991) | 
| Preferred term | Food, Processed | 
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                                                                                            Foods, Processed                                                 Processed Foods Ultra Processed Foods  | 
                                
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                                        M000753047 | 
                                
| Scope note | Foods produced with many ingredients and processing with high amounts of salt, sugar, fats, flavor enhancers and texturizers. They usually have in their composition: chemical additives, such as dyes and stabilizers that increase their shelf life. | 
| Preferred term | Food, Ultra-Processed | 
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                                                                                            Food, Ultra Processed                                                 Foods, Ultra-Processed Ultra-Processed Food Ultra-Processed Foods  | 
                                
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