prehrambeni

Prehrambeni is an adjective used in Croatian, Bosnian and Serbian to denote a relationship to food, nutrition, or the food industry. It is applied in both everyday language and technical contexts to describe sectors, products and practices associated with edible goods. Common phrases include prehrambena industrija (the food industry), prehrambeni proizvod (a food product), prehrambena sigurnost (food safety), prehrambene vrijednosti (nutritional value), prehrambena tehnologija (food technology) and prehrambena higijena (food hygiene).

Origin and form: The term derives from prehrana (nutrition or nourishment) and the adjective-forming suffix -beni(-na). It agrees with the gender and number of the noun it modifies, appearing as prehramben, prehrambena, or prehrambeno.

Scope and usage: In regulatory, economic and scientific discourse, prehrambeni describes aspects of production, processing, packaging, storage and distribution of edible goods, as well as quality control and safety standards. In nutrition-related contexts it can refer to dietary guidelines, nutrient content and public health topics when used in compound terms.

See also: food industry, nutrition, food safety.