Introduction On the 19th April‚ 2012‚ the Grade 10 Food and Nutrition students of the Montego Bay High School for girls went on a field trip where we visited Edwards Dairy and Colorn Meat Processors. This trip was put in place by our teachers in order to reinforce our previously gained knowledge on the topics; meat and milk. From this field study I was able to utilize my previous knowledge on these two subject matters and to learn more about them and in more detail. I was also able to pick up information
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1. Causes of food spoilage and food poisoning. What is Food Spoilage? Food spoilage is caused by tiny invisible organisms called bacteria. Bacteria live everywhere we live‚ and most of them don’t do us any harm. Pathogens: Harmful Bacteria The bacteria we’re concerned with from a food safety standpoint are the so-called "pathogens" that cause food poisoning. And these pathogens‚ like salmonella or Escherichia coli‚ don’t produce any smells‚ off-tastes or changes in the food’s appearance —
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Why should we care about proteins? • Proteins perform structural and functional roles in the body • Your body uses them‚ to build and repair tissue. It is an important building block of bones‚ muscles‚ cartilage‚ skin‚ and blood. • Proteins are a major key in making hormones like insulin • Albumin‚ which is a protein made by the liver acts like the bloods 24-hour service that attaches to and transports fatty acids‚ calcium‚ and other substances through the circulatory system to cells throughout the
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could potentially affect people’s lives‚ yet is constantly being ignored due to the price of organic foods. The society we live in today has evolved greatly. Today‚ we are experiencing a green/organic movement. Many people wonder about the origin of this movement. In the early twentieth century‚ all food was organically grown. However‚ people didn’t know any different. Organic food was simply food. As genetic engineering replaced organic farming‚ no one thought of purposely putting chemical spray
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starch/ proteins/ reducing sugar/disaccharide out of 4 given samples A‚ B‚ C and D. Research Question: Out of the four given samples which sample consists of protein/ starch/reducing sugar/ disaccharide? What color changes will help to identify the contents of each sample when treated with iodine‚ biuret agent and benedicts solution? Theory and background information: What is a protein?1 Proteins are macromolecules‚ consisting of one or more chains of amino acid residues. Proteins perform
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Food Contamination Definition Food contamination refers to foods that are spoiled or tainted because they either contain microorganisms‚ such as bacteria or parasites‚ or toxic substances that make them unfit for consumption. Food contamination is a serious issue because it results in foodborne diseases. Hence‚ awareness of potential sources of food contamination is an important component of good nutrition. Food contamination refers to the presence in food of harmful chemicals and microorganisms
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Katie Yang Ms. Molin Advanced English 10C 7 May 2010 The Secret Behind Food That People Eat The number of consumers has now risen to 200‚ 000‚ 000‚ subjected everyday to a bombardment of poisons in their food and drugs while lying at the mercy of “respectable corporations” (Fuller). While the chefs and sou chefs cooked their customers’ orders‚ they thought nothing of it. They served it to their customer and while that customer ate‚ one had an allergic reaction. The customer whose name was Jorma Takala
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Food Inequality between Developed and Developing Countries Introduction These days‚ any domestic problems tend to be connected with or caused by reasons coming from outside abroad. Among those globalized issues‚ one of the serious issues is the theme of food security. According to FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)‚ the outlook for the global cereal supply in the 2011/12 marketing season has improved the following positive production. However‚ the impact on global food security remains
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Biotech food corporations have patented a number of genetically altered food and pharmaceutical crops that can only be grown with a proper license and new seeds must be purchased each year. Regrettably genetically engineered crops cannot be contained. Over the years Monsanto has sued hundreds of farmers for patent infringements and many of these farmers have been driven into bankruptcy and have lost everything. Farmer Percy Schmeiser refused to give in‚ Schmeiser had been in the farming business
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Study of Indian Food Processing Industry [pic] Submitted By: Avaneet Dwivedi (Roll No. 09) Preface India is the world ’s 2nd largest producer of food next to China‚ and has the potential of being the biggest with the food and agricultural sector. With India ’s food production likely to double in the next decade‚ there is an opportunity for large investments in food and food processing technologies‚ skills and equipment‚ especially in areas of Canning‚ Dairy and Food Processing‚ Specialty
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