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What is one of the goals of the food industry mentioned in the text?
What is one of the goals of the food industry mentioned in the text?
- To increase the number of foodborne illnesses
- To reduce the shelf life of food products
- To encourage microbiological changes in food
- To extend the shelf life of food products (correct)
What is a unit operation in food processing?
What is a unit operation in food processing?
- A basic step that causes a physical change or chemical transformation of materials (correct)
- A method to spoil food faster
- A step that has no predictable effect on the food
- A step that involves only chemical transformation
Why is it important to provide a wide variety of flavors, colors, and textures in food?
Why is it important to provide a wide variety of flavors, colors, and textures in food?
- To decrease consumer interest
- To make the food spoil faster
- To limit dietary choices
- To increase dietary variety (correct)
What are fluids termed when pressure is applied and they can flow seamlessly without breaking apart?
What are fluids termed when pressure is applied and they can flow seamlessly without breaking apart?
How are unit operations in food processing categorized?
How are unit operations in food processing categorized?
What is the term used to describe the transition from solid to fluid and vice versa?
What is the term used to describe the transition from solid to fluid and vice versa?
At what temperature does a phase transition occur isothermally?
At what temperature does a phase transition occur isothermally?
What type of transition occurs without the release or absorption of latent heat?
What type of transition occurs without the release or absorption of latent heat?
What changes when materials transform into a glassy state?
What changes when materials transform into a glassy state?
Why do foods become very stable in their glassy state?
Why do foods become very stable in their glassy state?
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