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Food Science Test 1

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What is food science? the scientific study of raw food materials and their behavior during formulation, processing, packaging, packaging, storage, and evaluation as consumer food products
What fields of study does food science cover? physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, and nutrition
What is the difference between nutrition and food science? food science is concerned with all quality and safety aspects of foods before a person consumes them, while nutrition is related to how the body uses foods after we eat them to promote and maintain our health
What are the oldest methods of food preservation? milling, salting drying and smoking, and fermentations
What are some of the careers that a food scientist might choose? production and manufacturing, sales and marketing, environmental issues, regulatory issues, advertising and merchandising, and research and development
What are the major components of food? water, carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins
What are the minor components of food? vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals
What are some of the beneficial aspects of knowing the composition of food? evaluating nutritional value, plan and evaluate food consumption, nutritional counseling, nutritional content of a diet
What is a proximate analysis? standardized methods for determining nutrient content
How does food supply energy to the human body?
What are the food categories used in the food industry? beverages, cereals grains breads and baked products, fruits and vegetables, legumes and nuts, milk and dairy products, meats poultry seafood eggs, chocolate and confectionary (sugars and sweets), fats and oils
What are the functions of water in food? heat transfer (boiling, simmering, streaming, stewing, braising), universal solvent (solution, colloidal dispersion, suspension, emulsion), chemical reactions (ionization, changes in pH, salt formation, hydrolysis, food preservation, CO2 release)
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