Food industry

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type of industry; collective of diverse businesses that supplies much of the world's food

foods produced from organisms that have had changes introduced into their DNA

Breadcrumbs are a culinary ingredient consisting of flour or crumbled bread of varying dryness, sometimes with seasonings added. They are used for a variety of purposes, including breading or crumbing foods before frying (such as breaded cutlets like tonkatsu and schnitzel), topping casseroles, stuffing poultry, thickening stews, and adding inexpensive bulk to soups, meatloaves, and similar foods.

field of applied physical sciences which combines science, microbiology, and engineering education for food and related industries

transformation of raw ingredients into food, or of food into other forms

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applied field of economics that optimizes the production of food and fiber for agricultural development

tertiary sector of the economy

type of processed food characterized by cheap ingredients and design for consumer appeal

method of producing a dry powder from a liquid or slurry by rapidly drying with a hot gas

thumb|Variety of mushrooms cultivated for culinary use Fungiculture is the cultivation of fungi such as mushrooms. Cultivating fungi can yield foods (which include mostly mushrooms), medicine, construction materials and other products. A mushroom farm is involved in the business of growing fungi.

courier service in which food is delivered to a customer

enterprises dealing with sugar

room where the temperature is lowered, for example for food storage

Carbonatation is a chemical reaction in which calcium hydroxide reacts with carbon dioxide and forms insoluble calcium carbonate:

An adulterant is a substance discreetly added to another that may compromise the safety or effectiveness. Consumable products, such as food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and fuels, are frequently adulterated to reduce the cost or difficulty of production without the knowledge of the buyer, allowing the product to be sold at the same price as a chemically pure equivalent. The adulteration of street drugs is known as lacing.

process of moving agricultural products from the farm to the consumer

cryogenic surface cleaning method

all processes and infrastructure involved in feeding a population

complex measure that rates specific instances of food

process to make food

distance food is transported from production to consumption

Process of extracting oil from olives

food classification system based on the nature, extent, and purpose of industrial food processing

thumb|220px|Kitchen-factory No. 1, Moscow (1931) A factory-kitchen or kitchen factory () was a large mechanized enterprise of food service in the Soviet Union, originated in the 1920–1930s. Its main purpose was centralized preparation of food (both prefabrication and full processing) supplied for communal dining rooms or for personal purchase. Factory-kitchens were characteristic of their unique architecture. Sometimes the term is inadequately translated as communal kitchen, the latter being a kitchen in a Soviet communal apartment.

Average price level for food across countries, regions and on a global scale

the whole range of goods and services necessary for an agricultural product to move from the farm to the final customer or consumer

method of distributing or transporting food or drink from one place to another

overview of the food industry of Azerbaijan

produce that is in season

Method of liquid-drying

technique in chocolate manufacture

thumb|An enrobing machine in operation An enrober is a machine used in the confectionery industry to coat a food item with a coating medium, typically chocolate. Frequently enrobed foods include nuts, ice cream, toffee, chocolate bars, biscuits and cookies. In addition to its effects on the taste and mouthfeel, enrobing with chocolate extends a confection's shelf life.

food which has not been preserved and has not spoiled

type of deep fryer

suggested way of serving a food product, including other foods to serve it with, often as a pictorial representation

inspection, assessment and sorting of various foods regarding quality, freshness, legal conformity and market value