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Physiological Phenomena > Diet, Food, and Nutrition > Nutritional Physiological Phenomena > Diet > Serving Size

Preferred term

Serving Size  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • PORTION SIZE is also available

Scope note

  • A reference measure of food used to identify the calorie and nutrient content in a particular amount of that food. It is defined by an authoritative source, such as the Food Guide Pyramid devised by the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. It is different from PORTION SIZE, which is the amount of food one chooses to eat at a single meal.

History note

  • 2014

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D064788

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