Food and Nutrition, Unit Two

The key terms for food and nutrition, unit two.

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Oxidation
Exposure to air causing loss vitamin C in fruits and vegetables.
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Rancidity
Unpleasant flavours which develop in fats when they are exposed to oxygen.
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Enzyme Action
Molecules in foods which cause ripening or change in the structure.
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Denaturation
Change in chemical structure of proteins during heating.
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Coagulation
Setting of proteins during heating.
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Gelatinisation
Thickening of starch when MOIST heat is applied.
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Dextrinisation
Browning of starches when DRY heat is applied.
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Carmelisation
Browning of sugar when DRY heat is applied.'
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'Smoking Point'
When fats give off a blue smoke at temperatures between 130C to 200C (higher for liquid fats).
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Sensory Analysis
The process carried out to analyse a food product using our senses of sight, smell, taste and hearing.
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Extractives
Savoury flavours that develop in meat as it cooks.
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Blind Tasting
Consumer tests new food products, where they don't know which foods they are tasting.
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Food Additive
Natural or chemical substance added to food to improve quality.
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Permitted additives
Tested by the Food Standards Agency before being approved for use by food manufacturers.
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E numbers
Additives approved by the European Union.
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Fortified
Where nutrients are added to improve the nutrtional value of a product.
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Novel Foods
Foods which are manufactured from ingredients not normally used for food.
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Appetising
Looks and smells good to eat.
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Card 2

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Unpleasant flavours which develop in fats when they are exposed to oxygen.

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Rancidity

Card 3

Front

Molecules in foods which cause ripening or change in the structure.

Back

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Card 4

Front

Change in chemical structure of proteins during heating.

Back

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Card 5

Front

Setting of proteins during heating.

Back

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