Best Before: The Evolution and Future of Processed Food

by Nicola Temple

Long before there was the ready meal, humans processed food to preserve it and make it safe. From fire to fermentation, our ancestors survived periods of famine by changing the very nature of their food. This ability to process food has undoubtedly made us one of the most successful species on the planet, but have we gone too far?

Through manipulating chemical reactions and organisms, scientists have unlocked all kinds of methods of to improve...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472941438
• ISBN13: 9781472941435
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Bloomsbury SIGMA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.7"