What is food?

Anything that is required to generate energy for survival, growth, daily working and movement of body.

What is wholesome food?

Diff between food and feed

Physical qualities of food

 Appearance
 Texture
 Flavor of packed and frozen food.

Food additive:

Intentional,

For betterment of quality,

Healthy,

vinegar, salt, sugar, coloring agents,

Food preservatives: benzoate, nitrates, salt, sugar

Antioxidants: (free radical scavengers)

ascorbic acid, vitamin c, tocopherol, vit E,

Vegetables are highly antioxidant.

What is deterioration of food/ spoilage of food?

Physical

Chemical

Biological.

What is quality of food?

Wholesome

Free of microbes

Clean

Well served

What is adulteration of food?

Intentional,
For profit,

Harmful,

Deteriorate quality of food

What is preservation of food?

To protect food for future use.

Types of preservation of food.

Dry

Cold storage.

Syrup

Brine

Pickling

Sun dry

Canning