Degree of Food Processing (NOVA-System)

NOVA Food Classification System | Degree of Food Processing | Food Processing Series | HPSC FSO & NET Food Technology 🔥 In this lecture of the Food Processing Series, we explain the NOVA food classification system, which groups foods by the extent and purpose of industrial processing. Learn how to identify each group, spot ultra-processed foods on labels, and write a high-scoring descriptive answer for HPSC Haryana Food Safety Officer (FSO) and UGC NET Food Technology. In this lecture: ✅ What is NOVA? Who developed it? (Prof. Carlos Monteiro, University of São Paulo, Brazil) ✅ Why NOVA is a name, not an acronym ✅ Group 1: Unprocessed or minimally processed foods ✅ Group 2: Processed culinary ingredients ✅ Group 3: Processed foods ✅ Group 4: Ultra-processed foods and how to identify them ✅ Exam traps: fresh bread vs packaged bread, wine and beer (Group 3) vs whisky and vodka (Group 4) ✅ Strengths and limitations of NOVA ✅ Difference between levels of processing and NOVA ✅ 5-mark and 10-mark answer writing using the D-P-M-C method