If you look up processed foods on the Internet, you will find a long list of articles linking processed foods to poor health. Yet in reality, it is a myth that food processing is inherently unhealthy. Under many circumstances, processing actually enhances the healthfulness of foods.
This month’s food processing column focuses on the recent commercial application of ultraviolet (UV) light processing to improve the healthfulness of mushrooms by enhancing their vitamin D content. Although UV p…