food processing

American  

[food prah-ses-ing] / ˈfud ˈprɑ sɛs ɪŋ /

noun

1. the changing of agricultural products into something that humans or animals can eat.

2. the use of a food processor to prepare an ingredient.

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Example Sentences

"It's possible, for instance, that people with specific food anhedonia may have some deficit in the connectivity between brain regions involved in food processing and the reward circuitry."

From Science Daily

Of the roughly 450,000 technical interns in Japan as of June, just under half were from Vietnam and worked across agriculture, construction and food processing.

From Barron's

In recent months, while overall wage growth has slowed, sectors like utilities and food processing have experienced wage gains.

From Barron's

The utilities sector pay jump is likely due to increased demand for artificial intelligence, while the wage acceleration in food processing is likely due to restricted immigration cutting into the labor supply.

From Barron's

Food processing plants apply it to sanitize surfaces and equipment.

From Salon