R&D Flashcards
Definition of R&D?
R&D in agribusiness includes all activities that companies undertake to innovate and bring new products and/or technologies to the market.
Definition of agribusiness?
Include all activates related to the processing and marketing of agricultural food products.
Keyword of R&D?
Imagination
What are the 3 goals of R&D department?
- Country-specific regulations
- Production conditions (equipment, preservation, staff, etc.)
- Costs
What is the product lifecycle?
- Design
- Launch
- Growth
- Maturity
- Decline
What are the 5 steps in the design phase?
1) Identify the needs.
2) Define the goals and constraints.
3) Design a pilot
4) Create a kitchen version
5) Transfer to a large scale rollout.
Definition of emulsion
A system in which one liquid is dispersed in the form of fine droplets throughout another liquid with which it cannot evenly mix.
What emulsifier does eggs contain?
Lecithin
Name 3 mother auces
Mayonnaise, bechamel and hollandaise
Define foams
A foam is a dispersion of gas within a liquid. It’s a stable mass of bubbles. Foam is a substance formed by trapping gas pockets in a liquid or solid. E.g. beaten egg whites
Heat when making emulsions
63 to 65
Sabayon
A warm heavily beaten mixture of egg yolks, icing sugar and marsala wine.
Explain the perfect egg
63.2 for 45. 63.2 for 90 min: play-dough
At what temperature is albumin coagulation?
62
What does it mean to cook below 52?
It doesn’t kill bacteria, it fosters their growth
What is the temperature of pasteurization?
55 to 99
At what temperature are dangerous bacteria destroyed?
63
Where is the classification of low and high temperatures?
68
At what temperature is serilization?
99 to 120
What temperature is hand sensitivity to heat?
56