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Food processing is the branch of Food Science, where a set of techniques and methods are used to change the raw ingredients into prepared food. It is a procedure in which food is prepared for consumption purposes by humans and animals. Food processing is a broad term, in itself, which includes processing, preservation, manufacturing, packaging, and canning of various food items. In India, Food Processing industry is gaining momentum as consumer food industry. The modern food processing techniques have prompted the feasibility of the development of present day stores. In the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the Modern food processing technology was developed in a large part to serve military needs.