Food Processing

Question 1

What is a micro-organism?

Answer 1

It’s very tiny organisms found near or on food that lead to food being spoiled.

Question 2

What is the cause of our food spoiling so quickly?

Answer 2

Very tiny organisms i.e. bacteria and fungi are found on or near food.

Question 3

Give 3 reasons Why do we process food?

Answer 3

1. Making food edible
2. Making food last longer
3. improving food’s nutrient value

Question 4

What is Pasteurising?

Answer 4

It is a process*** used to ***slow down*** the ***spoiling of food*** by ***heating*** and ***cooling the food quickly.

Question 5

What is perishable food?

Answer 5

It is fresh food products that will spoil quickly over time if not kept in the freezer.

Question 6

What is it when we preserve something?

Answer 6

Processing food in such a way as preventing or slowing down the spoiling of the food.

Question 7

What is fermentation?

Answer 7

When you add special bacteria to a food product to start the fermenting process that will improve the final food product’s flavour and texture

Question 8

What does it mean to make the food edible?

Answer 8

1. Preparing*** food i.e. ***boil*** potato or ***peel a potato
2. Making food taste better*** or ***changing*** it so that it ***last longer i.e. Pasteurising

Question 9

What do you understand about making food last longer?

Answer 9

1. Perishable*** food needs to be ***preserved*** to make it l_ast longe_***r.
2. Preserving*** food includes ***freezing***, ***pickling***, ***smoking***, ***dehydration***, ***canning,*** and ***packaging