Food Technology and HACCP Food preservation method: THE CANNING PROCESS Federica Brazzoduro - 301307 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. HISTORY OF CANNED FOOD p.3 2. CANNED FOOD p.4 2.1. Which food do we can? p.4 2.2. Why do we can food? p.4 2.3. What makes food canning so safe? p.4 2.4. What makes it last longer? p.5 3. THE CANNING PROCESS p.5 3. a) Harvesting p.5 3. b) Washing p.6 3. c) Sorting/Grading p.6 3. d) Preparation
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Conservation versus Preservation: To whom it may concern My name is Michelle lane I am writing this letter to share my thoughts about preserving the Bridger Teton. This big stretch of land has not been affected by human technology. It has been preserved in its natural state. It is important to us as human beings. This stretch of land has a lot of trees‚ wild animals‚ and wild vegetation that call this stretch of land home. We cannot disturb it in the name of progress. We need to make sure we
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Food Processing Throughout the history of mankind science has searched into the realms of the unknown. Along with it bringing new discoveries‚ allowing for our lives to become healthier‚ more efficient‚ safer‚ and at the same time‚ possibly more dangerous. Among the forces driving scientists into these many experiments‚ is the desire to preserve the one fuel that keeps our lives going; FOOD. As early as the beginning of the 19th century‚ major breakthroughs in food preservation had begun. Soldiers
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Food Packaging Food packaging draws on disciplines like chemistry‚ microbiology‚ food science and engineering. About 25% of the ex-factory cost is for packaging and thus provides the challenge for food packaging technologists to design and develop functional packages at low cost. Today packaging is pervasive and essential. It surrounds‚ enhances and protects the goods from processing and manufacturing through handing and storage to final consumption without packing‚ materials would be messy
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preservative http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Preservative&action=edit A preservative is a naturally occurring or synthetically produced substance that is added to products such as foods‚ pharmaceuticals‚ paints‚ biological samples‚ wood‚ etc. to prevent decomposition by microbial growth or by undesirable chemical changes. Preservatives can be divided into two types‚ depending on their origin. Class I preservatives refers to those preservatives which
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Food ©2007 Global Science Books Food Preservation – A Biopreservative Approach Iraj Rasooli Department of Biology‚ Shahed University‚ Opposite Imam Khomeini’s Shrine‚ Tehran-Qom Express Way‚ Tehran‚ Iran Correspondence: * rasooli@shahed.ac.ir ABSTRACT Preservative agents are required to ensure that manufactured foods remain safe and unspoiled. Antimicrobial properties of essential oils (EOs) reveal that Gram-positive bacteria are more vulnerable than Gram-negative bacteria. A number of EO
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INTRODUCTION Food deteriorate in quality due to a wide range of chemical and enzymatic reactions‚ added to this the consumer demands faster production rate for high quality food with “fresh-like” characteristics and long shelf life‚ leading to the application of thermal processes for food preservation. However this thermal treatments cause undesirable effects on food flavor‚ color and nutritional attributes such as protein and vitamin destruction. These market conditions together with the disadvantages
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Manufactured Product Dried Fruits- Apricots Presented To Mrs Lawrence and Mrs Mann Presented By Sophie Xian Year 12 food technology Introduction Drying is one of the most ancient methods of preserving foods; this method is still very popular and is used for drying fruits‚ beef (jerky)‚ fish‚ evaporated milk and much more. This method removes the moisture content of food to restrict microbial activity. The main methods of drying include sun drying‚ spray drying‚ dehydration and
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Hough‚ A. (2009). Frozen food ’healthier than fresh produce’‚ scientists claim - Telegraph. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online‚ Daily Telegraph‚ Sunday Telegraph - Telegraph. Available: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6170232/Frozen-food-healthier-than-fresh-produce-scientists-claim.html [2013‚ March 30]. In this article‚ the author‚ Hough pointed out that a frozen food could be beneficial to our health as well as a fresh food. Fresh foods‚ sometimes‚ will easily lose nutrients and
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FREEZING FOODS 1. Freezing storage space is valuable. Use it only for high quality meats‚ fruits and vegetables. Do not freeze and store excessively bulky products. 2. Place a variety of foods in your locker or home freezing unit. Avoid long storage of any items. Add new items as rapidly as storage space will permit. 3. If your locker plant or home-unit has a quick-freeze compartment‚ use it. The temperature of this compartment should be held at 0 or below. The time required for freezing should not
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