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MeSH Heading: Food, Processed
Tree Number(s): G07.203.300.523; J02.500.523
Unique ID: D000092965
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000092965
Scope Note: Any raw agricultural commodity that has been subject to washing, cleaning, milling, cutting, chopping, heating, pasteurizing, blanching, cooking, canning, freezing, drying, dehydrating, mixing, packaging or other procedures that alter the food from its natural state. (from A Guide to Federal Terms and Acronyms. Lanham, MD: Government Institutes.1991)
Entry Term(s): Food, Ultra-Processed; Processed Foods; Ultra-Processed Foods
NLM Classification #: WA 708
Previous Indexing: Food (2010-2022)
Public MeSH Note: 2023
History Note: 2023
Date Established: 2023/01/01
Date of Entry: 2022/07/13
Revision Date: 2022/07/12

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