Food Technology Timeline
Category: Other
Updated: 2 Oct 2017
Heather King - Media monday
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Created byHeather King
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-Direct Steam injection
to pasteurize
-Sliced Bread-Thermostatic on/off temperature control
-Closed-loop pressure & liquid-level controls
-Enamel-lined cansFruit/vegetable slicer/dicer
Motorized conveyors
Automated setup machines
allow fiber shipping cartons
to replace woodMethod of Canning food
was invented.Automatic pH control
Heat-shrinkable film (Pliofilm)
Frozen orange juice concentrate-Freeze-dried instant coffee
-Cold filtration for packaged draft beer
-Automated milk standardization; 2% milkInfrared cooking and baking
Plastic milk bottle-World War II spurs mass-feeding
market, convenience foods, institu-
tional packaging
-War accelerates applications
of freezing, drying, dehydration,
concentration and packaging techno-
logies developed in ‘30s-Meat-liquifying comminuter
(for baby foods)
-Dehydrofreezing-Electron-beam system for sterilizing meats
-Ultrasound homogenizes dairy products,
destabilizes enzymes, extracts flavors,
accelerates cheese ripening, kills bacteria3-A sanitary standards for dairy equipment
High fructose corn syrup7-hour Salmonella detection-Multi-ply plastic barrier bottle
-Radio frequency finish heat
for crackers, biscuits
-Cook/chill processFirst microwaveable frozen
food products-Robotic packaging, handling
equipment
-Genetically engineered enzymes,
proteins, yeastsFirst commercial food irradiation plant-Automated gamma, e-beam and x-ray
irradiation plants
-Internet purchasing exchanges, B2B e-
commerce
-Electroheating for UHT milk
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