A new classification of foods based on the extent and purpose of their processing

Augusto Monteiro, Carlos; Bertazzi Levy, Renata; Moreira Claro, Rafael; Rugani Ribeiro de Castro, Inês; Cannon, Geoffrey

doi:10.1590/s0102-311x2010001100005

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A new classification of foods based on the extent and purpose of their processing

Published in Cadernos de Saúde Pública • Nov 1, 2010

Authors:

Carlos Augusto Monteiro

Renata Bertazzi Levy

Rafael Moreira Claro

Abstract

This paper describes a new food classification which assigns foodstuffs according to the extent and purpose of the industrial processing applied to them. Three main groups are defined: unprocessed or minimally processed foods (group 1), processed culinary and food industry ingredients (group 2), and...

Subject

Food group

Food processing

Food science

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