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Farina
Refined cereal that is made from wheat that has been ground and sifted. Finely ground meal commonly made from wheat or other grain, used as cereal and flour. The term “flour” typically refers to a finely ground powder made from wheat, which is commonly used in baking and cooking. Additionally, the term can also refer…
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Fahrenheit
A measure of temperature with water freezing at 32°F (0°C) and boiling at 212°F (100°C). A scale of temperatures where the freezing and boiling points of water are 32° and 212° under standard atmospheric pressure. Pert, to a temperature scale, commonly abbreviated as F, on which water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°, as…
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Facultative bacteria
Bacteria which can exist and re- produce under either aerobic or anaerobic conditions.
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Facultative anaerobes
Microorganisms which can be grown either in the presence or absence of oxygen. An organism that will grow under either aerobic or anaerobic conditions. Micro-organisms able to grow aerobically or anaerobically—a classification embracing the greater majority of bacteria (cf. obligatory anaerobes). An organism that can live and reproduce with or without oxygen.
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Factory end
The bottom or can manufacturers end of a container.
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Factorial experiment
An experiment in which the treatments are arranged in all possible combinations.
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Fabricated foods
A term used to describe a blend of food ingredients resulting in a product with special characteristics. Also sometimes called “engineered foods.”
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F Value
Defined as number of minutes required to destroy a stated number of microorganisms at a defined temperature, usually at 250 °F.
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Extrude
To force, press, or punch out through a dye.
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Extract
An alcohol or alcohol-water solution containing a flavoring agent. A pharmaceutical preparation obtained by dissolving the active constituents of a drug with a suitable solvent, evaporating the solvent, and adjusting to proscribe standards. A concentrated preparation (semiliquid, solid or dry powder) of the soluble fraction of plant material. Substance that is extracted from another in…
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