32 Questions
What is the focus of agricultural process engineering?
Transforming, packaging, sorting, or grading livestock or livestock products, agricultural commodities, or plants or plant products into goods for consumption.
What are the main challenges addressed by postharvest engineering?
Perishability of high-value commercial crops, improper handling, inappropriate packaging, and inadequate storage and transport facilities.
What is the role of agricultural process engineering in handling crops?
From farm to market, including processing of agricultural materials into food, feed products, and industrial products.
What does postharvest engineering focus on in terms of high-value crops?
Sorting and grading, packaging, temperature management, transport, and short-term storage.
What is the goal of postharvest engineering in relation to perishable crops?
To reduce losses, extend shelf life, and maintain quality of perishable crops in fresh form.
What are the areas of interest in postharvest engineering?
Development of equipment, facilities, and protocols for reducing losses and maintaining quality of perishable crops.
What is the main focus of Crop Processing?
Transformation of raw agricultural materials into intermediate or finished products
What does Food Engineering aim to achieve?
Developing solutions to process food materials into finished products with added value and a stable shelf life
What is the focus of Energy Engineering?
Biomass and alternative energy resource development, energy conservation, and combustion system design
What does Thermal Processing primarily involve?
Application of psychrometry, design of refrigerated storage systems, and thermodynamic analysis in postharvest engineering
What is the purpose of Crop Preservation?
To intentionally alter the properties of crops to slow down or stop spoilage
What are the six reasons for processing crops mentioned in the text?
- Long term stability 2. Providing variety in the diet 3. Making food available 4. Marketing in other areas 5. Year-round availability 6. Avoiding wastage of surpluses
What are the areas of specialization in Crop Processing?
Determination of physical properties, development of equipment and processes, evaluation of products, and emphasis on drying and milling of crops
What is the integration in Food Engineering?
Integration of engineering, chemistry, and microbiology
What are the main areas of focus in Energy Engineering?
Biomass and alternative energy resource development, energy conservation, and combustion system design
What are the principles and applications involved in Thermal Processing?
Psychrometry, refrigerated storage system design, and thermodynamic analysis in postharvest engineering
Agricultural process engineering involves transforming, packaging, sorting, or grading ______ or ______ products, agricultural commodities, or plants or plant products into goods that are used for intermediate or final consumption including goods for nonfood use. It also includes handling and storage of crops in fresh form from farm to market, to processing of agricultural materials into food, feed products, and industrial products.
livestock
Postharvest Engineering is involved in the sorting and grading, packaging, temperature management, transport, and short-term storage of ______ crops. It focuses on the development of equipment, facilities, and protocols to reduce losses, extend shelf life, and maintain quality of perishable crops in fresh form.
high-value
Due to the inherent perishability of high-value ______ crops such as fresh fruits, vegetables, and cut flowers, a significant fraction of the volume produced yearly is lost due to improper handling, inappropriate packaging, and inadequate storage and transport facilities.
commercial
Postharvest Engineering focuses on the sorting and grading, packaging, temperature management, transport, and short-term storage of ______ crops.
perishable
Development of equipment, facilities, and protocols to reduce losses, extend shelf life, and maintain quality of ______ crops in fresh form.
perishable
Agricultural process engineering involves transforming, packaging, sorting, or grading ______ or livestock products, agricultural commodities, or plants or plant products into goods that are used for intermediate or final consumption including goods for nonfood use.
livestock
Crop Processing involves the transformation of raw agricultural materials into intermediate or finished products such as animal feed, crude oil extracts for biofuel production, industrial fibers. This field of specialization involves the determination of physical properties of raw materials, development of size reduction and extraction equipment and processes, evaluation of processed products, and ______ and dehydration methods.
drying
Special emphasis is placed on ______ and milling of Philippine crops such as rice and corn.
drying
Food Engineering, the integration of the fields of engineering, chemistry, and microbiology for developing solutions to processing of food materials into finished products with added value and a stable shelf life. This field of specialization involves the development of new food products, pharmaceuticals, food processing machinery, ______ materials and edible coatings, processing protocols, and treatments for processing plant waste.
packaging
Energy Engineering involved in biomass and other alternative energy resource development (calculation of energy potentials, policy formulation, status of the industry), biofuels potential and sustainability, energy conservation and efficiency measures, and theory and design of combustion systems for agricultural ______.
commodities
Thermal Processing principles and application of psychrometry in postharvest engineering and crop processing applications, design of refrigerated storage systems, and thermodynamic analysis of postharvest and ______ systems.
thermal
Crop Preservation Operation or a series of operation in which the properties of the crop are intentionally altered through the process to slow down or stop spoilage degree of alteration in properties may vary Example: ______ of grains
drying
Why process crop. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. To ensure long term stability and to provide a variety in the diet It makes food available It makes possible the marketing of produce in other areas It makes the crop available throughout the year To avoid wastage of surpluses To ______ handling
facilitate
What does Thermal Processing primarily involve? The principles and application of psychrometry in postharvest engineering and crop processing applications, design of refrigerated storage systems, and thermodynamic analysis of postharvest and ______ systems.
thermal
What is the main focus of Crop Processing? Involves the transformation of raw agricultural materials into intermediate or finished products such as animal feed, crude oil extracts for biofuel production, industrial fibers. This field of specialization involves the determination of physical properties of raw materials, development of size reduction and extraction equipment and processes, evaluation of processed products, and drying and ______ methods.
dehydration
What is the goal of postharvest engineering in relation to perishable crops? Operation or a series of operation in which the properties of the crop are intentionally altered through the process to slow down or stop spoilage degree of alteration in properties may vary Example: drying of ______
grains
Test your knowledge of agricultural process engineering, including the transformation, packaging, sorting, and grading of livestock, agricultural commodities, plants or plant products, and handling and storage of crops from farm to market. This quiz covers the processing of agricultural materials into food, feed products, and industrial products.
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