The researchers are part of a task force established by the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST). The IUFoST task force was formed to develop a more scientific approach to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many plant-based protein-rich foods on the market 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most nutrition science suggests that meals with the same basic nutritional profile will have the same impact on a person's ...

Most nutrition science suggests that meals with the same basic nutritional profile will have the same impact on a person’s blood sugar. But is there something about food processing itself that ...