<p>美容：make oneself more beautiful<br />
美容的食物：beauty foods, beauty-enhancing foods</p>
<p>I even found this:<br />
营养美容:  nutritional cosmetology</p>
<p>关键是将有助于<strong>美容的食物</strong>放在手边”，他说。<br />
He said, &quot;The key is having <strong>beauty-enhancing foods</strong> at hand.&quot;</p>
<p>试试这些家庭常见食物的<strong>美容用途</strong>吧。<br />
Try the <strong>beautifying effect</strong> of these common household foods.</p>
<p>浆果：不同种类的浆果如蓝莓，黑莓，树莓，小红莓以及草莓都是超赞的<strong>美容食物</strong>哦。<br />
Berries: different kinds of berries such as blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, cranberries, as well as strawberries are all super <strong>beauty foods</strong>.</p>
<p>协会有专家为你解答体育按摩、常见病的穴位按摩以及<strong>营养美容</strong>保健等各方面的问题。<br />
Our association has an expert to answer questions on all kinds of problems relating to sports massage, acupuncture point massage for common illnesses as well as <strong>nutritional cosmetology</strong>, health care etcetera.</p>

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Pedroski
<p>美容 in 美容食品 is an adjectival noun (beauty) or an adjective (beautifying)</p>
<p>The term 美容食品 (beauty-enhancing food) is relatively new. The traditional term for food that is good for your beauty is 養顔食品.</p>
<p>養顔 can be a verb or an adjective</p>
<p>美容的 in 美容的食品 is an adjective (noun + adjective marker 的) for &quot;beautifying&quot;</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>In Chinese you can use &quot;美容的&quot; to describe certain kinds of food that are said to benefit your looks. I've never heard &quot;cosmetic&quot; use to describe food's effects on a person, only the visual appeal of the food itself, so I'm wondering if there is a more appropriate translation.</p>

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How do you translate "美容的" for food?
# How do you translate "美容的" for food?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-10-09)

In Chinese you can use "美容的" to describe certain kinds of food that are said to benefit your looks. I've never heard "cosmetic" use to describe food's effects on a person, only the visual appeal of the food itself, so I'm wondering if there is a more appropriate translation.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-10-09. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

美容：make oneself more beautiful  
美容的食物：beauty foods, beauty-enhancing foods

I even found this:  
营养美容: nutritional cosmetology

关键是将有助于**美容的食物**放在手边”，他说。  
He said, "The key is having **beauty-enhancing foods** at hand."

试试这些家庭常见食物的**美容用途**吧。  
Try the **beautifying effect** of these common household foods.

浆果：不同种类的浆果如蓝莓，黑莓，树莓，小红莓以及草莓都是超赞的**美容食物**哦。  
Berries: different kinds of berries such as blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, cranberries, as well as strawberries are all super **beauty foods**.

协会有专家为你解答体育按摩、常见病的穴位按摩以及**营养美容**保健等各方面的问题。  
Our association has an expert to answer questions on all kinds of problems relating to sports massage, acupuncture point massage for common illnesses as well as **nutritional cosmetology**, health care etcetera.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-10-10. Score: 2

美容 in 美容食品 is an adjectival noun (beauty) or an adjective (beautifying)

The term 美容食品 (beauty-enhancing food) is relatively new. The traditional term for food that is good for your beauty is 養顔食品.

養顔 can be a verb or an adjective

美容的 in 美容的食品 is an adjective (noun + adjective marker 的) for "beautifying"


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