Glucosamine A16YQ Core term * RPC Derivatives/ ingredients **

Glucosamine (C6H13NO5) is an amino sugar and a precursor in the biochemical synthesis of glycosylated proteins and lipids. Glucosamine is commonly used as a food supplement to support the structure and function of joints.

Core term (Level of detail)

A standard food term, suitable as a base term in a FoodEx2 code. ↩

RPC Derivatives/ ingredients (Type of Term)

A food made from a single commodity by a process that changes its nature, such as flour from grain or oil from seeds. ↩

Implicit facet descriptors *

Facet descriptor

Implicit facet descriptors are characteristics a food already implies, so they are left out of its FoodEx2 code. For example, "smoked salmon" (A02KF) implies the facet descriptor "smoking" (F28.A07JV); because the term itself already conveys it, it is not added to the code. ↩

Narrower terms

These are child terms of the current term, "Glucosamine".

Glucosamine has no narrower terms in All Lists.

Sibling terms

Other terms sharing the same "Ingredients for food fortification/enrichment and supplements" parent term.

Record metadata

Status
APPROVED
Version
8.14
Valid from
25 Sept 2017, 16:48
Valid to
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Last update
25 Sept 2017, 16:48