A new classification of foods based on the extent and purpose of their processing Uma nova classificação de alimentos baseada na extensão e propósito do seu processamento

• Main Authors: Carlos Augusto Monteiro (Author), Renata Bertazzi Levy (Author), Rafael Moreira Claro (Author), Inês Rugani Ribeiro de Castro (Author), Geoffrey Cannon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2010-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

This paper describes a new food classification which assigns foodstuffs according to the extent and purpose of the industrial processing applied to them. Three main groups are defined: unprocessed or minimally processed foods (group 1), processed culinary and food industry ingredients (group 2), and...