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A cheesemaker adds salt to cheese curds at a dairy.

The video thumbnail image shows a collage of a Campbell's condensed soup can, a bowl of tomato soup, a grilled cheese sandwhich, and a 1950s housewife spooning soup into a pot.

Pasteurization of Milk

harvested tomatoes

How bacteria growth affects food spoilage and diseases

Learn how health inspectors support public safety by ensuring sanitary and efficient food production practices

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Homemade fruit jam in the jar, jelly, preserves

What’s the Difference Between Jam, Jelly, and Preserves?

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King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Horses. Equus caballus. Horse stable. A brown horse looks out from his stall through the window.

Horsing Around: 7 of the Weirdest Racehorse Names in History

Secret Service Agent Listens To Earpiece

Secret Service Code Names of 11 U.S. Presidents

In this aerial photo, structures are damaged and destroyed October 15, 2005 in Balakot, Pakistan. It is estimated that 90% of the city of Balakot was leveled by the earthquake. The death toll in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005 is believed to be 38,000 with at least 1,300 more dead in Indian Kashmir. SEE CONTENT NOTES.

6 of the World’s Deadliest Natural Disasters

Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)

6 Important Mughal Emperors

Vietnam War. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson awards the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant Marty A. Hammer, during a visit to military personnel, Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, October 26, 1966. President Johnson

Vietnam War Timeline

Data analysis of the Super Bowl's "winningest" teams, game locations, MVP winners by position, teams with the most game losses. football, sports, infographic

From Sport to Spectacle: The History of the Super Bowl

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Photos and Videos

A cheesemaker adds salt to cheese curds at a dairy.

Pasteurization of Milk

harvested tomatoes

The video thumbnail image shows a collage of a Campbell's condensed soup can, a bowl of tomato soup, a grilled cheese sandwhich, and a 1950s housewife spooning soup into a pot.

How bacteria growth affects food spoilage and diseases

Learn how health inspectors support public safety by ensuring sanitary and efficient food production practices

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Topics

cereal processing food preservation meat processing fat and oil processing fish processing fruit processing vegetable processing poultry processing food additive cream separator agricultural technology automation gastronomy materials testing aquaculture domestication materials processing production system storage packaging

Key People

Cadbury, George

George Cadbury

British businessman

Philip Danforth Armour

Philip Danforth Armour

American entrepreneur

Ralph Helstein

American labor leader

Candler

Asa Griggs Candler

American manufacturer

Jean Étienne de Boré

American agriculturalist

George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver

American agricultural chemist

Quiz

Slices of lemon pie topped with meringue.

Baking and Baked Goods Quiz

Close-up of limes. (citrus fruit; food)

A Few Facts About Food Processing Quiz