Any measure related to the processing of food stuffs. Basic technologies applied in the postharvest production of food for man.
Planning and development of industries for the processing of food products. General descriptions of food processing industries. Equipment and processing techniques of food and drink manufacture. Methods of preservation of foodstuffs and processed foods: drying, dehydration,
irradiation, etc.
Food processing is the transformation of agricultural products into food, or of one form of food into other forms. Food processing includes many forms of processing foods, from grinding grain to make raw flour to home cooking to complex industrial methods used to make convenience foods. Some food processing methods play important roles in reducing food waste and improving food preservation, thus reducing the total environmental impact of agriculture and improving food security. Primary food processing is necessary to make most foods edible, and secondary food processing turns the ingredients into familiar foods, such as bread. Tertiary food processing has been criticized for promoting overnutrition and obesity, containing too much sugar and salt, too little fiber, and otherwise being unhealthful in respect to dietary needs of humans and farm animals.
