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food tec key knolledge - Coggle Diagram
food tec key knolledge
FATS
- Saturated Fats: These come mainly from animals and we should try to
- Unsaturated Fats: These are mainly from plant sources e.g olive oil, nuts, seeds, avocado
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Animal sources = meat, poultry, eggs, milk,
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Plant sources = peas, beans, lentils, nuts.
Pastry
There are different types of pastry—shortcrust, puff, filo and choux.
Shortcrust is made by rubbing in equal amount of fat to flour. This gives the flour a waterproof coating which prevents the gluten in the flour developing and producing a short crumbly texture. .
Carbohydrates
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Wholemeal varieties provide fibre to help digestion, e.g Wholemeal bread, brown rice, wholegrain cereals.
Sugars provide quick release energy often called ‘empty calories’, e.g sweets, biscuits, fizzy drinks
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Enzymic Browning
This occurs when some fruit and vege-tables (such as apples & potatoes) are cut or sliced and exposed to the air. The enzymes in the food react with the oxygen in the air and turn the cut sur-surface, or cooking can prevent this. brown. Adding an acid to the cut