Food Science Flashcards
Durum Four
highest protein of any flour and produces the most gluten (great for pasta)
Preservatives:
- What they do
- Food Examples
- Prevent spoilage, or slows changes in color, taste and texture
- Cured meats, oils, sauces
Preservatives:
Names found on labels
BHA, BHT and ascorbic acid
Coulis
A thin puree surrounding dish, used as a sauce
Salmonella, think 2things:
“Chickenella” and Fever
Shigella, found where and main sign?
Found in environment with picnic or camping (because flies land on feces and take it to your foods such as cold, mix salads
2. Bloody diarrhea
C. Jejuni, think 3 things
Jejuni like jejunum so it causes GI discomfort
- bloody diarrhea
- Gatroenteritis
- Raw and undercooked meats
Green colored veggies
- an Acid =
- an Alkaline +
Acid= Pheophylin (olive green) Alkaline = Chlorophyllin (bright green)
Lycopene is found in
tomatoes, watermelon, apricots (may reduce prostate cancer risk)
Red cabbage in vinegar becomes
bright red
Dry heat cook methods; name 5
BBQ, broiling, frying, searing, baking and stir fry
Best for delicate cuts of meat, and using oil is still dry heat cooking
Moist heat cooking; name 4
For tougher cuts: braising, broiling, stewing, and steaming
Retrogradation
When chilled starches recrystallizes
think retro–goes backwards, ex: old bread or gravy
Shigella can be from water polluted w/
Feces
Least lactose amount is in
butter
Adding bran decreases the volume of the end product so add
flour and fluid
Margarine is more ____
PUFA than MUFA
Anaerobic diseases (2)
C. Perifegins and Botulinum
C. Perfrigens
- found in?
- Exampls of food it can be in
- Store where?
- Oxygen?
- Remember “C” for Cafeteria bug
- Found in cafeteria/buffet
- Found in soups, stews, liquid-like foods
- Store food in Shallow pans
- Anaerobic
Flavor Enhancers
- what they do
- examples
- names found on labels (3)
- enhance flavors
- Processed foods
- MSG, Autolyzed yeast, hydrolyzed soy protein
Maillard Reaction
Non-enzymatic!
Maillard turns foods brown (like toast or browning meat)
Cake flour
least and weakest gluten
Enzymatic reaction
browning from cutting into fruit/vegetables
Keep the refrigerator temp at
40F and below