Introduction
Food Additives
Preservatives
Terminology from Recipes
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What is a plus of fast food or rush hour food?
Its fast and easy.
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Examples of food additives are?
Coloring agents that give foods an appetizing appearance, anticaking agents that keep powders such as salt free-running, preservatives that prevent or delay undesirable spoilage in food, and certain sweeteners that are used to sweeten foods without appreciably adding to the caloric value of the foods.
100
What are some natural preservation agents?
Salt, sugar, vinegar and alcohol.
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Bouillon
a broth made by stewing meat, fish, or vegetables in water
200
The term "fast food" was recognized when?
1951.
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True or false food additives are healthy for you.
False.
200
Whats the point of preservation?
Keeping food safe and palatable
200
Pressure Cooker
an airtight pot in which food can be cooked quickly under steam pressure
300
What country was it originated in?
United States.
300
True or false substances that are used in food to maintain its nutritive quality, enhance its keeping quality, make it attractive or to aid in its processing, packaging or storage are all considered to be food additives?
True.
300
What are some Artificial preservatives?
Antimicrobial, Antioxidant and Chelating Agents.
300
Active Dry Yeast
A form of yeast in which yeast cells in dehydrated granules are alive but dormant because of the lack of moisture
400
What is is the term given to food that is prepared and served very quickly?
Fast Food.
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What is a food additive?
any chemical substance that is added to food during preparation or storage and either becomes a part of the food or affects its characteristics for the purpose of achieving a particular technical effect.
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why has preservatives have earned a particularly unsavory reputation?
Its not health-conscious.
400
Simmer
stay just below the boiling point while being heated
500
Under the Food and Drug Regulations, food additives do not include what?
food ingredients such as salt, sugar, starch; •vitamins, minerals, amino acidsFootnote 1; •spices, seasonings, flavouring preparations; •agricultural chemicals; •veterinary drugs; or •food packaging materials.
500
What is preservations?
Preservatives are substances that prolong the shelf life of food by slowing down their natural breakdown.
500
Boil
reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapor.
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