The 5 Key Nutrients

Question 1

What are the two micronutrients?

Answer 1

Vitamins and minerals

Question 2

What are the three macronutrients?

Answer 2

Protein, fats and carbohydrates

Question 3

What is the protein job?

Answer 3

Protein is needed for growth and repair of cells

Question 4

What is the jobs of fats

Answer 4

It’s needed to provide energy to heat the body warm to protect internal organs and provide essential facts

Question 5

What is carbohydrates for?

Answer 5

They are needed for energy

Question 6

What are vitamins for?

Answer 6

Vitamins are needed to protect the body and prevent disease

Question 7

What are minerals for?

Answer 7

They are also needed for protection from illness and disease

Question 8

Definition of macronutrient

Answer 8

They are needed in larger amounts by the body

Question 9

Definition of micronutrients

Answer 9

They are needed in small amounts

Question 10

What’s a good thing about chilling food?

Answer 10

It could have a preservative effect by retarding microbial activity

Question 11

What is modified atmosphere packaging?

Answer 11

The enclosure of a food example, bacon in a package which the atmosphere has been changed by altering the proportions of carbon dioxide, oxygen nitrogen, water vapour, and trace gases

Question 12

What does modified atmosphere packaging limit?

Answer 12

Microbial as wells as biochemical activity

Question 13

How does modified atmosphere packaging work?

Answer 13

It’s performed by gas flush. Air is removed and replaced by a controlled mixture of gases.

Question 14

What is all the packaging for this process based on?

Answer 14

Thermoplastic polymers

Question 15

What are the reasons thermoplastic polymers are used

Answer 15

Have greater flexibility
Light in weight provide a gas barrier
can be sealed easily
can be printed on

Question 16

Why is thermoplastic polymers used?

Answer 16

Are resistant to physical pressures of manufacturing ,distributing and retailing

have good aesthetic properties
can be multi layered with other materials to enhance overall properties

Question 17

Why is vacuum packaging good

Answer 17

Many spoilage microorganisms are aerobic, meaning that they grow as in the environment with oxygen removing much of the air with within packaging can therefore limit the growth of these organisms

Question 18

What does vacuum packaging prevent?

Answer 18

It prevents aromatic compounds in the feed product from evaporating of allowing the product to maintain sense and flavours in my otherwise lose .

Question 19

What is vacuum packaging combined with?

Answer 19

Other preservation methods in order to limit a group example, maintaining cold temperatures

Question 20

Vacuum packaging at home

Answer 20

The food should be eaten within 10 days. The packet should be sealed or left in the fridge until it’s eaten to keep it safe. Once the packaging is open it should still be kept in the fridge like other chilled foods and eaten within two days.

Question 21

What’s an example of an ambient food product

Answer 21

Canned and aseptically package foods so ready meals, and fruit juices

Question 22

Where are ambient food products, stored and sold

Answer 22

Stored and sold at room temperature

Question 23

And ambient foods what are the two main heat processes used?

Answer 23

Pasteurisation and sterilisation

Question 24

What ambient foods are not, heat treated

Answer 24

Cereal

Question 25

Ambient food products undergo rigourous heat treatment, so what organisms survive

Answer 25

Only humus microorganism survive

Question 26

What is the rigourous heat treatment known as

Answer 26

Botulinum cook

Question 27

What ambient food products should be stored carefully

Answer 27

Rice, cereal and pulses

Question 28

Why do some ambient feed products need to be stored carefully?

Answer 28

The moisture content for each needs to be uploaded to prevent mould and yeast spoilage