Dirty Secrets of the Food Processing Industry

~ DIRTY SECRETS of the Food Processing Industry We have always processed our Food. That is something that humans do. We cook our food, that is one type of processing, as well as ferment, grind, soak, bake and chop. All of these are types of food... More

~ DIRTY SECRETS of the Food Processing Industry We have always processed our Food. That is something that humans do. We cook our food, that is one type of processing, as well as ferment, grind, soak, bake and chop. All of these are types of food processing. TRADITIONAL FOOD PROCESSING Traditional processing has two functions: to make food more digestible and to preserve it for use during times when food is not readily available. This type of processing produced traditional foods like sausage and the old fashioned puddings and haggis, as well as grain products, dairy products, pickles, everything from wine and spirits to lacto fermented beverages. Farmers and artisans – bread makers, cheese makers, distillers, millers and so forth – processed these foods. They made delicious foods that retained their nutritional content and kept the profits on the farm and in the farming communities where it belonged. INDUSTRIAL FOOD PROCESSING Unfortunately, in modern times, we have largely rep Less