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Mrs. Adams Foods 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What is a nutrient-enhanced egg? | From chickens fed a diet that improves the nutritional value of the eggs |
| What is a free range egg? | Same thing as cage free but both may be kept in confined places and minimal outdoor time |
| Omlete | Are beaten egg mixtures that are cooked without stirring and served folded in half |
| In your own words what is coagulation | Thickening into clumps |
| Why do some eggs have a greenish ring or tint to them? Will the green hurt you? | |
| When you are buying eggs at the store, what does grade AA or A mean? | Thee grades are given to high-quality eggs that have clean, unbroken shells and small air cells |
| Give an example of emulsion | Oil in water |
| Emulsion | Mixture that forms when liquids are combined that ordinarily do not mix |
| Coagulum | When the egg thickens into soft protein clumps |
| What is a pasteurized egg? | Have been treated to kill harmful bacteria that may present in raw eggs |
| List 2 general rules for buying and storing eggs | 1) Clean & Uncracked 2)In carton & not in fridge door |
| What is an organic egg? | Come from hens fed diet free of chemical pesticides and fertilizers |
| What determine the color of an egg? | The breed of chicken |
| Candling | Process by which eggs are quality-graded |
| What does it mean to temper eggs? | Warming eggs by blending small amounts of the hot mixture into the beaten eggs, then add the warm eggs into the rest of the hot mix |
| What is a cage free egg? | Then that produce eggs hot kept in cages |
| What is egg size based on? | On the basis of an average weight per dozen |
| Why should you wash your hands after touching eggs? | To avoid Salmonella |
| Does freerange, Cage free, Organic, Pasteurized, or nutrient-enhanced matter when YOU are buying eggs? Be able to explain your answer. | Depends on YOUR needs as a consumer |