Food prep Flashcards
What are 3 ways of making meat tender?
Aging
Mechanical tenderization
Moist heat cooking
Pork should have an internal temperature of:
145F
Ground beef should have an internal temp of:
160F
Steaks/roasts should have an internal temp of:
145 F
Name different types of ground beef (3):
Leanest -> least lean
Round
Sirloin
Chuck
What are vertebrates?
Fish with fins
What is the temperature of seafood internally when refrigerated?
Below 41F
What temperature should you store poultry at?
Below 41F
What temperature do you cook poultry at?
Above 165F
Protein in 3 1/2 oz. chicken
30g
Fat in 3 1/2 oz chicken
8g
Kcal in 3 1/2 oz chicken
200kcal
What factors speed spoilage of seeds / nuts? (3)
Heat
Light
Humidity
How is soymilk made?
Grinding soybeans and water
Name 5 types of legumes
Lentils Peas Soybeans Peanuts Dried beans
How do you slow the softening of the legume / bean after cooking?
Add acid after cooking
Vitamin found in beans? (Sensitive to light)
B6
How is tofu made
Coagulation of the soybean protein
What is miso
Combination of soybean grain (rice or barley) which is fermented
What is tempeh
Soybeans cooked with grains and aged in a culture that binds proteins
Components of egg whites
Riboflavin and protein
Components of yolk (5)
Fat Protein Vitamins Iron Cholesterol
What did the egg product inspection act do for liquid eggs?
Made it mandatory for all liquid eggs to be pasteurized
What can you add to egg white foams to add whiteness and stabilize the foam
Cream of tartar (add an acid)
Name 5 vitamins and minerals in milk
Calcium Phosphorus Riboflavin Vitamin a Vitamin d
When preparing a meringue, a food service worker quickly separates the egg whites from the yolks. In his hurry, some of the yolk was extra in with the whites. The effect on the meringue will be: A. Whites will not stabilize B. Whites will over stabilize C. Meringue will turn yellow D. No effect
A. Whites will not stabilize.
The fat in the yolk will inhibit stabilization
Which of the following contains the lowest proportion of egg yolk and deteriorates slowly when frozen? A. Sponge B. Angel food C. Chiffon D. Pound
B. Angel food (egg whites!)
What is homogenization
A process that forces fat droplets through a small screen, reducing their size and dispersing fat throughout the milk to form a stable emulsion
What is high temperature pasteurization
Hold milk at 161F for 15 seconds
What is flash/ultra pasteurization
(Newer method)
Uses higher temperature for shorter periods of time to increase the shelf life of dairy products
(Cream and half and half)
What is ultra high temp
Kills all bacteria and makes milk shelf stable
Kcal in skin milk (8oz)
85kcal
Kcal in 1% milk (8oz)
100kcal
Kcal in 2% milk (8oz)
120kcal
%fat in heavy cream (8oz)
30-36%
%fat in half and half (8oz)
10-12%
Vitamins and minerals in milk (6)
Calcium Phosphorus Riboflavin Protein Vitamin a Vitamin d
When storing milk in a clear container which if the following vitamins are you concerned with being destroyed? A. Riboflavin B. Vitamin b3 C. Vitamin a D. Vitamin b12
A. Riboflavin
What does the agricultural marketing service of the USDA do?
Responsible for surveillance of milk
How is cheese made
Coagulating milk with an acid or rennin and concentrating the milk casein by separating it from the whey
Storage of cheese
Wrapped well and refrigerated