biofortification
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000741
An increase in the nutritional value of plant foods obtained through convential crop breeding methods or through crop genetic engineering techniques. This contrasts with postharvest fortification in which nutrients are added during processing.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000741 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | nutritive value; fortified feed; biofortified crops; food fortification; fortified foods |
| Translations | Spanish: biofortificación |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-000741",
"term": "biofortification",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "An increase in the nutritional value of plant foods obtained through convential crop breeding methods or through crop genetic engineering techniques. This contrasts with postharvest fortification in which nutrients are added during processing.",
"subject": "Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality",
"see_also": [
"nutritive value",
"fortified feed",
"biofortified crops",
"food fortification",
"fortified foods"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "biofortificación"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/biofortification/"
}
Record 741 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.