Curing (food products)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001647",
  "term": "Curing (food products)",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Any of a variety of processes that employ chemicals, smoke, sugar, or spices to preserve foods and/or modify tenderness, color or flavor; may be used in combination with drying.",
  "synonyms": [
    "food curing"
  ],
  "subject": "Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality",
  "see_also": [
    "food processing",
    "salting",
    "curing agents",
    "food preservation",
    "cured foods",
    "salted foods",
    "smoked foods",
    "smoking (food products)",
    "drying"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "curado (productos alimentarios)"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/curing-food-products/"
}