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Processed Food

The document outlines the history of processed food, beginning with prehistoric cooking techniques and early preservation methods by ancient civilizations. It highlights significant advancements in the 19th century, such as canning and pasteurization, and the evolution of food processing in the 20th century with innovations like instant meals and new preservation methods. In the 21st century, the focus has shifted towards ensuring food safety and making processed food affordable, healthy, and environmentally friendly.

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Processed Food

The document outlines the history of processed food, beginning with prehistoric cooking techniques and early preservation methods by ancient civilizations. It highlights significant advancements in the 19th century, such as canning and pasteurization, and the evolution of food processing in the 20th century with innovations like instant meals and new preservation methods. In the 21st century, the focus has shifted towards ensuring food safety and making processed food affordable, healthy, and environmentally friendly.

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History of Processed Food

●​ Food Processing means transforming the food from its initial form to another
form.

●​ Prehistoric Times, 1.5 Million Years Ago - food processing was discovered.
Cooking is the first method that our ancestors used.
●​ 9600 B.C. - Food preservation is also followed by Mesopotamians and Ancient
Egyptians which includes salting, drying, and smoking.
●​ 19th Century: Canning and Pasteurization
-​ 1809 - Nicolas Appert, a French chef, invented hermetic bottling technique
or preservation of some food using glass containers kept in boiling water.
This was used to preserve food for the French troops.
-​ 1810 - Peter Duran invented canning instead of glass containers to
preserve food.
-​ 1864 - Louis Pasteur, a French microbiologist, developed Pasteurization.
Pasteurization is preserving juices and milk using heat without
compromising the nutritional quality or taste of the food.
●​ 20th century
-​ Post-WWII, food processing advanced. Spray drying, freeze-drying, juice
concentrate, artificial sweeteners, and coloring agents were invented.
Preservatives were also invented such as sodium benzoate.
-​ Late 20th century - instant soups, frozen meats, and ready-to-eat meals
were introduced.
-​ Appliances were invented, primarily targeting housewives, to prepare food
easily.
●​ 21st century
-​ Food safety of processed food was reevaluated since preservation
processes reduce the nutritional values of healthy foods. As of today, the
next goal of food processing is to make food affordable, healthy, and
environmentally friendly.
References:

Apec_Access. (2023, October 5). The history of Food processing: how we got to what
we eat. APEC USA.
https://www.apecusa.com/blog/the-history-of-food-processing-how-we-got-to-wha
t-we-eat/
Cableveyconvey. (2024, January 9). The evolution of the processed foods industry -
Cablevey Conveyors. Cablevey Conveyors.
https://cablevey.com/the-evolution-of-the-processed-foods-industry/

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