Category: F
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Food guide pyramid
A visual guide to daily food choices based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. This was developed by the USDA. Graphic representation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) dietary guidelines that displays complex carbohydrates at the base to emphasize their contribution to the daily diet and fats and sweets at the top. The Food…
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Food chemical codex
A set of standards for purity of food chemicals in terms of maximum allowable trace contaminants, and methods of analysis for the contaminants.
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Food analog
Fabricated food that resembles an animal or plant product.
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Food
Articles used for food or drink for man or other animals, chewing gum, and articles used for components of any such article (FDA). Material taken into an organism and used for growth, repair, and vital processes and as source of energy. Any substance that, when ingested, provides nutrients for the body. Mixture of substances containing…
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Fondue
A hot cheese dip. The fondue, a dish/punishment invented by the Swiss, is essentially a pot of molten oil, cheese or chocolate into which feckless guests are forced with spindly forks to thrust and withdraw morsels of food, morsels so tiny that you burn more calories attempting to get them out of the pot than…
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Fondant
An aqueous solution of invert sugar and corn syrup. A simple, velvety, confectionery that is employed as fillings, coatings, frosting, and so on, is commonly known as fondant. The term originates from a French word, which means “melting.” Fondant serves as the foundation for a vast assortment of candies, as well as being used for…
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Fold in
A gentle and careful combining of a light or delicate mixture with a heavier mixture. The process of blending ingredients by means of slicing downwards into the mixture with a spoon or fork at one edge of the container, twisting the utensil across the bottom, and bringing it upwards and over the top, directly underneath…
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Folate
Optional on nutrition label unless added as a nutrient supplement. Folate, also called folic acid or folacin, is a water-soluble vitamin needed to form red blood cells and genetic materials. Salt or ester of folic acid. Folate deficiency may occur with alcoholism, taking birth control pills, malnutrition, and certain types of anemia. Deficiency is detected…
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Fluoridation
Addition of fluorides to water. The addition of the chemical fluoride to water or other oral preparations for the purpose of preventing tooth decay. Usually, 1 part of fluoride to 1 million parts of water is used. The addition of controlled, small amounts of fluoride to public water supplies for the purpose of reducing the…
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Fluming
Water conveyance of food or other materials.