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How will the pigment of a fruit/veg react in an acid?
Red
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How will the pigment of a fruit/veg react in a nuetral?
Violet
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How will the pigment of a fruit/veg react in a base?
blue
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What is a caratonoid?
- -not water soluble
- -heat stable
- -yellow/orange/red in color
- -ex. Vitamin A-Beta Carotene
- -foods:apricots, pappaya, mango, peaches,nectarines
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What is chlorophyll
- -water soluble
- -not heat stable
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Chlorophyll A
- -Blue/Green in color
- -very unstable in heat
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Chlorophyll B
- -Olive Green
- -More heat stable then A
- -Alkali substances will brighten
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Betalains
- -Purple/Red/Yellow
- -Beets, Swiss Chards
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What are the 3 flavinoids
- -Antocyanin
- -Anthoxnthin
- -Belatains
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Anthocyanin
Blue, Red, Violet
- In acid-red
- Nuetral-purple
- In base-blue
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What is Ripening?
When a starch converts to a sugar
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Factors that effect Ripening
- -pectic substances degrade
- -vitamins may increase or decrease
- -protein, fat, minerals stay the same
- -color intensifies as chlorophyll degrades
- -aroma is intensified
- -acidity is decreased, more basic
- -lowered temperatures delay ripening
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What is artificial ripening?
- -When ethylene gas is used to ripen a fruit faster.
- -Ex-leaving a brown paper bag full of bananas will ripen faster than bananas left out on the counter, bc the ethylene gas will be collected
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Protopectin
- -When fruits are not ripe
- -Insoluble
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Pectin
- -When fruits are optimally ripe
- -Water solubke
- -Softer
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Pectic Acid
Over ripened fruit becomes moistened
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Tempering
mixing a small amount of a hot ingredient into a cold ingredient before adding all of the cold ingredient to the hot ingredient. The purpose of tempering is to prevent the cold ingredient from curdling or lumping when it is mixed into the hot ingredient. Tempering is commonly used when eggs or egg yolks are being added to a hot mixture
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Poaching
- -Process of gently simmering a food in a liquid, to prevent dispersion vinegar can be added.
- -To obtain a good shape during this process it is important to use grade AA
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Sizes of eggs
- Jumbo-30 oz
- X-Large-27 oz
- Large-24
- Medium-21oz
- Small-18 oz
- PeeWee-15oz
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Function of Yolk
-Has lecithin and emulsifier
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Function of Shell Membrane
- -Protects the egg from bacterial invasion
- -keeps the yolk from moving to the ends of the yolk, it centers the egg
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Function of Albumen
- -Protects the yolk
- -Contains the protein
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Funtion of Chalazae
Anchors the yolk
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Grade AA egg
- -Egg contents cover a small area
- -The albumen is firm, and thick surrounding the yolk
- -Yolk is round and upstanding
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Grade A Egg
- -Egg contents cover a moderate area
- -White is reasonably firm
- -Yolk is round and upstanding
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Grade B Egg
- -Egg contents cover a large area
- -White is weak and watery, doesn't have a thick white
- -Yolk is enlarged and flattened
- -Covers a large area
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As Purchased Example
A Head of lettuce
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Edible Portion Example
Cut up lettuce with the inedible parts removed
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Waste % Example
Amount of waste that is left over that can not be used to make edible portion. Ex. outer bad leaves, cone of the head of lettuce
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Specific Heat
- -How much heat is held by a food relative to water
- -Ability to hold heat
- -Tomato Sauce Vs. H20
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Specific Gravity
- -Weight relative to water
- -The higher the specific gravity the higher the density
- -Milk vs. H20
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Temperature of Boiling
- 212 degrees F
- 100 degress C
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Temperature of Simmering
180 degrees F
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Denaturation
- -The unraveling of protein molecules by means of heat, acid, mixing.
- -Function is changed
- -Ex-cooking steak, cooking eggs
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Gelatinization
- -The irreversible swelling of starch when cooked in a liquid
- -Ex. cooking pasta
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Carmelization
-Occurs when sugar melts and browns
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Deglaze
-Adding liquid to a pan drippings and simmer while scraping particles off the pan
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Al Dente
- -"to the tooth"
- -firm, chewy, firm core
- -when biting into the pasta center it should have a white core
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Organic
-Grown with out the use of pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers
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Roux
- -Use of fat to disperse starches
- -Liquid is added after dispersion
- -Then heated until thickened
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Emulsification
-When two liquids that don't normally mix together are bound by either mayo or dry mustard
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What kind of potato is mealy?
Russet
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Description of Mealy potatoes
- -Russet
- -Starchy
- -Amylose Starch
- -Lower in sugar
- -Tends to flake easier b/c of the less complex structure
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What kind of potato is waxy?
