Quality control and food additives
What is sterilization?
the process of making something free from bacteria or other microorganisms.
What is the small scale production system?
household/domestic level of production
What is a flow process chart
A flow process chart is a graphic representation of a production process relating to the production and manufacture of a specific product.
What is an example of microbial food contamination?
mould on bread, slimy meat, sour milk
Examples of the exclusion of air preservation
Cryovacing, gas flushing, canning and bottling
What are food additives?
Food additives are substances added to food that are not normally consumed by themselves.
What is the large-scale production system?
large production, may have production lines
What points fall under the operation category? Name at least 1
The operator takes phone order, order is fulfilled
What is food spoilage?
Food spoilage is the process where a food product becomes unsuitable to ingest by the consumer. The cause of such a process is due to many outside factors as a side-effect of the type of product it is, as well as how the product is packaged and stored.
What is temp control in food preservation
prevents the growth of microorganisms by poisoning the bacteria by increasing or decreasing the temp to the point of the bacteria die
What does a bulking agent do?
increases the volume of food
What are the specifications of the manual production system?
skill of staff, labour intensive
how many stages does the flow process chart comprise of
7
What factors can cause the deterioration and spoilage of food products? Name 3.
Physical, chemical, microbial, enzymatic, environmental.
What are examples of temp control
Freezing, canning, drying, fermentation and smoking
What is an emulsifier?
a substance that stabilizes an emulsion, in particular an additive used to stabilize processed foods.
Describe, what is the evaporation process of food.
to concentrate the flavour of liquids by removing moisture.
What point falls under the decision category?
Is order complete?
Reasons to preserve food Name at least three
keep it safe for human consumption, maintain its form for acceptable use, retain nutritional value, and make perishable food available all year round providing a variety for consumers
Examples of restricting moisture preservation
Dehydration and evaporation
What does a humectant do?
Reduce the moisture in food
What is the equipment used in the size reduction process? Name 3
industrial grinder, mixer, miller, dicing, strip-cutting, grating machines
state a flow process chart for fish
1 Pre-canning 2 fishing 3 freezing 4 unloading 5 weighing 6 thawing 7 preparing 8 steam cooking 9 filleting 10 filling 11 sealing 12 sterilising 13 labelling 14 storage 15 despatch
Name at least 5 examples of food preservation.
-canning -pickling -drying -fermenting -Dry salting -Refridgeration or freezing -freeze drying -carbonated water -chemical -food irradiation
Examples of controlling the pH level in preservation and examples in food
Adding acids such as vinegar or lemon juice can minimise food spoilage e.g. pickled onions,corned beef and jam