FOOD 2010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Lecithin, Myocyte, Hydrolysis

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Food Science
• Course: FOOD 2010
• Professor: Massimo Marcone

Document Summary

Food groups and categories: beverages, cereals, grains, baked products, confectionary and chocolate, fruits and vegetables, legumes and nuts, meat, poultry, eggs seafood, milk. Food composition refers to the substances or components found in a beverage or food. By identifying and quantifying the nutrients in foods, scientists have obtained the data needed to develop tables of food composition. Raw foods are composed of naturally occurring substances, while processed foods often contain specific, functional additives. Tables of food composition are printed by the u. s department of agriculture (usda), which provides nutritionists and consumers with information regarding the specific nutrient and calorie (kcal) content of beverages and food. Commodity is defined as a useful consumer good, a product of agriculture, produced and delivered for shipment . Processed commodities are value-added commodities derived from agricultural commodities that offer convenience, longer shelf life and some added nutrients. It"s not just what foods we eat but how much of it.