This document summarizes the effects of processing on various foods and beverages. It discusses how processing impacts key bioactive compounds in coffee, green tea, soy, tomato, red wine, garlic, spinach, apple, onion, turmeric, and cocoa. In general, processing can lead to losses of proteins, acids, minerals, polyphenols, isoflavones, lycopene, resveratrol, allicin, ascorbic acid, flavonoids, quercetin, curcumin, and flavanols through oxidation, isomerization, degradation, extraction, and thermal breakdown. However, some compounds like caffeine, catechins, and lipids are more stable during processing.