Food technology

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002621",
  "term": "Food technology",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The application of food science to the preservation, processing and preparation of foods, and to their packaging, storage and transportation.",
  "synonyms": [
    "food engineering"
  ],
  "subject": "Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality",
  "see_also": [
    "technology",
    "food science",
    "culinary science",
    "processing technology",
    "product development",
    "cultured meat",
    "postharvest treatment",
    "human nutrition",
    "novel foods",
    "food biotechnology",
    "food processing",
    "food preservation",
    "food preparation",
    "food packaging",
    "food storage"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "tecnología alimentaria"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/food-technology/"
}