What are processed foods?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_processing Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food for consumption by humans or animals. The food processing industry utilises these processes. Food processing often takes clean, harvested or slaughtered and butchered components and uses these to produce attractive and marketable food products. Similar process are used to produce animal feed. Examples Following are common food processing techniques: removal of unwanted outer layers, such as potato peeling or the skinning of Peaches Chopping or slicing, of which examples include potato chips, diced carrot, or candied peel. Mincing and macerating Liquefaction, such as to produce fruit juice Emulsification Cooking, such as boiling, broiling, frying, steaming or grilling deep frying Mixing Addition of gas such as air entrainment for bread or gasification of soft drinks Proofing spray drying Extreme examples of food processing include the delicate pre
