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A product that resembles a traditional food and is a suitable substitute for the traditional food; must be labeled if the new food contains less protein or a lesser amount of any essential vitamin or mineral.<\/p>\n

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Not the real thing and nutritionally inferior than the food it is imitating, substitute.<\/p>\n

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A term used in food labeling that designates according to government regulations that a food is nutritionally inferior to a food it is substituting.<\/p>\n

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Acting in the same way as another person, either temporarily or permanently. This is one of the mechanisms of identification. It can be used in therapy.<\/p>\n

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