Life & Living: Food Processing

Question 1

Tiny organisms found near or on food which lead to food being spoiled are know as? (1)

Answer 1

Micro-organisms like fungi and bacteria

Question 2

Food is ____________ to make it taste better and last longer. (1)

Answer 2

Processed

Question 3

Fresh food spoils quickly when the weather is hot and humid or cold and dry? (1)

Answer 3

Hot and Humid

Question 4

Name the 3 reasons why food is processed? (3)

Answer 4

Make food edible
Make food last longer
Improve nutrient value of food

Question 5

A process used to slow down the spoiling of food by heating and cooling the food quickly is know as? (1)

Answer 5

Pasteurising

Question 6

Foods that spoil quickly are called? (1)

Answer 6

Perishable

Question 7

Name 3 preserving methods to make food last longer. (3)

Answer 7

Freezing
Pickling
Smoking
Dehydration
Canning
Packaging

Question 8

The process where special bacteria are added to food to start the fermenting process that will improve the final food product’s flavour and texture is know as? (1)

Answer 8

Fermentation

Question 9

Name a product made from the fermentation of fungi and bacteria in milk. (1)

Answer 9

Yoghurt
Cheese
Amasi

Question 10

The process to prevent or slow down the spoiling of food is known as? (1)

Answer 10

Preserving

Question 11

When cooking food, can the nutrients be lost when heating or boiling the food? (1)

Answer 11

Yes

Question 12

Can nutrients be lost in food if it is dried, salted or exposed to light and air? (1)

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

The different processing methods can change the ___________, taste and _____________ of the food. (2)

Answer 13

Look

Feel

Question 14

There are 7 methods for processing foods. Name 4. (4)

Answer 14

Combining
Cooking
Freezing
Pickling
Fermenting
Drying
Salting

Question 15

Freezing food is a method to make food last longer. The low temperature will cause make what to grow slower? (1)

Answer 15

The Micro-organisms will grow slower.

Question 16

Salt and _____________ are used to preserve food in a method known as pickling. (1)

Answer 16

Vinegar

Question 17

Are most meats raw when the pickling process begins? (1)

Answer 17

No, they are cooked first.

Question 18

The fermentation process used micro-organisms to improve the qualities such as flavour and __________. (1)

Answer 18

Texture

Question 19

What is removed from food when it is air dried? (1)

Answer 19

Water

Question 20

Give an example of a dried food that needs water before it can be eaten. (1)

Answer 20

Pasta

Question 21

When food is salted it becomes? (1)

Answer 21

Dehydrated

Question 22

What is removed from food when salting the food? (1)

Answer 22

Water

Question 23

Indigenous ways of processing food refers to the different cultures in South Africa and how they preserve food. One of the most popular products is Amasi. What is it made from and which process is used in making it? (2)

Answer 23

Amasi is made from MILK by FERMENTING it

Question 24

Amasi is similar in taste to cottage cheese and? (1)

Answer 24

Plain yoghurt

Question 25

Give one example of how amasi is good for you. (1)

Answer 25

Maintain and restore our intestines to good health
Improve our ability to absorb the nutrients from the for we eat
Improve our immune system
Reduce diarrhoea

Question 26

Other indigenous processes are for vegetables to be dried and smoked and for meat to be boiled and cooled. True/False. (1)

Answer 26

False

Question 27

Give an explanation for the following: “After boiling my vegetables to 2 hours they had no flavour” (2)

Answer 27

The nutrients where lost in the heat of the boiling water.