Food Safety Flashcards
Why have probiotic cultures become popular in dairy products?
They offer health benefits such as helping to improve digestion
Safeguarding the immune system and keeping the body’s intestinal flora in balance
Explain why microorganisms are important in the production of blue-veined cheese
The cheese is treated with mould, which contains microorganisms which develop as the cheese matures
The mould continues to develop throughout the process, imparting the blue-veined appearance of the cheese and giving flavour
Explain how microorganisms are used in the production of bread
Bread dough is mixed and kneaded, millions of air bubbles are trapped and distributed through the dough
Yeast in dough provides microorganisms which absorb the starches and sugars in the flour, turning them into alcohol and carbon dioxide gas
This gas expands the air bubbles, causing the bread to rise
