Plant/Grain Foods Flashcards

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What are the 3 major classes of grains

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cereal, oilseed, pulses

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2
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what is the major grain crop in Canada?

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wheat

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3
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List 3 major cereal crops grown in Canada

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wheat, barley, oat

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4
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List 2 major oilseed crops grown in Canada

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canola, soybean

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5
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List 3 major pulse grain crops grown in Canada

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peas, lentils, chickpeas

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6
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what are the grain classes? which are monocots/dicots and what are the major Canadian grains for each class?

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  1. Cereals, monocots - wheat, barley, corn, oat, rye
  2. Oilseeds, dicots - canola, soy, flax, sunflower
  3. Pulses, dicots - peas, lentil, chickpea, fava bean
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7
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what are cereal grains, give examples and criteria for classification

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grass crops cultivated for their edible grain

1.Barley

  • regular (20% a), waxy (10% a), high a (40%)
  • low and high beta-glucan
  • hulled + hulless - 2 row/6 row

2.Corn

  • regular/dent
  • waxy
  • high amylose

3.Rye

4.Wheat

  • soft - 8-10% G, cakes and muffins
  • hard - 13-14% G, bread
  • durum - 16% gluten, holds shape

5.Oat

  • high and low beta-glucan
  • hulled and hulless

a - amylose
G - gluten

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8
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What is “hulled” and “hull-less” barley, oat & wheat

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the hull of barley, oat and wheat are not attatched to the kernel very tightly, thus fall of easily during harvesting

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9
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compare starch content between 2 row and 6 row barley kernels

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2 row - plumb (more starch)
6 row - lean (less starch)

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10
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does Canada produce any cereal grains? - provide examples

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wheat, oat, barley

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11
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major cereal grains of the world? region/major cereal grain

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  1. Corn
  2. Wheat
  3. Rice (milled)
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12
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what are coarse grains? provide exmples and and their primary uses

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  • cereal grains other than wheat and rice
  • primarily used for brewing and animal feed
  • e.g corn, millets, barley, oat, rye, sorghum
  • grown in less fertile lands
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13
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what are oilseeds and examples

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canola
rapeseed
mustard seed
sunflower (oil and protein)
flaxseed
soybean

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14
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difference between canola, rapeseed and mustard seeds

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canola - LEAR (low erusic acid rapeseed)

rapeseed - HEAR (high erusic acid rapeseed)

mustard seed - glucosinolate + erusic acid; gives pungent flavour

erucic acid: long chain fatty acid, not good if consumed in high amounts

glucosinolate: negative effects

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15
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does canada produce any oilseed grains? - provide examples

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canola, soybeans, flaxseeds, sunflower

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16
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structrual components of oilseeds

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  • Seed coat/hull (fibrous): testa, nucelluar layer, aleurone, crushed endosperm
    soybean 10-12%, canola 18%
  • Embryo (storage): root and shoot (2%), cotyledons (>85%, contains protein, oil and vitamins)
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17
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what oilseeds are in pods

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soybean and canola

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18
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what are pulse grains and examples?

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  • starch rich seeds of legumes
  • 20-25% protein (balanced aa proteins)
  • 45-50% starch
  • meat alternative

e.g chickpeas, kidney beans, lentils, black beans, black eyed peas

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19
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does canada produce and pulse grains? - provide examples

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peas
lentils
chickpeas
beans

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20
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why is pulse grain consumption fast increasing?

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  • unique flavour
  • health benefits (source of quality protein and fiber)
  • affordable
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21
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what are some of the seed structural differences among cereals, oilseeds and pulses?

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22
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compare the structure of monocots and dicots

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Both:
- Hull
- Seed coat
- embryonic stem and root

Monocots:
- one cotelydon; not highly developed
- endosperm (storage organ, starch)

Dicots:
- two cotelydons; high developed, storage organ for oil and protein

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23
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structural components of cereal grains

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1.Hull /Husk 10-20%
- palea/lemma
- attatched in barley, oat and rice, not wheat
- fibrous, high in ash

2.Endosperm 50-83%
- large thin walled cells, high in starch & protein (starch embedded in protein), low in ash, sugars & oil

3.Bran 6-15%
- fruit coat: epidermis, endocarp, epicarp
- seed coat
- aleurone: oil, protein, enzyme sugars

4.Germ or Embryo 2-12%
- scutellum/cotelydon
- root and shoot
- rich in protein, oil, B-vit

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24
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structural components of pulse grains

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  • protein 20-25%
  • starch 45-50%
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25
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What are some of the major components of grains?

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26
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What are some of the minor components of grains?

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27
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What is value-added processing of grains?

