FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY

QUALITY CONTROL IN FOOD PROCESSING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
There are 3 important factors related to food quality, namely ____
A
Appearance
B
Textural
C
Flavour
D
Creativity
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Biological determinants such as hunger, appetite, and taste. Economic determinants such as cost, income, availability. Physical determinants such as access, education, skills (e.g. cooking) and time.

Detailed explanation-2: -The quality of a food is defined from two perspec-tives: scientific status and consumer preferences. Scientific factors affecting the quality of a food in-clude composition, spoilage, colorants, additives, nutrients, flavorants, functional ingredients (affect-ing health), contamination, general safety, etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -Environmental factors can also have an influence on our food choices. These are aspects of a setting, atmosphere, or location that influence an individual’s choices. Layout, marketing, climate, weather, price, and availability are examples of environmental factors.

Detailed explanation-4: -Appearance (including size, shape, colour, gloss and consistency) Texture. Flavour. Nutritional content. Ethical and sustainable production.

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