Chap-6 Convenience Foods
Chap-6 Convenience Foods
Chap-6 Convenience Foods
Convenience food
Convenience foods: a food typically a complete meal , that has been pre-prepared
commercially and so requires minimum further preparation by the consumer.
Processing methods:
Processing of food refer to the processes used to turn raw agricultural products –
and in some cases products harvested from the wild – into consumable foods.
These processes are used to make foods safer and more palatable to human
consumers.
Primary food processing is the process of turning raw agricultural products into
foods that can be consumed. In some cases, the food is ready to be consumed once
primary processing is finished
Air-drying food
Potting
Blanching
Jellying
Freezing
Fermentation
Pickling
Canning
The goal of many of these food preservation methods is to completely block air
from reaching the food and causing a chemical reaction that results in spoilage.
This includes the moisture within the food evaporating and contact between food
tissues and oxygen causing oxidation.
There are also food preservation methods that can be done at home with pieces of
specialized equipment. These include:
Pressure canning
Freeze drying
Smoking
Vacuum sealing
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Dehydration
Using a vacuum sealer to completely eliminate oxygen within a plastic storage bag
Some food preservation methods are reserved for those with access to industrial
food processing equipment. These include:
Irradiation
Pasteurization
High-pressure preservation
Beyond food preservation, there are many different forms of food production in
use today. Like food preservation, some can be practiced in home kitchens and
others require industrial equipment. Food production and food processing aren't the
same thing, but there are overlaps between them, and in some cases, a specific
process can be used to process food as well as produce it. Generally, “food
processing” refers to the processes used to change raw materials into food products
that can be eaten immediately or after minor preparation, while “food production”
refers to the specific processes used to make the food ready to eat.
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Put another way, cooking is a general term for food production. Food production
also covers the other steps involved in creating a meal from grocery products, like
slicing and marinating meat before grilling it.
Boiling
Fermenting
Curing
Emulsification
Frying
Grilling
Steaming
Mixing
Grinding
9.Ready to eat cereal and instant breakfast difficult to prepare at home because of
its expensive product technology used in preparation.
1.May be less meat, fish, or cheese than you would include in homemade versions.
5.Convenience foods are typically high in calories, fat, saturated fat, sugar, salt,
and trans-fats.