Best Before: The Evolution and Future of Processed Food (Bloomsbury Sigma) [NulledPremium]

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Book details
File Size: 1.11 MB
Format: epub
Print Length: 272 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury Sigma; 1 edition (February 22, 2018)
Publication Date: February 22, 2018
Sold by: Amazon.com Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B077BMLR3C

Does our food packaging tell us the whole story behind what’s on our plate? Best Before puts processed food into perspective. Nicola Temple explores how processing methods have evolved in many of the foods that we love in response to big business, consumer demand, health concerns, innovation, political will, waste and even war. From fire to fermentation, our ancestors survived periods of famine by changing the very nature of their food. This ability to process food has undoubtedly made us one of the most successful species on the planet, but have we gone too far? Through manipulating chemical reactions and organisms, scientists have unlocked all kinds of methods of to improve food longevity and increase supply, from apples that stay fresh for weeks to cheese that is matured over days rather than months. And more obscure types of food processing, such as growing steaks in a test-tube and 3D-printed pizzas, seem to have come straight from the pages of a science-fiction novel. These developments are keeping up with the changing needs of the demanding consumer, but we only tend notice them when the latest scaremongering headline hits the news. Best Before arms readers with the information they need to be rational consumers, capable of making informed decisions about their food.