Lecture 2 Flashcards
What are the 5 benefits of cooking food?
- Destroys Pathogenic microorganisms
- Extends shelf life
- Edible and Digestible
- Enhances flavour, texture and overall appeal
- Blanching brightens the colour of green vegetables
What are the disadvantages of cooking food?
Lose vitamins and minerals
Overcooking can lead to unbeneficial results
How do we record heat?
As temperatur
-Thermometer
What kind of heath do thermometers measure?
Sensible heat
How do you convert C to F?
5/9 (temp in F -32)
When calibrating a thermometer what temp would be best to use?
Freezing
- elevation changes the boiling point of water
- ever 900ft you decrease boiling temp by 1 degree C
What are the 2 kinds of pressure?
Atmospheric and Vapour
What is atmospheric pressure?
Downward pressure form the atmospher (gas surrounding the earth)
-higher at lower elevations
What is vapour pressure?
Is the pressure caused by gaseous molecules hovering over the surface of liquid water, as water is heated more gaseous molecules form and increase the vapour pressure
What can increase the boiling point of water?
Pressure cooker
What is the latent heat of fusion?
Heat absorbed when solid–> liquid
-takes 80cals/g
What is the latent heat of solidification?
when heat is released from a liquid–>solid
–takes 80cals/g
What is the latent head of vaporization?
When liquid–>gas
- 540cals /g that is released or absorbed
What is Latent heat of condensation?
Gas to liquid
- 540cals /g that is released or absorbed
What are the 3 dispersions?
- Gas in liquid
- Liquid in liquid
- Solid in liquid
What is a true solution?
The dispersed phase is called the solute and the dispersion medium is referred to as the solvent
-solutes are evenlly distributed throughout the solvent
What is suspension?
Very unstable and composed of large groups of molecules
What is colloidal dispersion?
It is between and true solution and suspension
- dispersed particles are either large or small molecules
- not as stable
- can form gels and sous
What are the 4 kinds of heat transfers?
- Conduction
- Convection
- Induction
- Infrared Radiation
In using a microwave which foods cook faster than others?
High fat and sugar heat more quickly than water
Foods with less density heat faster than high density foods
What is warmed over flavour?
Occurs when foods are reheated via microwave
-polyunsaturated fats are oxidized producing off flavours
How do manufacturers fix warmed over flavour?
Add flavour encapsulation released on heating
Add spices
Releases aromas in heating food
What pros do microwaves have’?
reheating foods quickly
Conserve energy
Reduce amount of nutrients lost
Defrosting
What are the cons of microwaves?
Warmed over flavour
Lack of surface browning
Rehydrate foods
Easy to over cook
Uneaven heating (concerns with food safety)