TABLE OF CONTENTS Cooking with Fire 4 Farming 6 Canning 8 Gas Stove 10 Breakfast Cereal 12 Pasteurization 14 Electric Refrigerator 16 Iodized Salt 18 Freeze-Drying 20 The Green Revolution 22 Flash-Freezing 24 Genetically Modified Organisms 26 Fact Sheet 28 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 Index 32 About the Author 32
1 EARLY PEOPLES LEARN TO COOK WITH FIRE Scientists are not sure when early humans first cooked food The best proof was found in a cave in Israel Bits of bones were uncovered in the ashes there Flint tools were found nearby Burnt bones were discovered in other parts of the cave Experts think people living there made fires and cooked meat approximately 300,000 years ago Other sites have suggested that humans may have been using cooking fires as much as 1 million years ago Whenever it first happened learning to use fire for cooking was a huge turning point for ancient humans The heat kills harmful bacteria 4 Fire provided the earliest Fire provided the earliest cooking method cooking method cooking method
The 12 Biggest Breakthroughs In Food Technology
Introduces 12 of the most influential moments in the development of food technology along with key players.
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By: Marne Ventura
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Published by: 12-Story Library provided by Amicus, part of The Creative Company
