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FOOD AND NUTRITION > FOOD > PROCESSED FOODS

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PROCESSED FOODS  

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  • FOODS MANUFACTURED BY ADDING SALT OR SUGARS (OR OTHER SUBSTANCES OF CULINARY USE SUCH AS OILS OR VINEGAR) TO WHOLE FOODS, TO MAKE THEM MORE DURABLE AND SOMETIMES ALSO TO MODIFY THEIR PALATABILITY. THEY ARE DIRECTLY DERIVED FROM FOODS AND RECOGNIZABLE AS VERSIONS OF THE ORIGINAL FOODS. PROCESSES INCLUDE CANNING AND BOTTLING USING OILS, SUGARS OR SALT, AND METHODS OF PRESERVATION SUCH AS SALTING, SALT PICKLING, SMOKING AND CURING.

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  • TERM CREATED 2026

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https://elsst.cessda.eu/id/7/3943b05d-3c6d-41d6-8464-529311e126e2

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