Summary: Food Processing

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  • What are functional properties of food (explanation)?

    The changes that the main nutrients in the food undergo (during processing).
  • What kind of relation is there between functional properties of food and the product functionality?

    The change of a nutrient (functional property) enables it to be used in different forms, textures, tastes and appearances (product functionality).

    Examples of functional properties: denaturation of proteins/ malliard reaction/ dextrinisation.
  • What does a process do to food and by means of what?

    It changes input into output by means of interrelated tasks (unit operations).
  • What is an industrial process?

    A series of unit operations used to produce materials in large quantities.
  • A unit operation is a basic step (sometimes a transformation) that takes place in a process. Name a couple of unit operations and the type of change it causes.

    - Evaporation -> physical change
    - Pasteurization -> chemical transformation

    The difference between a physical change and a chemical transformation is that no new substance is created during a physical change, although the matter takes a different form. During chemical transformation new substances are created. 
  • Do small scale processes work the same as processes on big scale? Explain why.

    Small scale processes do not work the same. The difference in magnitude between a small scale and big scale process is too high. That is why a big scale process should be split up into multiple processing steps.
  • What is the difference between evaporation and drying?

    Drying is typically the word used to describe the removal of water from a substance. Evaporation is the changing of phase of liquid water to gaseous water.
  • What are the aims of food processing?

    - Extraction of valuable components
    - Transformations
    - Production of composed products
    - Preservation
  • Name a example/form of extraction and transformation.

    Extraction: Olive oil from olives
    Transformation: Fermentation
  • By which forms of processes can extraction be carried out?

    - Cutting 
    - Separation processes
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