Introduction
Food Additives
Preservatives
Terminology From Recipes
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When did fast food start?
1950's
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What is a food additive?
Any chemical substance that is added to food during preparation or storage.
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What is a preservative?
substances that prolong the shelf life of food by slowing down their natural breakdown.
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Definition: Pressure Cooker
An airtight pot in which food can be cooked quickly under steam pressure.
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Where did fast food originate?
United States
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Name one example of a food additive.
Coloring agents Anticaking agents Preservatives Sweetners
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How do preservatives increase shelf time?
By altering the action of bacteria and other microorganisms.
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Definition: Simmer
Stay just below the boiling point while being heated.
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Which city sold bread, wine and sausages on the street?
Rome
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Name 3 examples that are not a food additive.
salt, sugar, starch vitamins, minerals, amino acidsFootnote 1 spices, seasonings, flavouring preparations agricultural chemicals veterinary drugs food packaging materials
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What two groups do preservatives fall under?
"Natural" or "Artificial"
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Definition: Boil
Reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapor.
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Why did people rely on fast food?
They couldn't afford kitchen facilities. People who were constantly travelling.
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Is salt, sugar and starch considered a food additive?
no
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True or False: Preservatives have an unsavory reputation.
True
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Definition: Brown
To cook food over high heat briefly until the surface turns brown without cooking through the interior
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What kind of ingrediants is fast food made out of?
Processed ingrediants.
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True or False: Food additives include coloring agents that give foods an appetizing appearance?
True.
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What are good examples of natural-occuring preservatives?
Salt, sugar, vineger and alcohol.
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Definition: Boullian
A clear, usually seasoned brother made by straining water in which beef,chicken, etc. has been cooked or by dissolving a commercially prepared bouillon cube.
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