Food processing is the transformation of raw ingredients, by physical or chemical means into food, or of food into other forms. Food processing combines raw food ingredients to produce marketable food products that can be easily prepared and served by the consumer. Food processing typically involves activities such as mincing and macerating, liquefaction, emulsification, and cooking (such as boiling, broiling, frying, or grilling); pickling, pasteurization, and many other kinds of preservation; and canning or other packaging.
Food Production
Generally the transformation of ingredients into finished food products is called as Food Production. Food manufacturing industries that take raw food products and convert them into complete and marketable food items. The food production process includes the processing of raw materials like fruits, vegetables and grains in their harvested forms and meat directly after the butchering process and processes these into the types of food products that are available for the consumers. The range of Food production varies from minimal processing, such as cleaning and packaging, to the complicated processes involving lots of additives, ingredients and methodology as well. The process of Food production processes develop products with longer shelf lives than raw food ingredients.