Search
Descriptor English: Food, Processed
Descriptor Spanish: Alimentos Procesados
Descriptor alimentos procesados
Entry term(s) alimento procesado
alimento ultraprocesado
alimentos ultraprocesados
Scope note: Cualquier producto agrícola crudo que haya sido sometido a lavado, limpieza, molienda, corte, picado, calentamiento, pasteurización, escaldado, cocción, enlatado, congelación, secado, deshidratación, mezcla, envasado u otros procedimientos que alteran el estado natural del alimento. (Traducción libre del original: A Guide to Federal Terms and Acronyms. Lanham, MD: Government Institutes, 1991)
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
Tree number(s): G07.203.300.523
J02.500.523
SP6.180.894.579.217
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)
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
Previous Indexing: Food (2010-2022)
Public MeSH Note: 2023
History Note: 2023
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
Food, Processed - Preferred
Concept UI 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
Entry term(s) Foods, Processed
Processed Foods
Ultra Processed Foods
Food, Ultra-Processed - Narrower
Concept UI 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
Entry term(s) Food, Ultra Processed
Foods, Ultra-Processed
Ultra-Processed Food
Ultra-Processed Foods



We want your feedback on the new DeCS / MeSH website

We invite you to complete a survey that will take no more than 3 minutes.


Go to survey