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Innovation in Food and Agriculture
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Abstract Innovation means change. In a case of food and agriculture, it can be the application of new proposals for raw material processing technology, packaging of products, new food additives, and new agricultural technologies. Innovation may lead to reducing or preventing adverse changes caused by microor... view more
Innovation means change. In a case of food and agriculture, it can be the application of new proposals for raw material processing technology, packaging of products, new food additives, and new agricultural technologies. Innovation may lead to reducing or preventing adverse changes caused by microorganisms, oxidation of food ingredients, and enzymatic and nonenzymatic reactions, as well as ensuring safety by inhibiting the development of some pathogenic microorganisms. Change can also provide healthier and more nutritious food. The food is tastier because of the prevention of adverse qualitative changes in food composition, including organoleptic changes, and changes in the perception and pleasures from eating food. In addition, crops can be more abundant thanks to reduced exposure to diseases, adapted agricultural treatments, or higher resistance to changing weather conditions.... view less
Classification
Economic Sectors
Free Keywords
Agricultural technology; Biotechnology; Food additives; Food packaging; Food processing
Collection Title
Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics
Editor
Thompson, Paul B.; Kaplan, David M.
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Publisher
Springer
City
Dordrecht
Page/Pages
p. 1635-1641
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6167-4_628-1
ISBN
978-94-007-6167-4
Status
Preprint; peer reviewed
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Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications