Ukutya
Ukutya yiyo nantonina [1] esisondlo nenkxaso yomzimba. Idla ngokuba yinto esuka kwisityalo okanye isilwanyana ngokwemveli, kwaye iba yinto equlathe izakha mzimba ezinje ngamafutha, iiproteyini, iivithamini, okanye iityuwa neeswekile zomzimba . Zonke ke ezi zinto zikukutya okuthi kungeniswe emzimbeni zizidalwa eziphilayo zize ke iimbewu zegazi (iicell) zomzimba zizithaphulele ke kuzo ezi zinto zikukutya ngeenjongo zokuba zibenamandla, zibenobomi, okanye zikhule kakuhle.
HNgokwembali, abantu bazigcinela ukutya ngeendlela ezimbini: ngokuzingela nangokudibana, nangokulima. Namhlanje, inkoliso yokutya kwamandla okufunwa ngamandla kukwanda koluntu lwehlabathi kuziswa ngamashishini okutya.
Ukhuseleko lokutya kunye nokugcinwa kokutya kukhuselekile kusesweni lwamagosa anjenge International Association for Food Protection, World Resources Institute, World Food Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization, okanye International Food Information Council.