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Benefits of food processing include toxin removal, preservation, simplification of marketing and distribution tasks, and increase in food consistency. In addition, it increases seasonal availability of many foods, enables transportation of delicate perishable foods across long distances, and makes many kinds of foods safe to eat by removing the micro-organisms. Modern supermarkets would not be feasible without modern food processing techniques. It also makes long voyages possible and military campaigns significantly easier and less costly to execute.
Modern food processing also improves the quality of life for allergists, diabetics, and other people who cannot consume some common food elements. Food processing can also add extra nutrients such as vitamins.
Processed foods are often less susceptible to early spoilage than fresh foods, and are better suited for long distance transportation from the source to the consumer. Fresh materials, such as fresh produce and raw meats, are more likely to harbour pathogenic micro-organisms capable of causing serious illnesses.
III. Complete the sentences.
1. Food processing includes...
2. By removing the most micro-organisms food processing increases …
3. There would be no modern supermarkets without …
4. Processed foods have a longer shelf-life than …
5. Raw materials can have … on their surface which are capable of …
IV. Translate from Russian into English.
Включает в себя удаление токсинов; позволяет транспортировать скоропортящиеся продукты на длинные дистанции; длительные путешествия не были бы возможны; было бы значительно труднее и дороже проводить военные кампании; улучшать качество жизни; добавлять дополнительные питательные вещества; лучше приспособлены для длительной транспортировки от источника к потребителю; является убежищем для патогенных микроорганизмов; вызывает серьезные болезни.
V. Compare fresh products and processed products, what are benefits and drawbacks of them?
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