INTRODUCTION TO FOOD TECHNOLOGY
FOOD SCIENCE VS FOOD TECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Fresh olives picked from a tree contain a ____ compound requiring them to be cured to make them palatable.
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sour
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sweet
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bitter
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salty
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Olives picked off the tree contain a very bitter compound called oleuropein. Harvested olives must be “cured” to remove the bitterness in order to make them palatable.
Detailed explanation-2: -Brine-curing: Brine-curing involves soaking olives in salt water for three to six months. Under the brine, olives ferment, breaking down the oleuropein and converting some of the sugar in the olives into lactic acid, which preserves and flavors the olives.
Detailed explanation-3: -Raw olives straight from the tree contain oleuropein, an extremely bitter compound that makes olives completely unpalatable. This is why, for many years, olives weren’t eaten at all!
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