Ultrasound technology is emerging as a transformative tool in food processing and fermentation, offering novel approaches to improve product quality, enhance microbial performance, and increase ...

Ultra-processed food makes up more than half of the food eaten in the United States. While some foods are fine in moderation, eating too much can affect your health. Here’s what you need to know about ...

Processed food can get a bad rap. But according to researchers in Norway, new processing techniques can help extend shelf-life to reduce food waste and its detrimental effects on the environment.

As criticism around ultra-processed food builds, a panel of nutritionists and food engineers argue the practice has huge potential in producing safer and environmentally sustainable nutrition to the ...

Like a powerful locomotive, the food and beverage manufacturing industry has incredible forward momentum, driven by innovative new processes and products. Consumer attitudes continue to evolve and ...

With the farming season in full effect, and the harvest right around the corner, there is renewed focus on the state of labor for our essential agricultural and food processing workers. Due to ...

As an applied food scientist, Alan Kelly receives funding both from public sources and from food companies for his research. I have a radical suggestion: let’s ban processed and ultra-processed foods.

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The recently updated dietary guidelines for Americans, released this January by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), rightfully emphasize whole foods over ultraprocessed foods. But the ...

Processed food has changed our world, providing nutritious, tasty food to growing populations. Questions are being raised regarding the “healthfulness” of processed foods, with more and more studies ...