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Food processing. Food processing is the transformation of agricultural products into food, or of one form of food into other forms. Food processing takes many forms, from grinding grain into raw flour, home cooking, and complex industrial methods used in the making of convenience foods. [1] Some food processing methods play important roles in ...
Sourdough starter. In food processing, fermentation is the conversion of carbohydrates to alcohol or organic acids using microorganisms — yeasts or bacteria —without an oxidizing agent being used in the reaction. Fermentation usually implies that the action of microorganisms is desired. The science of fermentation is known as zymology or ...
List of useful microorganisms used in preparation of food and beverage. MICROORGANISM. TYPE ( Bacterium / Fungus ) FOOD / BEVERAGE. Acetobacter aceti. bacterium. chocolate. [1] Acetobacter aceti.
Deep frying – food is submerged in hot oil or fat. This is normally performed with a deep fryer or chip pan. Gentle frying. Hot salt frying. Pan frying – cooking food in a pan using a small amount of cooking oil or fat as a heat transfer agent and to keep the food from sticking. Pressure frying.
A food system includes all processes and infrastructure involved in feeding a population: growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, marketing, consumption, distribution, and disposal of food and food-related items. It also includes the inputs needed and outputs generated at each of these steps. Food systems fall within agri-food ...
Bench scraper, Scraper, Bench knife. To shape or cut dough, and remove dough from a worksurface. Most dough scrapers consist of handle wide enough to be held in one or two hands, and an equally wide, flat, steel face. Edible tableware. Varies. Tableware, such as plates, glasses, utensils and cutlery, that is edible.
Secondary food processing is the everyday process of creating food from ingredients that are ready to use. Baking bread, regardless of whether it is made at home, in a small bakery, or in a large factory, is an example of secondary food processing. [32] Fermenting fish and making wine, beer, and other alcoholic products are traditional forms of ...
Pasteurized milk in Japan A 1912 Chicago Department of Health poster explains household pasteurization to mothers.. In food processing, pasteurization (also pasteurisation) is a process of food preservation in which packaged foods (e.g., milk and fruit juices) are treated with mild heat, usually to less than 100 °C (212 °F), to eliminate pathogens and extend shelf life.