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Fats & Oils
Question | Answer |
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What are the classification of fats and oil? | Animal fats, Plant oils, Marine oils |
What are animal fats? | Saturated fats e.g Cream, Suet, Lard, Butter |
What are plant oils? | Unsaturated fats e.g Vegetable oil, nut oils |
What are marine oils? | Polyunsaturated e.g Cod liver oil, Herring oil |
What nutrients does fats and oils lack? | Protein and Carbohydrates |
What nutrient is fats and oils high in? | Fats |
What do fats and oil provide? | Heat and Energy |
What are the steps in manufacturing vegetable oil? | 1. Seed preparation 2. Oil extraction 3. Refined 4. Bleached 5.Filtered 6. Deodorisers added 7. Packaged & Labelled |
What are the steps in manufacturing margarine? | 1. Oil extraction 2. Hydrogenated 3. Other ingredients added 4. Emulsification 5. Churned 6. Weighed 7. Packaged & Labelled |
What are the 2 types of margarine? | Block margarine & Soft margarine |
What is block margarine? | Made form vegetable oil, wrapped in waxed paper or foil, generally has high saturated fat |
What is block margarine made for? | Baking & Frying |
What is soft margarine? | Made from vegetable oil, designed to spread straight from the fridge, sold in plastic tubs, high in saturated fat |
What is soft margarine used for? | Baking & Frying |
What are the 2 types of dairy spread? | Low fat dairy spread & Functional dairy spread |
What is low fat dairy spread? | Contains approx. half the fat of butter, ideal for calorie controlled diet |
What is low fat dairy spread not suitable for? | Baking & Frying |
What is functional dairy spread? | It is proven to lower cholesterol, contains 60% fat |
What functional dairy spread suitable for? | Baking & Frying |
Where should you store oils? | In a cool, dry, dark cupboard |
Where should you store fats? | In fridge at 4*C |
What should you store fats away from ? | Strong smelling foods |
What are culinary uses for fats and oils? | Flavour, Frying, Emulsion, Aeration, Shortening, Anti-staling |
When do fats and oils emulsify? | When mixed with vinegar or water |
What does anti-staling do? | Prevents baked goods from drying out |
What should you avoid when cooking fats and oils? | Overcooking |