The Science of Food: Differentiate the structures, functions, and sources of ingredients and the roles they play in food product development for human nutrition.7.1

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    Classify components of foods into nutrient categories.7.1.1

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    Identify sources and forms of energy in foods.7.1.2

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    Measure and describe the role of pH in food processing and storage.7.1.3

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    Measure and describe water activity and differentiate how water activity affects food functionality and storage.7.1.4

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    Describe the composition and structure of sugars, complex carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, minerals, and proteins.7.1.5

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    Identify sources of sugars, complex carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, minerals, and proteins, and their nutritional contributions to dietary needs.7.1.6

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    Relate the functions and physical properties of simple and complex carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, minerals, and proteins (i.e., functional ingredients) to the manufacturing of food products.7.1.7

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    Describe the roles of enzymes as catalysts and the factors that affect enzyme activity.7.1.8

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    Differentiate the metabolic processes and the factors that affect metabolic changes in the human body, including anabolism, catabolism, and basal metabolism.7.1.9

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    Identify and describe the functions of food additives in food products.7.1.10

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    Identify and describe regulations regarding food additives.7.1.11

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    Identify the characteristics and properties of mixtures and select and apply appropriate chemical or biological separation techniques.7.1.12

Quality Assurance: Inspect the food production process and locate potential sources of food quality and safety deviations in facilities.7.2

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    Describe the types of spoilage (e.g., oxidation, microbial), their sources and impact.7.2.1

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    Describe the quality attributes (e.g. color, flavor, texture) that a food product possesses.7.2.2

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    Identify molds, bacteria, viruses, prions, and yeast and describe their roles in food production.7.2.3

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    Identify molds, bacteria, viruses, prions, and yeast and describe how they reproduce and factors that affect their growth.7.2.4

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    Test food quality through chemical, microbiological, sensory, and physical methods.7.2.5

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    Evaluate, inspect, and select raw food products for manufacturing, based on raw ingredient specifications.7.2.6

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    Develop a quality check list, based on finished food product attributes, specifications, and regulations.7.2.7

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    Identify elements commonly included on the principal display and information panels on a food product.7.2.8

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    Compare and contrast food safety, food fraud, and food defense.7.2.9

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    Describe the relationship between timeliness of processing or production to product quality.7.2.10

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    Identify the importance of data collection and management and its relationship to a quality assurance program.7.2.11

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    Record and manage data relevant to a quality assurance program.7.2.12

Meat Science: Identify the role of inspection, sanitation, food safety, and proper harvesting practices; the role of carcass evaluation and grading on meat quality and percent saleable products and cutting guidelines from primal to retail meat cuts.7.3

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    Identify the benefits and roles of antemortem inspection in relation to food safety.7.3.1

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    Identify the benefits and roles of postmortem inspection in relation to food safety.7.3.2

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    Describe humane harvesting techniques and their impact on meat quality.7.3.3

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    Remove and inspect offal postmortem for signs of disease or contamination.7.3.4

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    Prepare a carcass through species-specific techniques for postmortem inspection.7.3.5

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    Describe the role and impacts of the conversion of muscle to meat-on-meat quality.7.3.6

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    Evaluate and describe the role of marbling on overall quality grade.7.3.7

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    Evaluate retail cuts of meat to determine both quality and economic value.7.3.8

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    Determine the maturity of an animal using skeletal ossification and lean maturity ratings and determine those impacts on the overall quality grade per USDA grading.7.3.9

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    Calculate the percentage of saleable products from yield grades utilizing the USDA formula in estimating percent boneless closely trimmed retail cuts.7.3.10

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    Calculate beef carcass value using a grid-based marketing system.7.3.11

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    Fabricate carcasses into species-specific wholesale and retail cuts.7.3.12

Food Production and Processing: Process a safe shelf stable food product for distribution and consumption.7.4

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    Describe the processes used in food preservation, control the variables, and apply biological processing methods.7.4.1

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    Describe the process of dehydration and concentration, control the variables that affect the quality of dried foods and apply the methods.7.4.2

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    Describe the functions and types of packaging operations, equipment, and materials and use them to manufacture food products (e.g., metal, glass, paper, plastic, film, laminates, edible coatings, biodegradable).7.4.3

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    Process food through mixing, grinding, pumping, and washing, and describe the physical change in the food product.7.4.4

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    Identify and apply food grading systems and standards of identity.7.4.5

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    Compare and contrast storage and distribution methods for shelf-stable and non- shelf-stable products.7.4.6

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    Differentiate among beneficial microorganisms (e.g., bacteria, mold, yeast) and their uses in food production.7.4.7

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    Process food products through biological processing.7.4.8

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    Describe the role of enzymes as catalysts and factors that affect enzyme activity in the fermentation process.7.4.9

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    Determine the environmental impacts and manage the waste of processing a food product.7.4.10

Food Product Development: Apply principles of nutrition and human behavior to create a new food prototype.7.5

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    Conduct a sensory evaluation of food products.7.5.1

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    Identify consumer preferences, trends, and opportunities affecting food product development.7.5.2

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    Manipulate ingredients to meet a desired product goal.7.5.3

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    Identify nutrient values, serving sizes, and nutrient variability for a food product.7.5.4

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    Calculate the amounts of restricted ingredients in food products.7.5.5

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    Develop a food product package and label according to industry standards.7.5.6

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    Estimate the shelf life and potential changes in attributes over time.7.5.7

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    Create a new product roll out plan (e.g., concept, bench trial, market assessment, industrial trial, consumer acceptance).7.5.8

Food Safety and Sanitation: Describe a food safety and sanitation plan, addressing processing facility needs and contamination points.7.6

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    Identify and control food product allergens.7.6.1

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    Establish and implement procedures for preoperational inspection and cleaning.7.6.2

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    Identify the sources and most prevalent types of food borne bacteria and pathogens to account for the potential of their entrance into the food supply.7.6.3

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    Describe good manufacturing practices and the correlating corrective actions.7.6.4

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    Identify and describe foodborne hazards.7.6.5

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    Identify and describe points in production where food safety hazards can be controlled.7.6.6

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    Identify and describe critical limits.7.6.7

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    Identify and describe a corrective active plan.7.6.8

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    Identify the key activities (e.g., recall exercise, regulatory notification) of a recall program.7.6.9

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    Identify the government agencies involved in the regulation and governance of food production.7.6.10

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    Compare and contrast food security and food defense.7.6.11

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    Identify sources of physical, biological, radiological, and chemical tampering points.7.6.12

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    Manage the biosecurity of raw materials and finished products during transportation.7.6.13

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