Food Safety
What makes food safe to eat?/ Why can’t you eat certain food raw?
Sometimes when food is cooked it kills bad microorganisms that could be dangerous.
Why do two foods in the same family taste so different?
There are differences in the chemical compounds which creates different tastes when the food interacts with your taste buds
What is Food Science?
Food science is the study of the physical, biological, and chemical makeup of food; the causes of food deterioration; and the concepts underlying food processing.
Why can't you eat raw eggs or chicken?
Eggs: You risk exposing yourself to Salmonella
Chicken: Can carry more diseases as well as Salmonella
What chemical reactions make food taste good?
The Malliard Reactions, which are a series of chemical reactions which gives food their unique flavors and aromas
What does GMO mean?
Genetically Modified Organism which means that the product is made in labs and by scientists which means they are not actual food but chemicals
How do you know if food is cooked enough?
Why does food taste the way it does?
Taste Buds! Everybody has different taste buds, but there are actually different parts of your tongue that interact with the overall flavors of the food (i.e. salty, sweet, and bitter) and the chemical compounds to let you taste things
What is an Additive?
ingredients added to foodstuffs to alter them in order to preserve or enhance specific qualities eg taste, color
What chemicals/ingredients should you avoid in your food?
Try to avoid GMO, artificial, and overly-processed food products
How do the ingredients with separate tastes all combine together to make a new flavor?
When they are cooked they undergo a chemical reaction to make a new substance, hence the new flavor!
What are Amino Acids?
they are simple organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxyl group: the building blocks of proteins
What are the dangers in overly-processed foods and GMO products?
GMO products are known to sometimes cause cancerous and other harmful diseases as well as being non-natural and in no ways are organic. Overly-processed foods are not only bad for you in ways of cholesterol and high fat but they include harmful chemicals.
Why are things not tastes? (i.e. spicy is not a taste) BONUS: what is the difference between tastes and flavors?
It is not considered a taste because it is not on the basic set of tastes your taste buds/ receptors recognize. It is a flavor though!
BONUS:Flavor refers to the smell and to the texture of food, as well as the taste of food. Taste refers to the actual connection of the tongue and taste buds in the mouth to recognize the basic tastes of sweet, sour, bitter salty and umami (Difference Between Taste and Flavor)
What is an Aftertaste?
it is an after-effect of flavor leaving a coating in the mouth after chewing food