Across
- 2. a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
- 5. manufactured,, plant-based, or engineered products designed to mimic the nutritional, sensory, and culinary attributes—appearance, texture, and flavor—of traditional animal-derived foods
- 6. natural or synthetic substances added to food during production, processing, treatment, packaging, or storage to enhance safety, maintain freshness, improve taste, texture, or appearance
- 7. cause (a person or their body) to lose a large amount of water.
- 8. the customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group
- 10. a sterile filling process where both the food product and the packaging material are sterilized separately, then combined and sealed in a hygienic, microorganism-free environment
- 11. farming and production methods that avoid synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, GMOs, and sewage sludge, focusing instead on ecological balance and soil health
- 13. educated guess
- 14. the action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information
Down
- 1. the process or fact of irradiating or being irradiated.
- 3. food produced, processed, and marketed within a specific, nearby geographic region, often aiming to minimize transportation distance (food miles)
- 4. an inexpensive, daily, all-in-one, full-course restaurant meal popular in American diners from the 1920s to the 1950s
- 9. a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.
- 12. genetically modified organism
- 15. a self-service dining method where a variety of dishes are displayed on tables or counters, allowing guests to serve themselves as much as they want for a fixed price