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Food composition and analysis

How are the processing and nutrient dimensions of foods interconnected? an issue of hierarchy based on three different food scores

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Pages 770-785 | Received 05 Jan 2022, Accepted 29 Mar 2022, Published online: 09 Apr 2022

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