OAJ B - Unit 2 - Food

Unit 2.1 – food analysis

• Nutrients – substances that organisms need to live, grow and reproduce

• Carbohydrates - organic compounds (e.g. sugars) that are the body's main source of energy

• amino acids - organic molecules that are building blocks of proteins

• proteins - complex organic molecules connected by peptide bonds

• fats/fatty acids - organic compounds that consist of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, mostly insoluble in water

• raw food – unprocessed, uncooked, natural food

• food energy value - energy obtained from carbohydrates, proteins, fats

• Nutritional value - information about the energy nutrients contain in food

• Processed food - food that has been changed during preparation

• perishable food - food that decays quickly

• malnutrition - lack of nutrition caused by insufficient or unsuitable food

• spoilage - decaying of food

• shelf life - period for which food is suitable for use/after which its quality cannot be guaranteed

• Digestibility - how easily or how much of food can be absorbed by the body

• Pathogen - an organism/agent that causes disease

• Protected Designation of Origin - EU label used for food produced in specific geographical area

• Abundance – spousta, hojnost, nadbytek

• Bulk - většina, velký objem (to bulk – hromadit)

• Scrutiny – podrobné zkoumání, pečlivý dohled

• Conformity – soulad, shoda

• Instance – případ, příklad

• Streamline – zefektivnit, zeštíhlit

• Compliance – vyhovění, dodržování

• Miscellaneous – rozmanitý

• Contamination, impurity – adulteration

• various, different – miscellaneous

• variety - diversity

• essential, crucial – fundamental

• to be aimed at - to be targeted on

Unit 2.2 - food preservation and biotechnology

• Slaughter – porážka (dobytka)

• Irradiation – ozáření

• Infestation – zamoření

• Deterioration – zhoršení, zkažení kvality

• Thwart – překazit

• Tangy – štiplavý (chuť, zápach)

• Husbandry – zemědělství

• Tissue – tkáň

• Limb – končetina

• Yeasts – kvasinky

• Mold/mould – plíseň

• moist environment – vlhká prostředí

• Leafy greens - vegetables whose leaves are eaten

• nutritious food - food that promote good health and growth

• aeroponic Technology - growing plants in the air without the use of soil

• energy footprint - energy consumption of a product, company, person

• growing cycle - how long it takes to grow a plant

• freshwater contamination - pollution of water

• arable land - land used for growing crops

• macro trends - trends affecting the whole society/world

• fully operational – fully functional

• steel mill - an industrial plant where still is produced (from iron)