Why are foods processed?

Answer 1

mass production!

it keeps better (so they say) the shelf life is extended and it's suppose to be safer.

not.

remember the chemicals in processed foods can cause heartburn and other problems such as constipation and weight issues.

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the processed part just means it will keep longer, longer shelf life and maintains it's integrity for a longer period of time with shipping and handling in many conditions.

and makes it less prone to humidity and long term freezing storage.

Answer 2

Processed foods generally have a lot of chemicals, and are built to have a long shelf life. Processed cheese would probably be the best example- it looks (and tastes) like plastic.

Answer 3

Foods were originally processes for several reasons safety and convenience and availability.
and processed food can be just fine as organic bread is a processed product as well organic canned vegetables.

However greed and uncaring took over and started adding very unhealthy crap such as Trans-fats, High fructose corn syrup artificial dyes and other crap which has aided to the large growth in cancer, weight gain type 2 diabetes and general poorer health of American

Answer 4

Why can acid foods like fruits be safely processed in a boiling- water canner?

Yeasts and molds, the most common spoilage organisms associated with acid foods, are easily destroyed at 212 degrees F., the temperature of a boiling-water canner. That is why acid foods can be safely processed using this method. The organism that causes botulism (Clostridium botulinum) cannot survive in acid foods.

Answer 5

A SIMPLE AND DESCRIPTIVE ANSWER FOR YOU

To make them palatable, edible, convenient and with suitable keeping properties, Processing also adds variety to the diet by making foods from combinations of ingredients, as cooks have done down the ages.

Answer 6

Mainly to extend shelf life, but also, as pointed out by another person, for mass production which is also tied to shelf life.

Answer 7

Usually to preserve them for a longer shelf life.

Answer 8

to make more money for the companies, more preservatives =longer shelf life, and our fields lack the nutritional content today they once had, so vitamins are added.

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Answer 9

Food that has been altered either by chemically or naturally.