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Food Processing at a Crossroad.

Dietrich Knorr¹, Heribert Watzke²

¹Food Biotechnology and Food Process Engineering, Technical University Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Frontiers in Nutrition

|July 12, 2019

Summary

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Food processing significantly impacts human health, evolving from basic cooking to advanced technologies. Understanding this food processing-nutrition interface is crucial for addressing modern diet-health challenges.

Keywords:

PAN principles emerging technologies food process-structure-function relationship food processing food system changes nutrient profiling ultra-processed foods

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Area of Science:

Food Science
Nutritional Science
Human Evolution

Background:

Processed foods face negative perceptions regarding health impacts.
The food processing-nutrition interface is critical in diet-health discussions.
Food processing has a long history influencing human development.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the historical and current role of food processing in human health.
To analyze emerging food technologies and their health implications.
To evaluate existing food classification systems and propose improvements.

Main Methods:

Historical analysis of food processing's role in human evolution.
Review of consumer-centric design principles in food processing.
Analysis of new and emerging food technologies, including non-thermal processing.
Evaluation of food classification systems like NOVA using nutritional data.
Proposal for using ISO standards for natural food ingredients as a reference.

Main Results:

Food processing has played a fundamental role in human development.
A paradigm shift towards gentler, non-thermal processing has occurred.
Existing classification systems require further validation through nutritional analysis.
Uncertainties in assessing "minimal processing" impacts need to be reduced.

Conclusions:

A comprehensive understanding of the food processing-nutrition link is essential.
Emerging technologies offer potential for improved food-health outcomes.
Standardized assessment methods, like ISO standards, are needed.
A radical change and global adaptation in food system research are required.