Food (other)

Food (other)

General food products.

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salting

Food (other); Food safety

Also known as curing, is a process of food preservation that draws the moisture that is present in the meat through a process called osmosis. Nitrates and nitrites are the most ...

sugar

Food (other); Food safety

Food preservation used in fruits such as pears, apples, apricots, plums and peaches. Some foods are also cooked in sugar until it crystallizes and the product is then stored dry.

smoking

Food (other); Food safety

A food preservation of increasing shelf life of food items. The food is exposed to smoke from burning materials. It is one of the ancient food preservation methods that probably ...

pickling

Food (other); Food safety

A method of food preservation that soaks food in an edible liquid. Pickling is divided into two categories such as chemical pickling and fermentation pickling. Agents are applied ...

lye

Food (other); Food safety

Food preservation that makes use of Sodium hydroxide in order for the food to maintain an alkaline environment to inhibit growth of bacteria. Lye use the process of saponification ...

bush meat

Food (other); Food safety

Meat derived from wild animals native to African forests, such as fruit bats, gorillas, chimpanzees, and duikers. The term is interesting in the context of the the Ebola outbreak ...

Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC)

Food (other); Food safety

Appellation d'origine contrôlée which translates as "controlled designation of origin", is the French certification granted to certain French geographical indications for wines, ...