what factors impact food choice?
PAL
celebration/occasion
cost of food
preferences
food availability
healthy eating
income
lifestyle
time available to cook and prepare
religion
medical/allergy
ethical beliefs
What are Jewish people not allowed to eat?
shellfish
pork
dairy and meat in the same meal
What are Hindus not allowed to eat?
Beef/beef products
alcohol
most don’t eat meat
What are Sikhs not allowed to eat?
beef
most are vegetarian
alcohol
What are Muslims not allowed to eat?
pork
alcohol
seafood with fins
what are Buddhists not allowed to eat?
meat
alcohol
what are Rastafarians not allowed to eat?
pork
fish bigger than 12 inches
salt
alcohol
milk
coffee
what do rastafarians eat?
I-tal foods
fish under 12 inches
vegetables
coconut oil
herbal tea
What celebrations do Jews eat traditional foods?
Passover
Rosh Hashana
Yom Kippur
Hanukkah
What celebrations do Hindus eat traditional foods?
Diwali
What celebrations do Sikhs eat traditional foods?
Guru Nanak’s birthday
What celebrations do Muslims eat traditional foods?
Eid
Ramadan
What celebrations do Buddhists eat traditional foods?
Wesak
What celebrations do Christains eat traditional foods?
Christmas
Easter
what information is provided on a food label?
description of product
storage instructions
weight
allergy information
name of product
manufacturers name and contact details
ingredients
place of origin
cooling/ heating instructions
shelf life
define ‘use-buy date’
Food must be consumed by this date to prevent food poisoning.
define ‘best before’
Food is at its best quality before this date, although it may be safely eaten after this date
define ‘display until’
this helps to manage stock and indicates to the retailer when the product may have gone past its best and should no longer be stocked on shop shelves.
What are the 14 common food allergens?
gluten
celery
tree nuts
fish
soy
sesame
peanuts
crustaceans
eggs
molluscs
milk
mustard
sulphur dioxide and sulphites
lupin
what are reference intakes?
Reference intakes replaced Guideline Daily Amounts, which used to appear on food labels. These have been set by European law and are based on an average sized woman doing an average amount of physical activity.
what is sensory evaluation?
Judging the different sensory qualities of food.
why do we carry out sensory evaluation?
ensure food meets a customer’s expectations, so people will enjoy the foods
ensure changes to the product remain acceptable
it guarantees food products remain consistent over time
compare to other products to get ideas for improvements
ensures food products meet the original specification
to monitor the quality and shelf life of products over time.
what is a paired preference test?
A person is given two samples and is asked which they prefer
What is hedonic ranking?
This is a type of preference test that finds out if people like or dislike a product/s.
They rank the samples on how much they like them.
what is the triangle test?
This is used to detect differences in two samples, a person is given three sample, two are the same, and they have to find the odd-one out.
what is the ranking test?
Looks at a particular sensory property in a number of samples.
what is the rating test?
Allows people to rate different sensory properties of a food.
what is profiling?
Used to get a detailed description of the appearance, taste and texture.
how do you create a fair testing environment?
distractions including smells should be removed
lighting should be controlled and coloured lighting should be used if there are visual differences between samples
seating should isolate testers
water should be provided to allow the sampler to cleanse between samples