Red Bliss
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Description of waxy potatos
- -Red Bliss
- -Lower Starch
- -Amylopectin Starch
- -Structure is more complex
- -Best for potato dishes that need to hold shape
- -Ex. stews, potato salad
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Conduction
- -Physical transfer of heat from one molecule to another.
- -Ex-deep frying in a pan
- -Slow method
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Convection
- -Circulation of currents through air, liquid, fat
- -Ex. baking cake in oven and boiling h20 in a pan
- -mechanical-relies on fans to circulate heat quickly and evenly
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Radiation
- -Vibration from high frequency waves through air, and does not require physical contact between hear source and food
- -Infrared-Toasters, broiler, hot coals, direct flame
- -Microwave-Heat made by high frequency waves-agitates h20 molecules
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4 parts of the salad
- -base
- -body
- -dressing
- -garnish
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What is the base of a salad?
- -something that holds whole salad
- -doesn't have to be eaten
- -may be just for appearance
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Body of a salad
- -The actual part of the salad that is eaten
- -Main ingredients
- -Biggest part of the salad
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Permanant Emulsion
-Lecithin from egg and mayo are used to form very strong attractions
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Semi-Permanent
Ex-French Dressing, doesn't separate out completely
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Temporary Emulsion
- -Ex-Oil and vinegar
- - When substances have too different of densities and will not form together as one
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Mirepoix
-Mixture of onions, carrots, celery that is added to stock and is added for great flavor and aroma
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Reduction
Simmering or boiling a liquid until it becomes richer and more concentrated through evaporation
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Au Jus
The un-thickened droppings leftover after cooking a meat or poultry
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Roux
Use of fat to disperse starches, liquid is added after dispersion, then heated and thickened
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How to make a basic white sauce
- 1. Melt butter and clarify
- 2. Add in equal parts of flour
- 3. Mix in scalded milk (140F)
- 4. Allow to thicken
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Fresh Eggs
The albumen is cloudy
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Old Eggs
- -Chalazae ropes get thinner and less prominent
- -Albumen becomes more transparent b/c of a loss in CO2
- -Albumen becomes alkaline and thins
- -Yolk becomes thinner and flatter
- -Air cell gets larger
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Candling
- -Used to see deteorative changes like
- -Albumen becoming alkaline and thin
- -Yolk becoming flat
- -Chalazae becoming less prominent
- -Air cell becomes larger
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Fractionation
Any process that changes the shape and condition of whole grains
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Hulling
removing the husk
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Cracking
Grains being broken open
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Grinding
Grains reduced to powder
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Pearing
All parts of the hull, bran, germ that are removed
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Extrusion
- -Making shapes from dough
- -Ex. Cheerios
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Storage of Eggs
- -Hard boiled- use in one week
- -Raw in shell- use in 4 to 5 weeks of packaging date
- -Store away from other strong odors
- -Potentially hazardous from salmonella, thats why you don't want to mix shell with inside contents
- -Keep large side up
- -Keep in cartons, store at 40F
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Mother Sauces
- -Used as a base for smaller sauces, rarely served as is
- -EXCEPT tomato and hollaindase
- 1. bechemal 2. uelate 3. espagnole 4. tomato 5. hollaindase
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Small Sauces
Thickened liquid used to add flavor and enhance other foods. Adds moisture, richness, visual appeal, should complement a dish
ex. cheese, cream, mushroom
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Stock
Thickened liquid that is key to good soups and sauces
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Egg White Foams
- -Increases eight times in size
- -Used for volume and leavening
- -Stages-foamy, soft peak, stiff peak, over beaten
- -Don't use plastic bowls b/c traces of fat are left in the scratches
- -Cream tartar denatures foam
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USDA
United States Department of Agriculture is a federal agency responsible for administering programs that address farming issues
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FDA
Food and Drug Administration: a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
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EPA
Environmental Protection Agency: an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
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CDC
Center for Disease Control and Prevention: a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
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Air-Leavening
- -No heat involved, achieved by sifting, kneading, mixing, adding foams, whipping
- -Used in foaming ingredients like egg whites and whipping cream
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Steam Leavening
Happens in products that contain liquids, use rapid high rate temperatures
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Chemical Leavening
- -Baking soda
- -Baking powder
- -Is much quicker than yeast
- -Chemical reaction takes place between acids and bases
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Beating
To agitate or store at a fast rate
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Folding
To turn over a batter very gently with a spatula, especially when there is delicate berries in the batter
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Cutting in
- To work in fat into dry ingredients with a pastry blender or two knifes
- -ex. making pies
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Kneading
Stretches the dough and develops gluten, it gives bread texture, also distributes the gases that yeast produces
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Creaming
To work one or more foods until soft
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Whisking
To move in light sweeping motions-can whisk eggs or cream
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The part of the wheat grained that is milled into white flour is the?
