Production🏭 Flashcards

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Advantages of preservation

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Less time spent going back to the shop, longer shelf life and reduces spoilage and microorganism growth

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Disadvantages of preservation

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Loss of nutrients like fibre, increased salt, additives added and change of texture

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Examples of modified atmosphere packages food and how it works

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Removing oxygen from the package eg. Packaged salads, chicken

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4
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Give four examples of preservation industrial

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High and low temperatures, dehydration or acids

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5
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Examples of home preservation

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Pickling, freezing, salting, drying, bottling

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6
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Conditions for sterilisation

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110°c for 30minutes

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7
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Conditions for pasteurisation

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75°c 15seconds

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8
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Conditions for UHT

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135°c for 1 second

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9
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Conditions Blast chilling

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Decreases temperature of food to below 3°c in 90minutes

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Why is cook-chill advantageous (reheating meals)?

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Save energy and time, frozen to preserve, less washing up, less nutrient loss

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What is cook chill?

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Food being cooked to about 70°c then being portioned and chilled to 3°c. Reheated to above 70°c when consumed

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12
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What are breakfast cereals fortified with

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Iron vitamin B and D

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Advantages of food fortification

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Increase nutritional value, reduces spoilage, can reduce deficiency’s in diets, marketing benefits to help health

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14
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Disadvantages of food fortification

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Over consumption of a nutrient, more expensive and affects texture

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15
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What are additives

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Substances added to foods for a specific function

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16
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Types of additives

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Colourings, preservatives, flavourings, thickeners, emulsifiers (prevent separation)

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3 advantages of food additives

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Increase product range,prevents spoilage and increases quality

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Disadvantages of food additives

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Colourings bad for teeth, flavours are artificial so chemicals, allergies and long term effects

19
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What is probiotic foods

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Containing friendly bacteria to build healthy digestive and immune system

20
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Examples of modified starches aka structural alteration of starches

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Ready meals (prevent sauce separation)
Angel delight for thickener and pot noodles sauces

21
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Benefits of pasteurised homogenised milk

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The product will not separate and will have a longer shelf life