Part #1 Flashcards
How many calories are in one gram of fat, protein and carbohydrates?
- Fat 9kcal/g
- Protein 4kcal/g
- Carbohydrates 4kcal/g
What is food loss?
The decrease in the quantity or quality of food resulting from decisions and actions by food suppliers in the chain. Excluding retailers, food services providers and consumers.
What is food waste?
The the decrease in quantity or quality of food resulting from decisions and actions by retailers, food service providers and consumers.
What is the standardization of butter vs dairy spread?
- Butter min 80% milk fat
- Dairy spread min 39% milk fat
What is the physical state of fats and oils at room temperature?
Fat solid and oil liquid
What is a Triacylglycerol (TAG)?
Three fatty acids esterified with three hydroxyl groups of glycerol
Where are there trans fatty acids?
Animal fat and when vegetable oil undergoes hydrogenation.
What is the industrial production of vegetable oil include?
Extraction of crude oil
- Pressing
- Solvent extraction
Refining of crude oil
- Removal of phospholipids (degumming)
- Removal of free fatty acids (alkali neutralization)
- Removal of undesirable colorants (bleaching)
- Removal of undesirable odors (deodorizing)
What is the acid value of lipids?
Free fatty acid content
What is the Iodine value of lipids?
Degree of unsaturation (Based on the ability of unsaturated C-C bonds to react with iodine. Expressed as number of iodine (g) absorbed by 100g of oil).
What is the smoke point of lipids?
Oil stability during frying (Temperature at which a fat or oil produces visible smoke)
What causes lipid oxidation?
- Sunlight and temperature
- Polyunsaturated > Monounsaturated > Saturated
- Generation of free radicals by contact with oxygen
What is hydrogenation of fats and oils?
Reaction of vegetable oil with hydrogen at elevated temperature and pressure in the presence of catalyst (Conversation of unsaturated fats into saturated fats).
What are good trans fats?
CLAs have the highest concentration present in dairy products and fats in the meats of lamb, veal calves, and cattle.
What is the relationship between fatty acids and melting point?
The longer and more saturated makes for a higher melting point with saturation being more important.