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Primary - simple processing
- milling, pearling, cleaning, polishing

Secondary
- starch/protein/oil refining, soluble fiber concentration

Tertiary
- starch/protein modification, bioplastics, biodiesel

28
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what is used to make seitan

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gluten protein

29
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what are some value-added processes for the following grains:
rice, barley, oat, canola, soybean, wheat, corn

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  1. rice - dehulling, pearling, polishing
  2. barley - dehulling pearling
  3. oat - stabilization, flaking
  4. canola - crushing/oil extraction + refining
  5. soybean (oil) - crushing/oil extraction + refining
  6. soybean (protein) - protein refining
  7. wheat - dry milling or wet milling (starch/gluten/fibre)
  8. corn - dry milling or wet milling
30
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What is the basic composition of rice

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  • Moisture 7-8%
  • Protein 7-8%
  • Digestible and indigestible carbs 55-60%
    starch 45-50%, fiber 6-10%, sugar 0%
  • fat 5-7% (concentrated in the bran layer)
31
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What are the advantages/disadvantages of value-added processing?

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32
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classes of rice grains (2)

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1.Japonica
- low amylose, high amylopectin
- glutenous and sticky
- short brown, short polished

2.Indica
- high amylose/low amylopectin
- dry and fluffy
- jasmine, basmati, long brown, long white

33
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what is pearling/polishing of rice grains?

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  • process to create white rice: bran layer is removed; grain is put through an abrasive chamber that shaves off the outer layers
  • bran has lots of antioxidants, nutrients, fiber, phenolics and phytochemicals - white rice is nutritionally inferior
34
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what is the % amylose content of different types of rice? how does amylose content affect rice?

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  • high amylose rice > 24%
  • intermediate amylose rice 20-24%
  • low amylose rice 10-19%
  • waxy rice < 5%

high/intermediate amylose rice are firm and fluffy
low/waxy amylose rice is soft, moist and sticky

35
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Why is whole grain product consumption emphasized?

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most of minor grain components as well as dietary fiber is concentrated in the bran/outer layers

removal of these layers by processing reduces nutritional value and benefit

36
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composition of barley

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  • moisture 7-8%
  • protein 8-10%
  • carbs 65-75%
    starch 55-60%
    fiber 10-15%
    sugar 0%
37
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composition of rice

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  • Moisture: 7-8%
  • Protein: 7-8%
  • Carbs: 55-60%
    starch 45-50%
    fiber 6-10%
    sugar 0%
  • Fat: 5-7%
    (concentrated in bran layer)
38
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explain rice processing

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39
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what is a dehuller

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40
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what is a pearler

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41
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what is barley malting?

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42
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why is barley malt used in food applications?

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43
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what is degree of pearling and how does it connect to the dietary fiber and starch contents of the main/primary product

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44
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what is the by product of pearling

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45
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composition of oats

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  • Moisture: 8% (preferred)
  • Protein: 16-17%
  • Carbs: 60-65%
    starch: 50-55%
    fiber: 10-12%
    sugar: 0%
  • Fat: 6-7% (spread across the grain)
46
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what moisture content should grains be and why

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below 12% to avoid spoilage + germination

47
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how are oat grains processed?

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48
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why is it important to stabilize oat grains?

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  • improve microbial quality (steam injection)
  • clean grain surface (dry washing)
  • inactivation of lipase and lipoxegenase
49
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what causes rancidity in oat grains?

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unsaturated fat + lipase + lipoxegenase

50
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4 types of oats in order from lowest to highest glycemic index

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  1. stabilized whole oats - starch is not exposed by extra flaking/processing and takes longer for body to digest the starch
  2. steel cut oats
  3. rolled oats (flaked whole oats)
  4. quick oats (flaked steel cut oats)
51
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composition of corn

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  • Moisture: 7-8%
  • Protein: 10-15%
  • Carbs: 80-85%
    starch: 70-72%
    fiber: 10-15%
    sugar: 1%
  • Fat: 4-5% (most in the germ)
52
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processing of corn

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53
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what part of the wheat grain composes white wheat flour, whole wheat flour and whol grain flour?

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white wheat flour: endosperm

whole wheat flour: endodperm and bran (no germ) added to same proportions as original grain

whole grain flour: endosperm, bran and germ (lowest glycemic index)

54
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what is the endosperm of wheat high in

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starch and protein

55
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what is semolina

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  • coarsely milled gritty product of whole durum wheat
  • pasta, couscous etc..
  • also other varieties of coarsley milled wheat (corn, sorghum, rice)
56
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what is dry milling?

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“crack and sieve”
- gradual reduction process that creates different types of flours

57
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% of oil and protein in canola

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45% oil
35% protein

58
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how is canola processed?

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double extraction
1. screw press creates a “cake”
2. solvent extraction using hexne
3. products: oil, meal (high in protein, used as feed)

59
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how is soy processed?

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Soy milk → soybean is soaked and hot water extracted

Tofu → soy milk is heated to denature secondary/quaternary protein structure and CaSO4 is added to bind with free open carboxylate groups; changes textural properties/gel networks

Oil + Soy Meal → solvent extracted to get oil (35%) and meal (50-52%)

60
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difference between soy concentrate and soy isolate

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concentrate: ~70% protein
isolate: ~90% protein