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Upcycled food trend turns waste into ingredients found on store shelves
They say one man's trash is another man's treasure, and lately, that even applies to the food we eat.
Upcycled foods are made from ingredients that would usually be thrown out. They're further processed into marketable products, reducing food waste with a positive impact on the environment.
When Bertha Jimenez moved to the United States from Ecuador for graduate school, she never expected to be on the cutting edge of baking.
"My background was mechanical engineering, so nothing related to baking," Jimenez told CBS News' Nancy Chen.