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Canning is a method of preserving food in which the food is processed and sealed in an airtight container. The process was first developed as a french military discovery. The packaging prevents microorganisms from entering and proliferating inside. Canned foods include most fruits, pickled and non-pickled vegetables, meats, seafood, poultry, and dairy products. Canning is a way of processing food to extend its shelf life. The idea is to make food available and edible long after the processing time. Some canned foods are nutritionally superior -- in some ways -- to their natural form. For instance, canned tomatoes have a higher, available lycopene content.Many manufacturers have taken on the challenge of developing canned beverages, and a wide variety of canned coffee and tea drinks are now available. These drinks, sold chilled in summer and heated in winter, have become a part of everyday life in japan. They are readily available not only from vending machines but also at convenience stores. Beyond this, canned drinks like fruit juices and alcoholic beverages are also widely preferred. A lot of firms also offer canned drinks as promotional products. They use canned drinks as incentives or giveaways to grab customer attention and develop brand loyalty. Those who order coffee at fast food restaurants now also are served canned drinks, which has been transported and stored without concern about refrigeration. Hikers can take flexible pouches of canned food on backpacking trips without having to worry about saving water to reconstitute freeze-dried meals. And, in this society of microwave owners, americans who don't have time to prepare a well-balanced meal can pick up a plastic container filled with a canned, nutritious dinner.
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