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portion size

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005105

The amount of a food served or consumed in one eating occasion. A portion is not a standardized amount, and the amount considered to be a portion is subjective and varies.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-005105
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectHuman Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality
Synonymsmeal size; portion control
ReferencesGlossary, FDA; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsofood intake; food preparation; serving size
TranslationsSpanish: tamaño de la porción
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005105",
  "term": "portion size",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The amount of a food served or consumed in one eating occasion. A portion is not a standardized amount, and the amount considered to be a portion is subjective and varies.",
  "synonyms": [
    "meal size",
    "portion control"
  ],
  "subject": "Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality",
  "see_also": [
    "food intake",
    "food preparation",
    "serving size"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Glossary, FDA",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "tamaño de la porción"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/portion-size/"
}

Record 5,105 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.