5 Major Areas
Growing a potato is an example of this area of food science.
Production
What is an example of biological contamination?
A measure of the available water in food.
What is water activity?
These Nutrients give us zero energy, but help our bodies function.
What are vitamins and minerals?
These are the most basic forms of food that come from the farm, like wheat or potatoes.
What are commodities?
This television show describes mostly the processing side of food science (when they focus on food).
What is How It's Made?
This person checks for health violations like neglecting hand washing, malfunctioning refrigerators, garbage and safe food handling.
What is the role of a health inspector?
This is the first-ever food preservation technique, since humans have used sunlight energy and heat or smoke since early days.
What is drying or dehydration?
Water, protein, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals
What are the six essential nutrients?
When performing an experiment on your commodity, you should keep this in mind.
What is the scientific method?
Chopping up a carrot
What is food preparation?
Well sharpened, clean and on a cutting board.
What is a safe knife?
Between 4 and 60 degrees Celcius.
What is the Danger Zone?
These can replenish our muscle glycogen.
What are carbohydrates?
This scientist discovered how to make dynamite from peanuts.
Who was George Washington Carver?
When you examine the texture, scent and taste of a cookie.
What is food evaluation?
These keep pathogens or microbes alive and healthy.
What are water and a food source (sugar)?
A method of food preservation that changes the sugars into carbon dioxide and alcohol, so there is nothing for microbes to live on.
What is fermentation?
These nutrients can build muscle cells and other body tissues.
What are proteins?
This commodity was used for every class example assignment.
What are potatoes?
The cycle of transmission relates to these areas of Food Science
What are production, processing and preparation?
The unintended presence of harmful substances or microbes in food.
What is contamination?
This scientist discovered the relationship between food spoilage and microorganisms.
Who was Louis Pasteur?
This may be the most addictive thing to be sold to children, aside from smart screens.
What is sugar?
What is sugar cane?