News in healthy and sustainable food

People have different realities, with different needs, and all of this involves a series of innovations that give rise to new ones. trends in food.

Taking care of yourself is in fashion and within taking care of yourself, food, the products we consume and how we consume them come into play. That is why part of the population is increasingly considering whether, sustainable, it has been obtained through agricultural techniques respectful with it or if animal welfare has been taken into account. Now, we must put our ideas in order so as not to get confused between so much terminology and we can choose with criteria and a critical spirit.

Opposite feeding types

We are facing a market where seemingly opposite products have a place. From the rush that during the week can lead us to choose products of a certain type, we can move on to environmental awareness and the will to take care of ourselves and make us choose the opposite.

Innovation versus tradition

The current developments in food involve the innovation and the use of technology, at the same time that it is intended go back to the origins and traditional products. If we add to that the concern for health and the analysis of what is nutritionally correct, the current of «real food", Or" real food. " Fresh food, not processed, consumed in its form natural and that offers us the best on a nutritional level. However, today, we find ourselves at the two extremes: cooked rice packed in plastic versus organic stores that sell different types of rice in bulk.

Exotic vs local

On the other hand, the products continue to draw our attention exotic and different, that are making their way into our pantries. But at the same time, environmental awareness grows and with it the will to minimize the transport of food to avoid the ecological toll that supposes.

This brings us to interest in zero kilometer products and local commerce, which can also provide us with higher quality food for having avoided time and racking in transport. They are products that can be offered to us in a optimum ripening point and we also contribute to the economic activity in our geographical area. So, without any effort, we can get avocados from Mexico like oranges from Valencia.

Modified vs. natural

Supplemented foods or foods with added nutritional value continue to grow, in which we can read a long list of components. In addition, more and more we have specific products for groups with food intolerances, lactose-free, gluten-free, etc. Formulated foods or modified to respond to specific nutritional needs. On the contrary, the concern for health and the desire for the natural leads us to consumption of fresh and organic products. In this sense, we can currently combine the purchase of milk cartons with bulk milk offered by some establishments in an attempt to resume the almost abandoned trade of dairy farms.

• The food sector does not stop experiencing changes, technologies evolve, trade is globalized, food and products come to us from all over the world ...
• In parallel, more and more people wonder if what they eat is healthy and how it was obtained.
• Food trends appear and also new foods to meet these needs: konjac paste, matcha tea, teff ... they are increasingly present in our markets.

Mercè Gonzalo Bachelor of Food Science and Technology Diploma in Human Nutrition and Dietetics