FBPFST5005 — Examine the biochemical properties of food
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What an assessment for FBPFST5005 must cover
55 assessable components: 4 elements (14 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 27 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 8 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1. Use and apply terms and concepts relating to organic substances important in food processing
- 1.1Use biochemical terminology relating to food processing
- 1.2Apply relevant concepts to explain the biochemistry in food processing
2. Identify biochemical compounds and explain biochemical reactions important in food processing
- 2.1Identify and classify biochemical carbohydrates including amino acids, proteins and lipids
- 2.2Identify the molecular structure of important biochemical compounds
- 2.3Identify chemical and physical behaviour associated with carbohydrates, amino acids, proteins and lipids, including the molecular processes taking place
- 2.4Perform basic tests to identify biochemical reactions and the associated physical and chemical changes in food processing
3. Assess the impact of food processing operations on the biochemistry of processed food products
- 3.1Identify biochemical macro constituents and micro constituents of food
- 3.2Assess the effect of processing on biochemistry and nutritional value of foodstuffs
- 3.3Identify biochemical actions of food additives
- 3.4Identify the biochemical principles relating to the spoilage and preservation of foods
4. Extract samples of product or raw materials for testing and apply the results to food production processes
- 4.1Establish properties of biochemical compounds and their extraction techniques for a food processing operation
- 4.2Conduct sampling as specified by the sampling plan
- 4.3Maintain sample purity and integrity prior to testing
- 4.4Use the results of tests to assist with ingredient selection and food labelling
Performance evidence
- performing three different tests to identify biochemical compounds in food
- identifying the molecular structures, and chemical and physical behaviours, of carbohydrates, amino acids, proteins and lipids when processed in food
- processing, producing or extracting representative samples of biochemical compounds
- identifying the macro and micro constituents of two different processed food products
- identifying the biochemical action of at least three different food additives
- interpreting results of tests and describing the implications for food processing.
Knowledge evidence
- terminology relating to biochemical substances
- the structure and properties of the biochemical compounds carbohydrates including amino acids, proteins and lipids
- the major chemical constituents found in foods
- biochemical action of important food additives
- the molecular structures for important biochemical compounds
- the chemical and physical behaviour associated with carbohydrates, amino acids, proteins and lipids in terms of molecular theory
- sampling and testing techniques to determine the components and biochemical reactions for food products
- general equipment used for analysis, including hotplates, ovens, melting point and boiling point apparatus, steam baths, appropriate glassware and chemicals
- analytical instruments, including spectrometric instruments, including:
- ultraviolet/visible
- infrared, including Fourier transform infrared and near infrared
- atomic absorption, including flame and flameless
- basic tests to identify biologically important biochemical materials, including:
- Benedict’s test for glucose
- Lugol’s iodine test for starch
- biuret test for protein
- tests for fats and oils
- common biochemical reactions relevant to food processing operations, including:
- oxidation
- hydrolysis
- enzymic reactions
- lipid isomerisation
- lipid polymerisation
- polysaccharide synthesis
- glycolysis
- protein denaturing
- health and safety hazards in the workplace and controls relating to work processes.
Foundation skills
- Reading: Interpret documentation related to biochemistry
- Reading: Interpret industry standards
- Numeracy: Interpret analytical results
- Numeracy: Maintain and analyse data from tests
- Numeracy: Determine calibration procedures and schedule for test equipment
- Interact with others: Clarify the purpose and possible actions to be taken as a result of work-related communications
- Interact with others: Use industry standard terminology
- Get the work done: Problem-solve issues as they arise
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