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  • Congeal

    To change from a liquid to a semi-solid, non- fluid mass.  

  • Confectionery

    Confectionery

    A branch of cookery where sugars are transformed into sweets.    

  • Conduction heating

    Transfer of energy from one particle to another without displacing the particles.  

  • Condition

    The degree of soundness of a product. The particular state of someone or something. A particular illness, injury or disorder. A state of health; physical, especially athletic, fitness.  

  • Condiment

    Flavoring agent used to make food savory or spicy. Something used to give a special flavour to food, as mustard, ketchup, salt, or spices. An appetizing ingredient added to food. A condiment is a diverse range of ingredients or substances that serve to accentuate or intensify the taste of food. These condiments may possess different…

  • Conched

    A term used to define the process of kneading chocolate in special heated mixing tanks provided with pressure rollers that grind and aerate the now melted mass to develop increased smoothness, viscosity, and flavor.  

  • Compote

    Compote

    Fruits cooked slowly in syrup (may be spiced), during which time they retain their shape. Also, refers to a steamed dish. A dish of fruit, typically a large vessel capable of containing multiple portions, composed of cut pieces of fruit that can be either freshly picked, cooked, or soaked in a sweetened syrup, and at…

  • Complimentary color

    That color, which combined with the color considered in the proper portion, yields an achromatic, or gray mixture.  

  • Commercial sterility

    Condition when equipment and containers are free of viable microorganism with public health significance, as well as those of non-health significance, capable of reproducing under normal conditions of storage and distribution.  

  • Gome-up time

    The time lapse between the introduction of steam into the closed retort and the time when the retort reaches the required processing temperature.  

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