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Spanish: palatabilidad

English translation: makes food palatable







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Spanish term or phrase:...da la palatabilidad a las comidas...
English translation:makes food palatable
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Medical - Nutrition / nutrition
Spanish term or phrase: palatabilidad
Una útima consideración a favor de las grasas; es el nutriente que le da la palatabilidad a las comidas, es decir, que le otorga esa consistencia suave y aterciopelada que hace apetecibles los alimentos, y facilita la masticación y el ingreso al organismo.
Maria Eugenia Roca Rodriguez
Argentina
makes food palatable (palatability)
Explanation:
In your context, I'd say - 'makes food palatable' or something similar.

HTH


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Sheila Hardie
Spain
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Summary of answers provided
4 +9makes food palatable (palatability)
Sheila Hardie
5that gives food its taste
Jane Lamb-Ruiz
5palatability / palatableness
Maria Luisa Duarte
4 +1palatability
Valentín Hernández Lima
4savoriness
Clauwolf
4appetizing, taste good
Sol
4tastinessGail


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
makes food palatable (palatability)

Explanation:
In your context, I'd say - 'makes food palatable' or something similar.

HTH


Sheila

Sheila Hardie
Spain
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Valentín Hernández Lima
1 min

agree SwissTell
3 mins

agree nicholash: absolutely
5 mins

agree Nikki Graham
12 mins

agree MJ Barber
43 mins

agree Lucy Phillips: I think 'more palatable' is possibly preferable - fat free food can also be palatable?
1 hr
  -> thanks, everyone:-)

agree margaret caulfield
5 hrs

agree Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
6 hrs

agree Adriana Torres
9 hrs
  -> thanks, everyone:-)
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
palatability

Explanation:
The quality or state of being palatable, that is, agreeable to the palate or taste or SAVORY.

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Valentín Hernández Lima
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree RJFrances
4 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
palatability / palatableness

Explanation:
PALATABILITY

Ref.: - WordNet Dictionary

Definition: [n] the property of being acceptable to the mouth

Synonyms: palatableness

Antonyms: unpalatability, unpalatableness


Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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appetizing, taste good

Explanation:
makes food appetizing
makes food taste good

HOW FAT MAKES YOU FAT
... not making you feel full. Fat makes food taste good and many people
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makes food tasty

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... is strange. Hamburgers are full of fat and fat makes food tasty, so
McDonalds hamburgers have become universally popular. I just ...
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Sol
United States
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tastiness

Explanation:
tastiness - Definition by HyperDictionary.com
... tastiness. Pronunciation: t'eysteenus. WordNet Dictionary. Definition: [n] pleasant
palatability. Synonyms: pleasingness. See Also: palatability, palatableness. ...
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Definition of tastiness: [n] pleasant palatability

Synonyms: pleasingness

See Also: palatability, palatableness




Gail
United States
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savoriness

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Clauwolf
Brazil
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that gives food its taste

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that makes food tasty


no palatable in this context in English; a no go...IMO

Jane Lamb-Ruiz
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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