| English | Italian |
| adequate food supply A quantity of nutriments that meets fundamental nutritional requirements and is provided to a person, group or community on a continuing basis | disponibilità alimentare adeguata |
| adequate food supply | disponibilità alimentare adeguata |
| basic food requirement The minimum nutriments deemed necessary for a person of a particular age, gender, physiological condition and activity level to sustain life, health and growth | esigenza alimentare di base |
| basic food requirement | esigenza alimentare di base |
| competition for food | competizione per l'alimento |
| concentration in the successive links in the food chain | concentrazione nelle maglie successive della catena alimentare |
| concentration of pollutants in the food chain | concentrazione di inquinanti nella catena alimentare |
| convenience food | prodotto alimentare complesso |
| convenience food Food so prepared and presented as to be easily and quickly ready for consumption | prodotto alimentare complesso |
| food additive Substances that have no nutritive value in themselves (or are not being used as nutrients) which are added to food during processing to improve colour, texture, flavour, or keeping qualities | additivo alimentare |
| food chain | catena trofica |
| food chain | filiera alimentare |
| food chain A sequence of organisms on successive trophic levels within a community, through which energy is transferred by feeding; energy enters the food chain during fixation by primary producers (mainly green plants) and passes to the herbivores (primary consumers) and then to the carnivores (secondary and tertiary consumers) | catena alimentare |
| food chain | catena alimentare |
| food colourant Any digestible substance, usually a synthetic dye, which manufacturers add to food to give it color and enhance its appearance | colorante alimentare |
| food colourant | colorante alimentare |
| food commerce | commercio di alimenti |
| food commerce An interchange of any food commodity or related food products, usually on a large scale | commercio di alimenti |
| food contamination | contaminazione degli alimenti |
| food cycle | ciclo nutritivo |
| food hygiene That part of the science of hygiene that deals with the principles and methods of sanitation applied to the quality of foodstuffs, to their processing, preparation, conservation and consumption by man | igiene alimentare |
| food industry The commercial production and packaging of foods that are fabricated by processing, by combining various ingredients, or both | industria alimentare |
| food intake | ingestione di cibo |
| food interrelations | relazione alimentare |
| food interrelations | relazione trofica |
| food irradiation The most recent addition to food preservation technologies is the use of ionizing radiation, which has some distinct advantages over conventional methods. With irradiation, foods can be treated after packaging, thus eliminating post-processing contamination. In addition, foods are preserved in a fresh state and can be kept longer without noticeable loss of quality. Food irradiation leaves no residues, and changes in nutritional value due to irradiation are comparable with those produced by other processes. Irradiation is the process of applying high energy to a material, such as food, to sterilize or extend its shelf-life by killing microorganisms, insects and other pests residing on it. Sources of ionizing radiation that have been used include gamma rays, electron beams and X-rays. Gamma rays are produced by radioactive isotopes such as Cobalt-60. Electron beams are produced by linear accelerators, which themselves are powered by electricity. The dose applied to a product is themost important factor of the process. At high doses, food is essentially sterilized, just as occurs in canning. Products so treated can be stored at room temperature almost indefinitely. Controversial and banned in some countries | irradiazione degli alimenti |
| food particle | particella di cibo |
| food particle | particella alimentare |
| food plant | pianta alimentare |
| food pollutant Potentially harmful substances in any food consumed by humans, or other animals, including inorganic and organic chemicals, viruses and bacteria | inquinante alimentare |
| food pollutant | inquinante alimentare |
| food preservation | conservazione degli alimenti |
| food preservation Processing designed to protect food from spoilage caused by microbes, enzymes, and autooxidation | conservazione degli alimenti |
| food processing industry | industria della lavorazione degli alimenti |
| food processing industry A commercial establishment in which food is manufactured or packaged for human consumption | industria della lavorazione degli alimenti |
| food production agriculture | produzione alimentare (agricoltura |
| food production agriculture, No definition needed | produzione alimentare (agricoltura) |
| food productivity | produttivit... alimentare |
| food quality | qualità degli alimenti |
| food requirement | fabbisogno alimentare |
| food requirement The minimum food ration required for satisfying the essential needs of an organism | fabbisogno alimentare |
| food requirements | fabbisogno alimentare |
| food requirements | fabbisogno nutrizionale |
| food requirements | esigenza alimentare |
| food science The applied science which deals with the chemical, biochemical, physical, physiochemical, and biological properties of foods | scienza dell'alimentazione |
| food selection | scelta del nutrimento |
| food selection | scelta del cibo |
| food storage Stock of food kept in storage as a national measure to provide security against fluctuations in food supply | immagazzinamento di derrate alimentari |
| food supply | disponibilità di sostanze nutritive |
| food technology The application of science and engineering to the refining, manufacturing, and handling of foods; many food technologists are food scientists rather than engineers | tecnologia alimentare |
| food transport | trasporto di derrate alimentari |
| food waste | rifiuti di cucina |
| food web | rete trofica |
| food web | rete alimentare |
| high protein food | alimento altamente proteico |
| infestation of food | infestazione di alimenti |
| infestation of food Food that has been contaminated and deteriorated by some kind of pest | infestazione di alimenti |
| ingestion of food | ingestione di cibo |
| monitoring of radioactive contamination of the food chain | controllo della contaminazione radioattiva della catena alimentare |
| novel food genetically enginereed food; Genetically engineered foods. Novel foods, including those altered using biotechnology, should not differ "significantly" from the foods they are to replace. Labels should not be misleading, but must make clear any differences between the novel food and its "conventional" alternative, and must say how that difference was achieved. Foods containing a genetically modified living organism, such as a live yogurt made with an altered culture, would always be labelled. Any food whose modification might raise moral or health worries to consumers would also have to carry a label. This would include genes from an animal considered unclean by some religions, or from a plant that might cause allergic reactions. However, foods which, although made using novel methods, are identical to conventional foods, would not have to be labelled | alimento modificato geneticamente |
| nutritive value of food The measure of the quantity or availability of nutrients found in materials ingested and utilized by humans or animals as a source of nutrition and energy | valore nutritivo degli alimenti |
| nutritive value of food | valore nutritivo degli alimenti |
| staple food The most commonly or regularly eaten food in a country or community and which forms the mainstay of the total calorie supply, especially in the poorer populations and at times of food shortage | alimento di base |
| transfer coefficient in the food chain | coefficiente di trasferimento nella catena alimentare |
| Waste from agricultural, horticultural, hunting, fishing and aquaculture primary production, food preparation and processing | Rifiuti provenienti da produzione, trattamento e preparazione di alimenti in agricoltura, orticoltura, caccia, pesca ed acquicoltura |
| waste from agricultural, horticultural, hunting, fishing and aquaculture primary production, food preparation and processing | rifiuti provenienti da produzione,trattamento e preparazione di alimenti in agricoltura,orticoltura,caccia,pesca ed acquicoltura |
| wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing, food preparation and processing | rifiuti provenienti da produzione,trattamento e preparazione di alimenti in agricoltura,orticoltura,caccia,pesca ed acquicoltura |
| wastes from the preparation and processing of meat, fish and other foods of animal origin | rifiuti della preparazione e del trattamento di carne, pesce ed altri alimenti di origine animale |
| wastes from the preparation and processing of meat, fish and other foods of animal origin | rifiuti della preparazione e del trattamento di carne,pesce ed altri alimenti di origine animale |
