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The LanguaL 2017™ Thesaurus - Systematic Display

	Updated 2018-06-12

FTC

K0020

Descriptor

K. PACKING MEDIUM

Scope note

This term is for CLASSIFICATION ONLY; DO NOT USE term in indexing. Use a more precise narrower term.

Description


The medium in which the food is packed for preservation and handling or the medium surrounding homemade foods, e.g., peaches cooked in sugar syrup. The packing medium may provide a controlled environment for the food. It may also serve to improve palatability and consumer appeal.

A. PRODUCT TYPE

C. PART OF PLANT OR ANIMAL

EXTRACT, CONCENTRATE OR ISOLATE OF PLANT OR ANIMAL

PART OF ALGAE OR FUNGUS

PART OF PLANT OR ANIMAL NOT APPLICABLE

PART OF PLANT OR ANIMAL NOT KNOWN

E. PHYSICAL STATE, SHAPE OR FORM

F. EXTENT OF HEAT TREATMENT

EXTENT OF HEAT TREATMENT NOT KNOWN

HEAT-TREATED, MULTIPLE COMPONENTS, DIFFERENT DEGREES OF TREATMENT

NOT HEAT-TREATED

G. COOKING METHOD

H. TREATMENT APPLIED

J. PRESERVATION METHOD

K. PACKING MEDIUM

M. CONTAINER OR WRAPPING

N. FOOD CONTACT SURFACE

FOOD CONTACT SURFACE FROM HUMAN-MADE MATERIAL

FOOD CONTACT SURFACE FROM NATURAL MATERIAL

FOOD CONTACT SURFACE NOT KNOWN

FOOD CONTACT SURFACE, OTHER

NO FOOD CONTACT SURFACE PRESENT

P. CONSUMER GROUP/DIETARY USE/LABEL CLAIM

CONSUMER GROUP NOT APPLICABLE

CONSUMER GROUP NOT KNOWN

DIETARY CLAIM OR USE

FOOD ALLERGEN LABELLING

LABEL OR LABELING CLAIM

R. GEOGRAPHIC PLACES AND REGIONS

Z. ADJUNCT CHARACTERISTICS OF FOOD

News

FoodData Central
October 2020 release.

2020-10-31
A new version of the USDA ARS FoodData Central was released October 2020.
For more information, see FoodData Central website.

The French Ciqual 2020 table is online

2020-07-07
With 3,185 foods and 67 constituents, the 2020 version of the Ciqual table is available. See the ANSES-CIQUAL website.

First Anniversary release of USDA ARS FoodData Central

2020-05-17
For more information, see USDA National Agricultural Library's Food and Nutrition Updates - May 2020.

Report Report on nutrient analysis of key cuts of British pork

2020-04-28
Analytical survey on key cuts of pork sold in the UK commissioned by Agriculture and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) and Public Health England (PHE). See Quadram Institute Bioscience’s Food Databanks National Capability website.