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pasteurization
thumb|A 1912 Chicago Department of Health poster explains household pasteurization to mothers.
reverse osmosis
water purification process
food processing
transformation of raw ingredients into food, or of food into other forms
press cake
solid block remaining after pressing to extract liquids
homogenization
chemical process
ultra-processed food
type of processed food characterized by cheap ingredients and design for consumer appeal
space food
food used by astronauts
Joule heating
heating of a resistive electrical conductor due to current passing through it
winnowing pan
Agricultural tool for preparing grains
dry ice blasting
cryogenic surface cleaning method
nixtamalization
right|thumb|250px|An 1836 lithograph of [[tortilla production in rural Mexico]] thumb|right|200px|Bowl of hominy (nixtamalized corn kernels)
food extrusion
process to make food
NOVA classification system
food classification system based on the nature, extent, and purpose of industrial food processing
Dielectric heating
heating using radio waves
natural food
term in food labeling and marketing with several definitions
Aseptic processing
Processing technique to produce shelf-stable products that do not need refrigeration
creamery
thumb|right|240px|Inside the Tillamook Cheese Factory thumb|right|240px|Creamery plant with small cheese block processing lines thumb|right|240px|Cheese vat where milk is stirred after cultures and rennet are added to make cheese right|thumb|240px|Cheese on sale at a creamery in the San Francisco ferry building
Marel
Marel is a multi-national food processing company based in Iceland and headquartered in Garðabær. The company manufactures equipment and other services for food processing in the poultry, meat, and fish industries. Marel has approximately 8,000 employees across 30 countries.
tempering chocolate
technique in chocolate manufacture
Hook
Longshore Hook
optical sorting
automated sorting of solid products using cameras and/or lasers
trapiche
thumb|upright=1.3|Trapiche in the island of Hispaniola|The Hispaniola in an engraving of the 17th century A trapiche is a mill made of wooden rollers used to extract juice from fruit, originally olives, and since the Middle Ages, sugar cane as well. By extension the word is also sometimes applied to the location of the mill, whether the workshop or the entire plantation.
individual quick freezing
class of freezing methods
food grading
inspection, assessment and sorting of various foods regarding quality, freshness, legal conformity and market value
processing aid
substance used in the production of processed food, and which may end up in the finished product, but which is not, by law, required to be disclosed to the consumer as an ingredient
Food processing — category · Vinony