Why Does Food Look So Perfect?
In short: Modern food aesthetics are shaped by a combination of historical breeding, industrial standards, and cosmetic technologies.
A 1:23 short film in the series “The Story Behind”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: University of Georgia (Vanderknaap Lab), “The-early-history-of-tomato-fruit-morphology-characteristics.pdf”; Pennsylvania State University (Penn State Extension), “Fruit Breeding - Peach Breeding to Improve Fruit Quality”; Harvard Business School, “The Ties that Provide:”; USDA Agricultural Research Service, “Publication : USDA ARS”; USDA Agricultural Research Service, “Publication : USDA ARS”; PLOS ONE, “Food waste tendencies: Behavioral response to cosmetic deterioration of food”; Cambridge University Press, “The impact of fresh produce specifications on the Australian food and nutrition system: a case study of the north Queensland banana industry | Public Health Nutrition | Cambridge Core”; Springer, “978-0-585-36973-0_4”.
Sources used in this film
- University of Georgia (Vanderknaap Lab) — The-early-history-of-tomato-fruit-morphology-characteristics.pdf · View →
- Pennsylvania State University (Penn State Extension) — Fruit Breeding - Peach Breeding to Improve Fruit Quality · View →
- Harvard Business School — The Ties that Provide: · View →
- USDA Agricultural Research Service — Publication : USDA ARS · View →
- USDA Agricultural Research Service — Publication : USDA ARS · View →
- PLOS ONE — Food waste tendencies: Behavioral response to cosmetic deterioration of food · View →
- Cambridge University Press — The impact of fresh produce specifications on the Australian food and nutrition system: a case study of the north Queensland banana industry | Public Health Nutrition | Cambridge Core · View →
- Springer — 978-0-585-36973-0_4 · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: University of Georgia (Vanderknaap Lab): The-early-history-of-tomato-fruit-morphology-characteristics.pdf
- Also: Pennsylvania State University (Penn State Extension): Fruit Breeding - Peach Breeding to Improve Fruit Quality
- Also: Harvard Business School: The Ties that Provide:
- Also: USDA Agricultural Research Service: Publication : USDA ARS
- Also: USDA Agricultural Research Service: Publication : USDA ARS
- Also: PLOS ONE: Food waste tendencies: Behavioral response to cosmetic deterioration of food
- Also: Cambridge University Press: The impact of fresh produce specifications on the Australian food and nutrition system: a case study of the north Queensland banana industry | Public Health Nutrition | Cambridge Core
- Also: Springer: 978-0-585-36973-0_4
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