| Year
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Winner
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Product or Process
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| 1959
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United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Station, Eastern Utilization Research & Development Division
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Process to manufacture instant potato flakes.
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| 1960
|
Merck & The American Meat Institute Foundation
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Pediococcus cerevisiae starter culture for controlled fermentation of sausage.
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| 1961
|
Swift & Company
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Process using papain into cattle prior to slaughter to increase beef carcass tenderness.
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| 1962
|
Sunkist Growers, Inc.
|
Encapsulated citrus oil.
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| 1963
|
Swift & Company
|
Electrocoagulation method of continuous frankfurter processing.
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| 1964
|
Whirlpool Corporation
|
Controlled atmospheric storage of produce.
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| 1965
|
C.J. Patterson Co.
|
Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate bread dough strengthener.
|
| 1966
|
Swift & Company, & Trenton Foods, Inc.
|
Canning process conducted under pressure to shorten processing times and improve food quality packaged in institutional-sized cans.
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| 1967
|
Foremost Dairies
|
dough developers containing cysteine and whey solids that eliminate fermentation or sponge steps in breadmaking.
|
| 1968
|
Hoffman-LaRoche
|
Oil-soluble suspensions and water-dispersible beadlets of synthetic carotenoid food colors.
|
| 1969
|
Thomas J. Lipton, Inc.
|
Air-dried meat bits, granules, and strips composed of meat or poultry solids and soy protein isolate.
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| 1970
|
General Foods Corporation
|
Freeze-thaw stable, nondairy whipped emulsion resembling whipped cream in appearance, usage, texture, and flavor.
|
| 1971
|
Central Food Technological Research Institute (India)
|
Peanut protein-fortified milk drink that expands the milk supply in India
|
| 1972
|
United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Station, Western Regional Research Laboratory
|
Dry caustic process for peeling fruit and vegetable products that lessens both pollution and water usage.
|
| 1973
|
Armour & Company - Food Research Division
|
Portable electronic instrument that tests a raw carcass and predicts its tenderness after cooking using nondestructive testing methods.
|
| 1974
|
Kelco Company & United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Station, Northern Regional Research Laboratory
|
Xanthan gum, a microbial polysaccharide used for thickening, suspending, emulsifying, and stabilizing purposes in foods.
|
| 1975
|
Clinton Corn Processing Company, a division of Standard Brands, Inc.
|
Production of high fructose corn syrup with immobilized enzyme technology.
|
| 1976
|
Bishopric Products Company & Purdue University
|
Aseptic bulk storage and transportation of partially processed foods.
|
| 1977
|
Mississippi State University & Dacus Packaging Corporation
|
Developing and commercializing canned catfish.
|
| 1978
|
United States Army Natick R&D Command, Reynolds Metals Company, & Continental Flexible Packaging
|
Retort pouch, a flexible laminated package that can handle thermal processing by combining the advantages of metal cans and boil-in bags.
|
| 1979
|
Grumann Corporation, & Armour & Company - Research Center
|
Hypobaric transportation and storage system which extends the storage life of fresh meats and other commodities six times greater than average.
|
| 1980
|
General Mills, Inc.
|
Packaging system protecting the shelf life of hydroponically grown produce
|
| 1981
|
Award not given
|
|
| 1982
|
Oregon State University & Galloway West Company
|
Bulk starter medium that improves starter culture growth for cheesemaking.
|
| 1983
|
Fundacion de Estudios Alimentarios v Nutricionales & Productos Alimientos Delicas
|
Soy-Oats infant formulas created to combat malnutrition in Mexico.
|
| 1984
|
Agriculture Canada - Research Branch & ABCO Manufacturers Limited
|
Blancher/cooker that introduces "individual quick blanching" to vegetable processing.
|
| 1985
|
G.D. Searle Company
|
Aspartame low-calorie sweetener.
|
| 1986
|
Award not given
|
|
| 1987
|
United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Station, Eastern Regional Research Center & LactAid, Inc.
|
Enzyme that assists lactose-intolerant individuals by reducing lactose into simple sugars.
|
| 1988 - 1991
|
Award not given
|
|
| 1992
|
Auburn University
|
Low-fat ground beef.
|
| 1993
|
Kelco Division of Merck
|
Gellan gum.
|
| 1994
|
North Carolina State University & Michael Foods
|
Ultra-pasteurized liquid whole egg products.
|
| 1995
|
Award not given
|
|
| 1996
|
APV - United Kingdom & EA Technology Limited
|
APV ohmic heating process.
|
| 1997
|
Qualicon, LLC
|
Development of Riboprinter microbial characterization system.
|
| 1998
|
National Starch and Chemical Company
|
Novationfunctional natives starches.
|
| 1999
|
McNeil Specialty Products
|
Sucralose, a low-calorie sweetener.
|
| 2000
|
Sunphenon DCF-1, Taiyo Kagaku Company, Limited
|
Decaffeinated green tea polyphenols.
|
| 2001
|
Calpis Company, Limited
|
Ameel-S lactic acid bacteria beverage created to prevent or lessen hypertension.
|
| 2002
|
Avure Technologies, Inc.
|
High pressure processing technology Fresher Under Pressure.
|
| 2003
|
National Starch and Chemical Company
|
Novolese 240 and Novolese 260 RS2 resistant starches.
|
| 2004
|
Tetra Pak
|
Tetra Recart AB Retortable carton packaging system.
|
| 2005
|
Snow Brand Milk Products Company, Limited
|
Milk basic protein.
|
| 2006
|
Praxair, Inc.
|
NatureWash ozonated water wash and dry system.
|
| 2007
|
Diversified Technologies, Inc.
|
Pulsed-electric fields technologies - treated juice
|
| 2008
|
Praxair, Inc
|
Controlled atmosphere stunning technology
|
| 2009
|
North Carolina State University, USDA–ARS South Atlantic Area Food Science Research Unit & Industrial Microwave Systems, L.L.C.
|
Continuous-flow microwave sterilization
|
| 2010
|
ConAgra Foods
|
| 2011
|
MicroThermics
|
Laboratory-scaled UHT/HTST Direct-Indirect Process System (DIP) with Full Automation
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