| A | B |
|---|
| material handling | semi-truck filled with corn traveling to elevator |
| cleaning | sanitizing equipment food products are handled with |
| mixing | adding two or more ingredients together to make a final product |
| fluid flow | a milk truck pumps milk from tank |
| separating | this process uses a centrifuge |
| size reduction | meat packers use tools such as a grinder to trim down meat into smaller proportions |
| heat exchange | high temperatures are used in this process to destroy bacteria |
| packaging | putting the food product in an container so it can be shipped |
| drying | process of reducing moisture of food content |
| controlling | reading gauges and adjusting valves |
| forming | shaping hamburger patties or butter bars |
| concentration | reducing the weight and volume of food products through evaporation and reverse osmosis |
| overlapping operations | ice cream is an example of a food product which requires a combination of operations |
| fermentation | a food preservation method where bacteria convert sugars to acids or alcohol which reduces spoilage |
| freeze drying | this processes involves reducing moisture content by evaporating moisture from frozen foods |
