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Food Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Food Industry | Diverse businesses that supply much of the food and food energy consumed by the world population. |
| Gourmet | A connoisseur of good food. |
| Trucker | A long-distance truck driver. |
| Wholesaler | A person selling goods in large quantities to be retailed by others. |
| Maturity | The state, fact, or period of being mature. |
| Processing | A series of actions, changes, or functions bringing about a result. |
| Harvester | A person using the process to gather crops. |
| Processor | A person or a machine that processes something. |
| Grades | A particular level of rank, quality, proficiency, intensity, or value. |
| Distributor | An agent who supplies goods to stores and other businesses that sell to consumers. |
| Packer | A person or machine that packs something. |
| Producer | a person, company, or country that makes, grows, or supplies goods or commodities for sale. |
| Harvesting | Gathering crops as a harvest. |
| Retailer | Businesses that sell goods directly to individuals. |
| Overripe | Either too ripe or past its best. |
| Underripe | Not completely ripe or before its best. |
| Microorganisms | An organism that can be seen only with a microscope and that consists of only a single cell. |
| Spoiled | To become unfit for eating. |
| Germ | A microorganism, especially one that causes disease. |
| Grader | A person that inspects food products and grades them. |