Food Provenance - Food Source And Supply Flashcards
What are the main types of cereal foods?
Wheat Rice Maize Oats Barley Rye
Where is wheat grown?
Europe China India Russia USA Canada Australia
What is wheat used for?
In many baked products
Wheat containing more gluten is used for bread and pastry
Made into other products such as pasta, semolina and couscous
Used to make breakfast cereals
Where is rice grown?
China India Indonesia Bangladesh Vietnam Thailand
What is rice used for?
Long grain rice is served with savoury dishes
Short grain rice is usually used in puddings
It can be made into flour and is used in biscuits
It can also be made into breakfast cereals
Where is maize grown?
USA Brazil China Mexico Indonesia India France
What is maize used for?
Made into a variety of food products such as breakfast cereals, polenta and cornflour
Made into corn oil
Can be eaten as a vegetable
Where are oats grown?
Russia Canada Finland Poland Australia UK
What are oats used for?
They are usually rolled rather than crushed and then sold by grade - coarse, medium and fine
Can be used as an ingredient e.g. flapjack
Bought as oatmeal, jumbo oats, porridge oats etc.
Often used in breakfast cereals
Where is barley grown?
Russia France Germany UK Australia Canada
What is barley used for?
Used as an alternative to rice
Can be made into malt extract and used as a sweetener
Used in soups or stews
Often used as animal feed
Where is rye grown?
Europe
Russia
Canada
USA
What is rye used for?
Usually ground into flour and used to make a dark bread and crisp bread
Where is spelt grown?
UK
Russia
Spain
Eastern Europe
What is spelt used for?
Used in a similar way to wheat in baked products
Where does sugar come from?
Sugar beet
Sugar cane
What are the categories of fruit?
Citrus - lemons/oranges
Soft or berry fruits - strawberries
Hard fruits - apples
Other - kiwi, banana
What chemicals do vegetables rely on for colour?
Chlorophyll - for green colours
Carotenoids - yellow and orange
Anthocyanin - red and blue
What are the types of vegetables?
Leaves - cabbage Fruit - cucumber Roots - carrots Flowers - broccoli Bulbs - onions Stems - celery Tubers - potatoes Seeds/pods - peas