Mrs Tina Okechukwu

KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: USES, CARE & STORAGE OF EQUIPMENT

Kitchen can be described as the laboratory in the room were family meals are prepared. Kitchen equipment is the material used in the kitchen in carrying out food preparation effectively. Small and large items are needed to perform various kitchen tasks. They can be grouped under the following headings according to their functions in the

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CONDIMENTS AND SEASONING (Foods Additives)

HERBS/ AND SPICES, FOOD FLAVOURING AND COLOURING Herbs and spices belong to a group of substances known as “Food Additives”. Food additives are substances deliberately added to food to improve the appearance, colour, texture, flavour, nutritive values, aroma and taste and also to preserve the food. By improving the flavour and texture of foods, herbs

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POULTRY COOKERY: FOOD VALUES, FACTORS, PREPARATION & METHODS

Poultry refers to meat derived from some domesticated birds such as fowls, guinea fowls, turkeys, ducks and pigeons. The composition and nutritive value of poultry is similar to that of meat from animals. In poultry, especially fowls and turkeys, the fat lies under the skin and around the giblet; it is not embedded between the

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MEAT COOKERY: NUTRITIVE VALUE OF MEAT, TYPES, METHODS,

Meat is the muscle derived from animals after slaughtering them. Meat is made of bundles of muscles fibres. Each separate fibre contains water, protein, numerous salts and extractives. The fibres are joined together and connected by to the bones of the animals by connective tissues and are connected to bones by tendons. White meat has

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Career opportunities available in foods and nutrition

Career opportunities available in foods and nutrition are: Teaching. Dietetics. Hospitality and tourism Food science. Food science and technology. Food engineering. Hotel and catering management. Food research and development. Community nutrition. Institutional matron. Clinical nutrition. Nutrition in media.   Evaluation: mention the importance of human nutrition.   See also BASIC FOOD NUTRIENTS FOOD AND NUTRITION

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