The twenty-first century, what to eat? This is the world's food industry and food research institutions have been explored.

　　Years in October 1998 in Paris, "organized by the International Food Fair 1998" appear out of the development of the future direction of food: health food products was strong; natural food gradually increased; convenience food innovation; producers become consumers of compliance with social morality important criterion for food.

　　In recent years, consumers have a variety of nutritional function of increasing emphasis on health food. Experts believe that, yogurt, beverages, milk, noodles and others have the potential to further improve nutrition. In the past, seeking to maintain nutritional value and delicious food have come into conflict. Sugar-free food all the rage, but was difficult to expand the market because of taste problems. At present, some manufacturers use vegetable fats instead of animal fats, and have developed soybeans made "no steak," made with soy and egg "no flesh meat," fat with vegetable fat substitute made from egg "No egg omelet" and "egg salad without dressing," and so on.

　　At the Expo, France nutritionist, said: "natural" foods and "pure" food is food trends. "Natural" food products and technologies involved in a wide, including the bio-agricultural products and fruits and vegetables without chemical fertilizers, canned without any preservatives in food processing to reduce nutrient destruction and preservation of security sterilization methods taste and packaging.

　　With the quickening pace of people's lives, improved quality of life, convenience food market and broader prospects. Convenience food divided into two categories, one for family or personal convenience foods and packages. Second, the bulk to restaurants and canteens, complete food. For example, on display at the Expo were single people or more copies of the "steak vegetables," a variety of methods can be heated, toothpaste-style jam, nozzle type of cooking oil was out to provide more convenient. Volume sets have been into the well-known fast food restaurant. They can be a little deal for large banquets and receptions, such as cooked eggs, sausage sticks, as long as you can garnish sliced open the packaging.

　　Food industry of food production also mentioned the "moral" issue, think that food production can not cause pollution, can not simply ignore Xiaofei Zhe Zhuiqiu effectiveness of health, not abuse of technology tools to increase yield. For example, children pay attention to color, flavor and packaging of food fun, to enhance attractiveness, but manufacturers do not add unwanted pigments and additives.