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What is the function of food packaging?
Which group does salt, sugar, and canned foods belong to?
What are the major quality attributes of food?
What are the three package environments that can cause changes or damages to food?
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What are the major reactions that affect food quality during processing and storage?
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Which major reaction affects food quality by causing changes in texture, flavor, color, appearance, and nutritive value?
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What is the primary purpose of food packaging?
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Which classification of food includes low moisture content foods?
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What type of changes/damages to food are caused by gases, water, light, temperature, micro-organisms, and macro-organisms?
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Which major quality attribute of food is affected by the reaction of food to biochemical, chemical, physical, and biological changes during processing and storage?
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Study Notes
Functions and Classifications of Food Packaging
- The primary purpose of food packaging is to protect the food from physical, chemical, and biological changes.
Classification of Foods
- Salt, sugar, and canned foods belong to the group of low moisture content foods.
- Low moisture content foods are classified separately.
Quality Attributes of Food
- The major quality attributes of food include texture, flavor, color, appearance, and nutritive value.
Environmental Factors Affecting Food Quality
- The three package environments that can cause changes or damages to food are:
- Gases
- Water
- Light
- Temperature
- Micro-organisms
- Macro-organisms
Reactions Affecting Food Quality
- The major reactions that affect food quality during processing and storage include:
- Biochemical reactions
- Chemical reactions
- Physical reactions
- Biological reactions
Impact on Food Quality
- The major reaction that affects food quality by causing changes in texture, flavor, color, appearance, and nutritive value is the reaction of food to biochemical, chemical, physical, and biological changes during processing and storage.
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Test your knowledge of food packaging and its role in protecting food from tampering, contamination, and deterioration with this quiz. Explore the importance of packaging in preserving the quality and safety of food products, and understand the various sources of deterioration that packaging aims to prevent.
