| 1 |
Fermented, fermenting |
Acted upon by yeasts, molds, or bacteria in a controlled aerobic or anaerobic process in the manufacture of such products as alcohol, acids, vitamins of the B-complex group, or antibiotics. |
AAFCO, 2000 |
| 2 |
Feed grade |
Suitable for animal consumption. |
AAFCO, 2000 |
| 3 |
Flaking |
A process for converting typically dehulled oilseeds into thin flakes for solvent extraction or other processing. |
(unspecified) |
| 4 |
Flour |
Soft, finely ground and bolted meal obtained from the milling of cereal grains, other seeds, or products. It consists essentially of the starch and gluten of the endosperm. |
AAFCO, 2000 |
| 5 |
Free fatty acid (F.F.A.) |
The amount of fatty acid, occurring naturally or produced in fat processing or usage operation, which exists in the fat or oil in the uncombined state as a chemical unit. The uncombined fatty acid may come from the breakdown of a fat (triglyceride) into its component fatty acid and glycerine units. A high free fatty acid level means a poorly refined fat or some fat breakdown after manufacture or use. |
(unspecified) |
| 6 |
Full-fat soy flour |
Ground whole soybeans containing all of the original oil usually 18 to 20%. May be enzyme active, or heat-processed or toasted, to minimize enzyme action. Also see "Soy flour." |
(unspecified) |
| 7 |
Fully refined soy oil |
The edible oil produced from crude or degummed soy oil which has been treated with dilute alkali solution (caustic refining) or neutralization, treated with absorbent clay materials (bleaching) and subjected to steam distillation at high temperatures under vacuum (deodorizing). Such oil may also be produced by a process called physical (steam) refining which consists of degumming, bleaching and neutralization by the final step of deodorizing. |
(unspecified) |
| 8 |
Genetic engineering |
All living organisms are made up of cells that contain a substance called DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). The structure of DNA molecules, whose units are called genes, contain information that is used by cells as a "recipe" for the organism. In the last twenty years, scientists discovered that DNA is interchangeable among animals, plants, bacteria, and other organisms. In addition to using traditional breeding methods of improving plants and animals through crossbreeding and selection, scientists in some cases can now transfer the genes that determine many desirable traits from one plant or animal to another. The transfer of DNA is done by various methods, such as direct injection of cells with DNA or literally shooting cells with DNA-covered particles from a special gun. Another widely-used method is to insert the DNA into specially modified bacteria or viruses that carry it into cells they infect. Regardless of which method is used, the general process of transferring DNA from one organism to another is called genetic engineering. Almost any desirable trait found in nature can, in principle, be transferred into any chosen organism. A plant or animal modified by genetic engineering to contain DNA from an external source is called transgenic. |
(unspecified) |
| 9 |
Germ |
The embryo found in seeds and frequently separated from the bran and starch endosperm during the milling. |
AAFCO, 2000 |
| 10 |
Ghee |
See Vanaspati |
(unspecified) |
