Production and processing of food
Reducing the moisture content of a product
What is the definition of dehydration?
The input goods that a company needs to manufacture its products
What are raw materials?
Involves control of temperature. Slows and prevents microbial growth. For example. frozen vegetables.
Define Chilling/Freezing.
Contains the product, protects the product, increases convenience, reduces/eliminates contamination
Name four functions of packaging.
Chemical, Physical and Microbial/Biological
What are the types of food contamination?
Operation, Inspection, Transport, Delay and Storage
What are the production processes of flow process charts?
A statistical method used to determine whether or not a batch of a product or service is acceptable for use
What is acceptance sampling?
Promote safety, keep foods acceptable for consumption, retain nutritious value, allow availability all year round, and remain economically viable
What are the reasons for preserving food?
Refers to the layer of packaging that comes in direct contact with the food product, such as the wrapper on a muesli bar.
What is primary packaging?
Promoting and maintaining the physical, mental and social wellbeing of workers.
What is Work, Health and Safety?
Temporary stoppage preventing the next process
What is ‘delay’ in the production process
Free from contaminants and meet specific criteria characteristics
What must raw materials be free from for the manufacturing process?
A low-ph environment, oxygen, moisture, warm temperatures, nutrients, time
List the main requirements for microbial growth.
Rigid or flexible.
What are two types of plastic packaging?
Oxygen, light and water.
What environmental factors affect food preservation?
Separation, Evaporation and cooling
What are examples of food operations?
nature of the product, the scale of production, economic considerations, and consumer acceptance.
What does the type of production system depend on?
A method of heat-treating foods which reduces the number of microorganisms in raw materials.
What is pasteuristation?
A method of packaging used to extend the shelf life of fresh food products.
What is modified atmosphere packaging?
beer brewing or bread production.
What is a food example of fermentation?
It reduces the size of a material
What does milling/grinding do?
Inferior end product that may need to be discarded, resulting in financial losses for the organisation
What can contaminated raw materials result in?
Over ripening of fruits and vegetables and the decomposition of protein foods such as meat.
What is an example of enzymatic contamination?
Bioplastic trays from wheat starch.
What is an example of innovative packaging?
To allow the product to flow freely
What is the role of anti-caking agents?