Processed Foods: Origins
- 400,000 years ago, man decided to cook meat on fire, and the first ‘processed’ food was consumed.
- Agriculture started about 15,000 years ago and gave way to fermentation of alcohol and dairy products, baking, and preservation of meat by salt or brining.
- Food processing has been important for keeping food edible for long, and to create new flavours.
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