Digestible energy
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001856
Energy in food or feed that is available to humans or animals by digestion, and measured as the difference between gross energy content and the energy lost in feces.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001856 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality |
| Synonyms | energy digestibility |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Nutritive value; Energy content; Digestibility |
| Translations | Spanish: energía digestible |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-001856",
"term": "Digestible energy",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Energy in food or feed that is available to humans or animals by digestion, and measured as the difference between gross energy content and the energy lost in feces.",
"synonyms": [
"energy digestibility"
],
"subject": "Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality",
"see_also": [
"nutritive value",
"energy content",
"digestibility"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "energía digestible"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/digestible-energy/"
}
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