METHODS OF PROCESSING
MEAT AND POULTRY
PROCESSED MEAT
IS MEAT THAT HAS BEEN
PRESERVED BY METHODS
SUCH AS CANNING, SALTING,
DRYING OR SMOKING,
CHILLING, FREEZING, AND
CURING.
INGREDIENTS IN MEAT PROCESSING
FOOD ADDITIVES
ARE A MIXTURE OF CONCENTRATES ADDED
TO FOOD AS A RESULT OF PRODUCTION
AND PROCESSING.
EXAMPLES OF PRESERVATIVES INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING:
SALT
SUGAR
VINEGAR
PRESERVATIVES
ARE ADDED TO FOOD TO PREVENT THE
GROWTH OF BACTERIA.
EXAMPLES OF PRESERVATIVES INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING:
SALT
SUGAR
VINEGAR
EMULSIFIERS
ARE ADDED TO FOOD TO PREVENT
SEPARATION OF FOOD INGREDIENTS LIKE OIL
AND VINEGAR. THE TWO WOULD NOT MIX
INTO ONE LIQUID.
MARGARINE, BREAD, AND CAKES ARE
SOME FOOD IMULSIFIED.
STABILIZERS
ARE ADDED TO IMPROVE CONSISTENCY AND
TEXTURE USUALLY POLYSAECHARIDE FOOD
GUMS.
EXAMPLES ARE:
GUAR GUM
CARRAGEENAN
GELATIN
SUGAR
IS A SWEET SUBSTANCE FROM SUGARCANE OR
SUGAR BEET JUICE.
1. REFINED SUGAR
2. BROWN SUGAR