What is the NOVA method of food classification? Food processing ensures safety and shelf life by transforming raw components into new products. In the last several decades, this has changed in ...

While we await a federal definition of UPFs and possibly labeling, a handful of food processors already have found ways to ...

The study found that when asked how processed they thought a given food was, people perceived this foods heuristically at a similar level of processing as it had been officially rated by the NOVA ...

If you’ve not heard of ultra-processed food (UPF), it’s time to crawl out from under that rock. But if you’ve heard of UPF and still aren’t sure which foods count, you’re not alone. Despite all the ...

Since Brazilian nutritionist Carlos Monteiro coined the term ultra-processed foods (UPF) in 2009 as the most processed category in the Nova classification system, research and campaigning have ...

Many plant-based protein-rich foods are soy-based. Processing has a big impact on how much of the soybean's original components including potentially beneficial compounds end up in the final product ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Errol Schweizer has the essential take on the grocery industry. People have processed food since the dawn of time. Nixtamalizing ...