Category: G
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Glyceride
Organic compounds resulting from the reaction of fatty acid and glycerol. Esters of glycerol with fatty acids. A compound (ester) formed by the combination of glycerol and fatty acids and the loss of water (the ester linkage). According to the number of ester linkages, the compound is a mono-, di-, or triglyceride. A lipid consisting…
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Glassine
A type of paper characterized by long wood pulp fibers which impart physical strength to the paper.
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Glass container
Containers made by melting sand and other materials and used’ for preservation of food. Glass containers are generally made from molds.
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Ginger
A spice from the underground stem or rhizome of a tropical (Africa, China, India, Jamaica) plant. May be obtained fresh as whole or dried and ground. Generally considered warm and spicy flavor. Thousands of years ago, someone in India pulled a ginger root from the ground, decided that its most remarkable feature was the hornlike…
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Geotrichum
The name of a mold which can grow on food machinery. A genus of fungi belonging to the family Endomycetaceae; the causative agent of geotrichosis.
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Gelatinize
The formation of a viscous gel.
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Gel
To firm or form a gel; semi-rigid textured, colored starch-paste resembling a jelly. A colloid, where the dispersed phase is liquid and the dispersion medium is solid. A substance that is firm even though it contains a lot of liquid. Gels are often used to soothe irritated skin, to stop oozing or bleeding, and to…
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Gazpacho
A light, cool soup from the Andulusian region of Spain. The main ingredients are light, raw chopped vegetables. Tomato juice is the usual base. Gazpacho, a cold soup made of tomatoes, vegetables, and bread crumbs, is a Spanish dish, and its name may have evolved from the Spanish caspicias, meaning leftovers or worthless things. Other…
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Gastronomy
The act and appreciation of good food. Gastronomy is the art and science of good eating, taking its name from the Greek gaster, meaning stomach, and nomos, meaning law. Gastronomy therefore concerns the law of the stomach (just as astronomy concerns the law of the stars). The word originated as the title of a work…
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Gasket
Pliable material between cover and container sealing surface designed to maintain a hermetic seal.