Food Tech: Chapter 3 Flashcards
What is processing food?
Food processing is any technique or method that changes raw plant or animal material into safe, edible and more palatable food.
Why do we process food?
- Makes some food edible
- Increases convenience for consumers
- Extends the shelf life
- Makes food available all year round
- Ensures food is safe to eat
- Makes some foods more palatable or enjoyable to eat
What is primary processing?
Primary processing involves a range of processes to make food safe to eat so that it can be consumed individually or used in the manufacture of other food products. The physical form of the food changes very little.
What is secondary processing?
Secondary processing refers to methods of turning primary-processed food into other food products, either on their own of mixed with other ingredients. The physical form of the original food can change quite significantly as a result of secondary processing.
Define supply chain
Supply chain is the network of primary producers, manufacturers, wholesales, distributors, and retailers, who turn raw ingredients into food products and deliver them to consumers.
Name 5 cereals
- Wheat
- Oats
- Barley
- Corn
- Rice
Name products made of wheat
breads, pasta, noodles, couscous, cakes, biscuits, extruded snack food and thickening agent
Name products made of oats
Porridge, breakfast, cereals, muesli, oat cakes, some high-fibre breads
Name products made of Barley
breakfast cereals, thickening agent in soups and casseroles
Name products made of Corn
fresh on the cob, frozen, canned, breakfast cereal, polenta, tortillas, corn chips, corn syrup, popcorn
Name products made of rice
savoury/main meals, breakfast cereal, biscuits, rice cakes, puddings, extruded snack foods
What factor depends on the amount of Nutrient content found in cereals?
The nutrient value of cereal food products varies depending on the amount of processing and any other ingredients added.
Define functional properties of food
Functional properties of food describes the physical and chemical properties of ingredients that impact on food preparation and processing.
What is starch?
- Starch is the carbohydrate component of a cereal grain.
- It is a polysaccharide (made up of glucose)
What is gluten?
Gluten is the protein component of many cereals and is found in high amounts in wheat flour. It can only be formed when flour is mixed with water.
Name the secondary processing of wheat
- cleaning
- conditioning (water is added to wheat to make it easier to process)
- rolling (high speed rollers break grain open to release starch from endosperm)
- purifying (the coarse endosperm and sperm are separated)
- grinding (endosperm is grinder in fine white flour)
- distribution
- packaging
Name the primary processing of wheat
- Harvesting
- Grading (the good ones are picked from the bad ones)
- Distribution
Classification of fruit: Berries
Some have clusters of small fruit, each with tiny segments filled with juice and a seed, for example raspberries. Other are single ruins formed from the plant’s ovaries, for example blueberries.
e.g. Blackberry, strawberry, blueberry, raspberry
Classification of fruit: citrus
The structure of each fruit is similar, with a segment or carpel which contains juice-filled sacs surrounded by the segment membrane
e.g. Orange, grapefruit, lemon, mandarin
Classification of fruit: Melons
these fruits are a member of the squash family and grow on vines. They have a hard outer rind or skin, and a juicy, sweet flesh.
e.g. Watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew
Classification of fruit: Pome
The fruit has a compartmented core which contains the seeds. The core is surrounded by juicy flesh and there is an indentation in the core end of the fruit.
e.g. Apple, pear, quince
Classification of fruit: stone
The fruit has juicy, soft flesh surrounding a hard stone that contains a seed.
e.g. Apricot, peach, nectarine, plum, cherry
Classification of fruit: tropical
These fruits grow in a variety of wats, but all require a warm, moist, tropical environment to grow.
e.g. Banana, pineapple, mango