Sweetbreads
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006198
The thymus glands of veal, young beef, lamb and pork used as food.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006198 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Organ meats; Pancreas; Thymus gland |
| Translations | Spanish: mollejas |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006198",
"term": "Sweetbreads",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The thymus glands of veal, young beef, lamb and pork used as food.",
"subject": "Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality",
"see_also": [
"organ meats",
"pancreas",
"thymus gland"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "mollejas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/sweetbreads/"
}
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