DnT- Processing Definitions Flashcards
Processing
Changes of raw materials into a manufactured product
Waste products
A material that is produced during processing that isn’t useful or required
By-products
A secondary product that is produced as a side-effect of a manufacturing process
Pasteurize
To sterilize milk or wine by heating it
Additives
Substances that are added to food during processing to improve or preserve it
Preserve
To keep food or materials in good condition
Synthetic
Something made by a chemical process to imitate a natural product
Fortification
The addition of essential nutrients to food to correct the shortage
Enrichment
The addition of vitamins and minerals that were lost during processing
Physical protection
To cover but not change a metal
Chemical protection
To change a metal with combining with it
Electroplating
A process in which a protective covering from one metal is applied to another metal using a chemical process
Galvanizing
A process in which a metal, usually iron or steel, is dipped into hot, molten zinc.
Raw material
Any material in its natural state
Corrosion
Deterioration of a metal by chemical action
