Food-Plus

Usage data. The concentrations of the food additive in foods plus, if available, the patterns of use. 

The basic process is the application of a prescribed amount of ionizing radiation to foods, plus the eventual use of certain other procedures that may be needed to accomplish the purpose of the processing. 

This residue of Mirex (only uptake from water) was calculated from the experiments of Skaar et al. [216] who determined the uptake of Mirex from food (Daphnia) or food plus water. 

While the unbroken strength of the focus on all natural, food-minus (especially low-fat) and food-plus continues, we have to add the following aspects which drive our consumer trends today ... 

The aspects mentioned above certainly constitute important trends on a worldwide basis however, it has to be taken into account that the individual trends are valued differently, depending on culture and geographic region. The evaluation of Food-Minus and Food-Plus in the different regions of the world market is depicted as an example in Tables 1.1 and 1.2. 

Table 1.2 Trends in Food-Plus in different markets (2004) [14] ...

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Values in parentheses relate to food plus supplements. Taking supplements apparently increased interindividual variance without affecting intraindividual variance. 

The increase in boiling point caused by an increase in pressure is the principle used in the ordinary pressure cooker. Increasing the pressure inside the cooker causes the boiling point of the water in it to rise, as shown in I Table 6.7. It then becomes possible to increase the temperature of the food-plus-water in the cooker above 100 C. Such an increase of just I0°C will make the food cook approximately twice as fast (see I Figure 6.12). 

THE INTERDEPENDENCY of plants, animals, and microbes in natural ecosystems has survived well for billions of years even though they only captured 0.1 % of the sun s energy. All the solar energy captured by vegetation and converted into plant biomass provides basic resources for all life, including humans. Approximately 50% of the world s biomass is used by humans for food plus lumber and pulp and medicines, as well as support for all other animals and microbes in the natural ecosystem. In addition some biomass is converted into fuel. 

Health food can refer to natural and organic foods plus a wide range of other products. Such foods as alfalfa sprouts, blackstrap molasses, bone meal, ginseng, honey, kelp (seaweed), raw sugar, rose hips (seed pods of roses), seawater (bottled), sesame and sunflower seeds, wheat germ, whole grain flour, yeast, and yogurt have taken on a halo effect... 

The three principal domestic uses for rice in 1988 were direct food (61%), processed food (18%), and beer (20%). The direct food use figure includes the conventional white milled rice plus specialty rice products (parboiled, precooked, aromatic, brown, and prepackaged mixes) shipped directly from the rice mills. The specialty products account for approximately one-fifth of the direct food use. Approximately two-thirds of the direct food use rice is ultimately distributed to consumers through retail outlets and one-third through food service outlets. 

In the United States, more than 16.3 x 10 kg of human-inedible raw materials are available each year, and the rendering industry is a valuable asset in diverting these into valuable ingredients for use primarily in animal foods (4). The three largest meat packers are responsible for nearly four-fifths of aU red meat production (5) and enormous amounts of rendered meat meal and animal fat. Three broiler producers account for about 40% of the total broiler production. American Proteins, Inc. (RosweU, Georgia), the world s largest processor of poultry by-products, produces more than 450,000 t of poultry meal, feather meal, and poultry fat each year. It also produces more than 100,000 t of fish meal, fish oil, and fish products each year. Pish meal production worldwide in 1986 was estimated at 6.23 x 10 t, which with the 125 x 10 t of meat and bone meal plus 6.67 x 10 t of feather meal and poultry by-product meal (6) is the primary source of animal proteins used by the pet food industry. 

Feed mills include sales through feed stores and pet stores sales direct to some large retailers, veterinarians, larger kennels, and research faciUties and export. It is estimated to account for 40.3% of total dog food production plus 9.3% of caimed and dry cat food production. 

ARBITON/SAMI report of 52 weeks ending June 13, 1990, Warehouse Withdrawals, modified with Maxwell Report Food Industry,]-An..lPeh. 1991, p. 9, plus Feed Mill sales data. 

About 264,000 metric tons of elemental capacity is available in North America, plus another 79,000 t (P equivalent) of purified wet phosphoric acid (14). About 85% of the elemental P is burned to P2 5 hydrated to phosphoric acid. Part of the acid (ca 21%) is used direcdy, but the biggest part is converted to phosphate compounds. Sodium phosphates account for 47% calcium, potassium, and ammonium phosphates account for 17%. Pinal apphcations include home laundry and automatic dishwasher detergents, industrial and institutional cleaners, food and beverages, metal cleaning and treatment, potable water and wastewater treatment, antifree2e, and electronics. The purified wet acid serves the same markets. 

Salt can be classified under five principal use categories, plus a catch-all classification that includes most industrial uses, as (/) food-grade, (2) agriculture, (2) highway, (4) water conditioning, (5) chemical, and 6) miscellaneous. 

Table 3 iadicates the autritioaal composition of the three types of egg products, plus the shell egg itself. Eggs, coasidered to be oae of the most autritious foods, have the highest quaHty proteia of any food, and are important as a source of minerals and certain vitamins. Lipids ia eggs are easily digested, and the amount of unsaturated fatty acids is greater than ia most animal products. 

The most important use of polystyrene is in packaging. Molded polystyrene is used in items such as automobile interior parts, furniture, and home appliances. Packaging uses plus specialized food uses such as containers for carryout food are growth areas. Expanded polystyrene foams, which are produced by polymerizing styrene with a volatile solvent such as pentane, have low densities. They are used extensively in insulation and flotation (lifejackets). 

Figure 29.1 An overview of catabolic pathways for the degradation of food and the production of biochemical energy. The ultimate products of food catabolism are C02 and H2O, with the energy released in the citric acid cycle used to drive the endergonic synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) from adenosine diphosphate (ADP) plus phosphate ion, HOPO32-.

Tests have been conducted with Monsanto high barrier nitrile resins using the common food simulating solvents (Table X) plus some typical beverages. Conditioning times and temperatures were based on applicable FDA regulations and guidelines (16). 

Therrtial Sterilization of Pouches of Beef. Methodology for food thermoprocessing in cylindrical metal containers assured food sterility in flexible packages. Beef slices (1.25 cm thick) were steam cooked to an internal temperature of 72°C and vacuum sealed in pouches to give a fill of 120 g. These pouches of beef were processed in a standard retort with complete water circulation and a superimposed air pressure of 1.7 X 105 Pa. The retort schedule—a 40-minute cook at 118°C plus come-up time followed by a 30-minute cooling time—achieved a F0 (lethality value) of 6. 

This analysis has demonstrated that pesticide use in the world could be reduced by approximately 50% without any reduction in crop yields (in some cases increased yields) or the food supply. This effort would require applying pesticides only-when-necessary plus using various combinations of the nonchemical control alternatives currently available (34). Although food production costs might Increase slightly (0.5% to 1%), the added costs would be more than offset by the positive benefits to public health and the environment (15). 

Rodriguez-Amaya, D.B. and Kimura, M., Harvest Plus Handbook for Carotenoid Analysis Harvest Plus Technical Monograph 2, Washington, International Food Policy Research Institute and International Center for Tropical Agriculture, 2004. 

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