SECTION A
QUESTION 1
1.1 Explain the following terms and concepts:
1.1.1 Food processing
1.1.2 Food preservation
1.1.3 Filtration
1.1.4 Intellectual property
1.1.5 Product shelf-life
1.1.6 Steady-state conduction
QUESTION 2
2.1 Write short notes about the following words.
2.1.1 Highly perishable foods.
2.1.2 Semi-perishable foods.
2.1.3 Non-perishable foods.
2.2 Explain how the following processes affect food nutrient content.
2.2.1 Dehydrating.
2.2.2 Blanching.
2.2.3 Canning.
2.3 Briefly discuss any two (2) types of shelf-life tests.
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SECTION B
QUESTION 3
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3.1 Calculate the total mass balance and component mass balance for mixing
ingredients to make sweet potato puree having a 40 % carbohydrate content,
and 20% protein content using sweet potato, water, and baby formula milk as
ingredients. Usually, sweet potato contains 55 % carbohydrate, and 15% protein
and 10 kg of baby milk contain 15% carbohydrates. Calculate the amounts of
sweet-potato puree will you make.
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Let S = sweet potato, M= baby formula milk and P= sweet potato puree.
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