July Content Spotlight: Processing

Our July Content Spotlight explores food processing, with a special focus on the thorny topic of ultra-processed foods (UPFs). Read the latest edition of our Brain Food blog for an expert take on where UPFs research is headed next. Check out a Food Technology recap on the pros and cons of processed foods consumption. Explore peer-reviewed articles that tackle the issue of ultra-processed foods from multiple scientific angles—and much more.

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Brain Food blog 

• Untangling Ultra-processed Foods

Food Technology [IFT Member Benefit]

• Ultra-Processed Foods Researchers Call for Collaboration
• Forward Focus
• In Defense of Ultra-Processed Foods
• Meat Smoking: The Path to Tasty Products 
• Hidden Opportunities in the Processed Foods Debate
• Should We Eat More Processed Foods? 

Journal of Food Science [Subscription Required—IFT Member Discount Available]

• Evaluation of the Nutritional Quality of Ultra‐processed Foods (Ready to Eat + Fast Food): Fatty Acids, Sugar, and Sodium 

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety [IFT Member Benefit]

• Designing Healthier and More Sustainable Ultraprocessed Foods
• Ultraprocessed Plant‐based Foods: Designing the Next Generation of Healthy and Sustainable Alternatives to Animal‐based Foods
• Health Benefits of Whole Grain: Effects on Dietary Carbohydrate Quality, the Gut Microbiome, and Consequences of Processing 

IFT FIRST archive

• How Membranes Are Cultivating the Future of Food in Precision Fermentation

For even more on ultra-processed foods, check out this curated collection of IFT resources and keep your eye on our website for a Journal of Food Science special issue dedicated to the topic, due out this fall! 

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