Food Vocabulary

4. to cook food in the steam given off by boiling water
5. involved the removal of all the moisture from a food product
7. To work dough with the heels of your hands in a pressing and folding motion until it becomes smooth and elastic.
8. preservation that uses carefully controlled activity of certain bacteria, molds, and yeasts
11. storing foods between freezing and room temperature
13. to heat a liquid over low heat until bubbles form
14. also called a lipid, a nutrient that provides energy for the body. There are two types: saturated and unsaturated
16. prevents growth of spoilage organisms by placing foods in acid solutions
17. A food preserving method that uses sealed cans or jars of food that are exposed to high heat to kill microbes

1. a nutrient that provides energy in one of two forms: simple or complex
2. preservation: treatment of foods to keep from spoiling
3. to cook or brown food in a small amount of hot butter or fat
6. treating a substance with heat to kill or slow the growth of pathogens
9. a nutrient made up of amino acids that is used for maintenance, growth and reproduction
10. illness: illness caused by eating unwholesome foods
12. preservation method in which foods are stored at a low temperature so the water becomes ice
15. to cook food in the indirect, dry heat of an oven