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This study aimed to determine and define the components of food literacy. The explanatory sequential mixed design included in the mixed research method was determined as the research design. The data of the study were obtained by the Delphi technique performed with field experts from 14 different disciplines working in 35 different universities by using the 81-item form prepared by the researchers as a result of the literature review. As a result of the descriptive analysis of the data obtained, the scope of food literacy was determined by 75 items, which included the item types of knowledge, skills, behavior, attitude, and value and consisted of the dimensions of planning and management, selection, preparation, and consumption. In the study, food literacy was defined as a whole of interrelated knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, and behaviors, including the planning and management, selection, preparation, and consumption processes for the food intake of individuals at a level to meet their energy and nutrient needs.