Endosperm
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The standard eggs that are used in recipes are what size? and how many oz?
Large, 21 oz
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When peeling eggs hardboiled eggs for deviled eggs it is best to use what eggs?
Eggs that aren't too fresh
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Lecithin is found where in the egg?
The yolk
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Washing the shell of eggs remove the what?
The cuticle
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Approximate cholesterol in a large egg is
200 mg
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The part of the egg that holds in or contains the egg yolk, when this part is broken the egg yolk will spill out
Air pocket
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What ingredients help stabilize egg white foams?
sugar, cream of tartar, vinegar, lemon juice
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The cloudy appearance of egg whites indicates that
The egg is fresh and that there are high amounts of carbon dioxide
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The type of rice that is most valued for
foodservice use due to the short cooking time and intact shape and texture caused by pre-steaming
Instant Rice
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What is an aquatic grass seed?
Wild Rice
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What vitamins are added to products?
- -Thiamin
- -Niacin
- -Iron
- -Riboflavin
- -Folate
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Dispersion of starch granules in cool liquid
before adding hot liquids
Slurry
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weeping, or separation of
liquid from a gel
syneresis
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What part of the wheat kernel hold the fat?
-The germ
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Are grits made from hominy?
yes
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What is added to “quick” cooking
cereals to decrease the time for cooking & softening grain products?
Papain
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An egg white that flops is at what stage?
The soft peak stage foam
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Does egg yolk or egg white denature at a higher temperature?
Egg yolk
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Three ways to reduce oxidate enzymatic browning
- -blanching
- -adding lemon juice
- -ascorbic acid
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What limits absorption of calcium during digestion?
Oxalic Acid
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The fleshy part of the apple that is eaten is the?
Mesocarp
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Muscle composition of meat
- -most of protein
- -typle of muscle determines fiber
- -ATP energy used for contracting muscle
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What are the two fibers found in meat?
Sarcollemmia-outer covering of fiber
Fibrils- contraction, relaxtion proteins actin/myosin-slide together with the contraction
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Connective Tissues
- -Made up of ligaments and tendons
- -Acts like a glue to hold muscle cells together
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Collagen
the most abundant connective tissue, melts with cooking
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Elastin
AKA the gristle does not soften with cooking
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High connective tissue
Tougher meats
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Lower connective tissue
More tender
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Wholesale cuts of meat
large cuts of the carcass, not for retail usually, have to get from butcher
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Retail
Cuts that are used for the market, not as good of quality as wholesale
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Effects of slaughtering meat in the change in color
- -Meat is purple when slaughtered, turns bright red b/c of oxygen exposure
- - Wrapping and lighting causes meat to turn brown
- -Denaturing causes pigments to turn brown
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Most tender cuts of meat
primal cuts of rib, short loin, sirloin
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Medium Tender Cuts
Chuck, round
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Least Tender Cuts
Flank, foreshank, short-plate, brisket
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Prime grade
Found at resteraunts and butchers
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Choice Grade
Most common in the market place
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Select Grade
Found in the marketplace
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Standard Grade
low quality meats such as the meats that are in canned soups, highly processed foods, or prepared foods
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Grading
- -Voluntary
- -Color, texture, marbling
- -Prime, choice, select
- -Standard-utility, canner cutter also law quality
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Inspection
- -Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906 make meats that cross the state line a mandatory inspection
- -USDA is responsible for food safety and inspection service
- -Wholesomeness and fit for human consumption
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Moist heat methods
- -Moisture and time softens connective tissue in tough cuts
- -Ex: stewing, crock pot, braising, simmering
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Dry Heat Methods
- -Less time for tender cuts
- -Ex: grilling, frying, open roasting, broiling
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Variety Meats
-Tongue, Heart, Liver, Gizzards
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Processed Meats
- -Contain Nitrites (bologna)
- -Contain Carcinogens- cancer causing
- -Keeps color fresh looking
- -Sodium, coloring, preservatives
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Information about tenderizing meats
- -Uses enzyme tenderizer- papain
- -Grinding meat fibers
- -Meat mallet
- -Adding Fat (sauces, butter)
- -Moist heat methods
- -Having less connective tissue- ex. fish
- -Marinades with acid ingredients
- -Bromelin and FICN enzymes
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Quick Breads
quick to make and bake, no yeast, leavens with air, steam, chemical agents
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Yeast Breads
- -Yeast buds ferment
- -Heavily manipulated, longer time needed for kneading, proofing,shaping
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Gluten
- -Rubbery mass with the texture of chewing gum
- - developed by the manipulation of hydrated flour
- -used to increase protein content
- -Structure-holds gases and steam
*Fat and sugar limit the development of gluten
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Gliaden
- -Gives dough its fluid and stickiness
- -Soluble in alcohol
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Glutenin
- -Gives elasticity to dough
- -Insoluble in alcohol
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