Quality Control in food key terms and organizations
Sensory Evaluation
The process of human analysis of the sensory qualities of a food item
Appearance (as it relates to food products)
Color and geometry
Maillard Reaction (Nonenzymatic)
The main browning reaction in meat | Caused by the denatured proteins reacting with sugars that are present
Phenolic compounds
Group of more than 8,000 compounds found in nature that have at least one aromatic ring and one hydroxyl group
Components of reflected light from foods
Value, Hue, & Chroma
What does AMS stand for?
Agricultural Marketing Service
What does HACCP stand for & do?
Hazard analysis and Critical Control Point | Plan for ensuring safety and quality of food
What does TQM stand for?
Total Quality Management - another way to ensure the safety and quality of food
What are CGMPs?
Current good manufacturing practices - guidelines that a company uses to evaluate the design and construction of food-processing equipment and plants
What are CIDs?
Commercial Item Descriptions - concise description of a product with key characteristics pertaining to an available & acceptable commercial product
Sensory Evaluation
The process of human analysis of the sensory qualities of a food item
Appearance (as it relates to food products)
Color and geometry
Maillard Reaction (Nonenzymatic)
The main browning reaction in meat | Caused by the denatured proteins reacting with sugars that are present
Phenolic compounds
Group of more than 8,000 compounds found in nature that have at least one aromatic ring and one hydroxyl group
Components of reflected light from foods
Value, Hue, & Chroma
What does AMS stand for?
Agricultural Marketing Service
What does HACCP stand for & do?
Hazard analysis and Critical Control Point | Plan for ensuring safety and quality of food
What does TQM stand for?
Total Quality Management - another way to ensure the safety and quality of food
What are CGMPs?
Current good manufacturing practices - guidelines that a company uses to evaluate the design and construction of food-processing equipment and plants
What are CIDs?
Commercial Item Descriptions - concise description of a product with key characteristics pertaining to an available & acceptable commercial product
