Food analysis

What is a quality control in food industry?

Answer explanation

Quality control (QC) is a set of activities or procedure that a company must follow to ensure quality in products by identifying defects in the actual products produced.

What are 3 examples for quality control procedures?

Answer explanation

Choose 3 of these:

1.Ingredient Specifications

2.Approved Supplier List

3.Product Formulation/Recipe

4.Product Standards

5.Manufacturing Procedures

6.Packaging and Labeling

7.Good Manufacturing Practices and Sanitation

What are high-risk foods?

Answer explanation

Foods in which bacteria grow quickly because they have high moisture and protein content.

What is meant by food authentication?

Answer explanation

The analytical process to verify that a food product is in compliance with its label description.

What is food sample collection or food sampling?

Answer explanation

Sampling refers to taking a representative part of the food sample for analysis and testing

Explain in a few words the quartering method for sampling

Answer explanation

procedure for the reduction of sample size to obtain the laboratory sampe, which take place in 5 steps

1.Mix the original sample (gross sample) and form a cone-shaped pile.

2.Flatten the pile.

3.Divide the sample in half.

4.In a similar manner divide each of these halves into two parts.

5.Combine diagonally opposite quarters of the material into two samples.

How is the degree of acidity of an oil determined?

Answer explanation

The acidity in oils is determined by titration procedure in which a volume of the oil is added to methanol, and it is titrated with KOH using phenolphthalein as indicator.