FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION

HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
That does the word Enriched mean?
A
When nutrients are taken out that are unhealthy for you
B
When nutrients are added back that were lost during processing
C
When nutrients are added that were not present in the food originally
D
None of these answers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A food that has nutrients added back that were lost during processing. Examples are bread, pasta, and other products made from white flour that have B vitamins added back.

Detailed explanation-2: -The enrichment process puts iron, riboflavin, niacin, folate and thiamin back into the grains.

Detailed explanation-3: -means nutrients that were lost during the milling process are added back into the grain product. White flour is enriched to add back the vitamins and minerals that were lost when the outer hull (bran & germ) of the wheat kernel is removed during the milling process.

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