The chemical processes that take place inside food determine its nutritional value‚ taste‚ texture and freshness. Like any other organic material‚ food can decompose over a period of time. The importance of food chemistry lies in its ability to counter the effects of decomposition and spoilage and extend the shelf life of foods. Food chemistry is a science that studies the chemical processes that take place in food. All food products are made of biological materials that react and interact in different
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De Leon ENG 240 May 5‚ 2013 Food for thought In today’s society‚ the increase in rates of obesity and related chronic diseases such as heart attack and diabetes is continuously rising due to unhealthy diet and this is because some people have limited access to supermarkets and fast food advertisements on television negatively impacts and appends to epidemic of obesity among children and adolescents. The issue‚ healthy foods are so expensive. With the continuous rise
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Introduce this section with the food chain discussion card called ‘Under the sea’. Food chains are a flow of energy Food webs exist in a delicate balance. If one animal’s source of food disappears‚ perhaps from a natural cause such as a drought or a killer disease‚ many other animals in the food chain are affected. Some populations may decline‚ and some explode. Humans are usually at the top of the chain and are often responsible for disrupting food webs. All living things depend
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Food wastage is a problem faced by every developing and developed country around the world. According to a book by Tristram Stuart‚Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal(Penguin‚ 2009)‚ approximately 40 million tonnes of food are wasted by US households‚ retailers and food services each year. This is sufficient to feed the nearly one billion malnourished people in the world. Yet in spite of this trend‚ peope continue to waste food at an alarming rate. Currently‚ a third of food produced around
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Food waste or food loss is food material that is discarded or unable to be used. Various political organizations and entities have their own definition of what constitutes food waste. The causes of wasted food are numerous‚ and occur at the stages of production‚ processing‚ and retailing. As of 2011‚ 1.3 billion tons of food‚ about one third of the global food production‚ is lost or wasted annually. Loss and wastage occurs on all steps in the food supply chain. In low-income countries‚ most loss
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Case 1: Whole Foods Whole Foods Market had evolved into the “world’s largest retail chain of natural and organic foods supermarkets.” Their rapid growth and success is primarily due to being highly selective about what they sell‚ as well as being dedicated quality standards and core values. Whole Food’s stated mission statement was to “promote vitality and well-being for all individuals by offering the highest quality‚ least processed‚ most flavorful natural and naturally preserved foods available.”
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Study of Indian Food Processing Industry [pic] Submitted By: Avaneet Dwivedi (Roll No. 09) Preface India is the world ’s 2nd largest producer of food next to China‚ and has the potential of being the biggest with the food and agricultural sector. With India ’s food production likely to double in the next decade‚ there is an opportunity for large investments in food and food processing technologies‚ skills and equipment‚ especially in areas of Canning‚ Dairy and Food Processing‚ Specialty
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Title : Avoid Food Wastage General purpose : To persuade Objectives: At the end of the speech‚ the audience should: 1. Aware on global food shortage. 2. Know how much food is being wasted. 3. Change their attitude towards food wastage. Proposition: People should not waste food. Reasons: 1. It is hard to produce food. a) Food takes time to grow and mature. Besides this‚ there are a lot of factors that contribute towards the production of food. i. Temperature and rainfall
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Carry Out the Recycling of Food Waste in Tsuen Wan A. Introduction From the Environmental Protection Department‚ 3584 tonnes of food waste are produced in Hong Kong everyday and it fill up all the landfills in Hong King. To reduce food waste‚ the government propose recycling of food waste. The following report will analyse the opinions on whether the government should carry out recycling of food waste in Tsuen Wan. Food waste is defined as uneaten food and food preparation wastes from
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Written Assignment 4 Food Security “Most of us live in a food secure environment where we don’t worry about having enough to eat. Unfortunately‚ that is not true for everyone.” According to the United States Department of Agriculture‚ food security relates to quantity and availability for an active and healthy life style. (USDA ERS‚ 2013) Today there is an enormous availability of food‚ at a great variation of quality and costs. There is always an overwhelming amount of food options. However‚ there
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