About Potatoes. Whether mashed, baked or roasted, people often consider potatoes as comfort food. It is an important food staple and the number one vegetable crop in the world. Potatoes are available year-round as they are harvested somewhere every month of the year. The potato belongs to the Solanaceae or nightshade family whose other members include tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, and tomatillos.
The United States Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, Section 201, Chapter II defines processed food as: any food other than a raw agricultural commodity and includes any raw agricultural commodity that has been subject to processing, such as canning, cooking, freezing, dehydration, or milling. Examples of processing include: Roasting your freshly caught fish over a campfire.
A few examples of processed foods include: Canned and frozen fruits and vegetables. Packaged foods labeled ânaturalâ or âorganic,â. such as cereals, fresh meat and poultry, and. jarred baby foods. Foods with health and nutrition claims on the. label, such as âmay reduce risk of heart disease,â. âlow in fatâ or âhigh in calciumâ.