Choice, Provenance And Sensory👀 Flashcards
Influences of food choice
Marketing, cost, time, weather, morals, religion, health, equiptment, age, celebration, day, skill, time.
Ways to produce a healthy meal on a budget
Shopping list, select cheaper shops to do weekly shops, keep track of price (scan as you shop), buy own brand eg Tesco, don’t shop when hungry, less waste, use loyalty cards and deals, compare costs on shelves, plan meals
Ways to advertise food products
Competitions, adverts on TV, magazines, samples, celeb chefs, social media, offers, eye catching packaging.
Judaism food ethics
Kosher eaten, meat must be specially prepared, no pork, meat and dairy not at same meal
Islam (Muslim) food ethics
No pork, no blood remains on slaughtered animals = halal slaughtering
Buddhism food ethics
Mostly vegetarian
Hinduism eating ethics
Cow is sacred so no beef or products from killed cows
Avoid foods that caused animal pain
What is a lacto-ovo vegetarian
No meat, fish, poultry, gelatine because animal had to be killed
WILL EAT eggs, ,I’ll, cheese butter cream yogurt
Lacto vegetarian meaning
Don’t eat slaughtered meat but eat cheese yogurt milk butter etc but NO EGGS
Ovo-vegetarian meaning
Eat eggs but not dairy, meat, seafood or poultry
Why do we package food?
Preserve, inform consumer, prevent damage in transport, prevent contamination
What must be on a food label?
Use by, nutritional information, ingredients in order of weight, name of food, storage conditions, address for manufacture, the business, instructions for use
What is a pescatarian
A person who doesn’t eat land Animals but does eat eggs dairy and fish
Why do people not eat meat
Against animal cruelty, religion, healthier belief and ethics
Disadvantages of buying local
Less choice, weather restrictions, sizes and shapes not as constant, more expensive
Define food provenance
Where food comes from and where it’s grown
Advantages of English foods (food provenance)
Better for environment, reduce carbon footprint, better quality, fresher, considered better value for money as it is more fresh
How can consumers reduce their carbon footprint?
Local buy, cook from scratch, use seasonal uk ingredients,reduce meat consumption, consider lower energy cooking methods
How can consumers be more sustainable
Buy local, Fairtrade, understand the impact the food product has on the environment, use more ethical farming methods eg organic
Why is food availability sometimes a challenge
Weather, failed harvest, floods, droughts, war, increased population, falling food stocks globally.
Why is UK food secure.
Importation largest port industry in Europe, and technology to produce new products eg GM, improvement of growing methods
Impact of over consumption of food
Obesity, CHD, tooth decay, diabetes, cancer risk
Impacts of underconsumption
Weight loss, low mood, reduced mobility, muscle wasting, rickets, prone to infections, slow immune system + digestion due to lack of enzymes and antibody proteins
Older people are more likely to be malnourished, how to prevent this?
Family overlooking, somebody shop for them, food delivery, daycare services
Factors affecting food accessibility
Land use (settlements> fields)
Physical weather, mountains,
Poor transport links
Rules of organic farming
No fertilisers or pesticides, animals access to fields to be free range, not clones, no hormones given, only drugs given for illness, natural diet not GM
Why does organic cost more
More time spent to grow, pay for certification to be organic, most organic farms are smaller scale do more difficult to get money, facilities and recourses all organic, no growth promoters
Why is food wasted
Too big portions, fussy eaters, watching weight, buy too much so it Rots, disliking of taste, order too much in restaurants
Ways to reduce food waste
Plan meals, check use by dates, store correctly, serve/ cook smaller portions, don’t overbuy (List), don’t shop when hungry, don’t impulse buy
Advantages of GM for food production
Improves quantity and nutrition, more yield to meet demand, increased shelf life, internal pesticides, eg golden rice more VA
Disadvantages of GM
Messing with nature, long term health risks unknown, more expensive to buy, decrease biodiversity, increased allergies
What is a cereal
A crop derived from grasses that’s a staple food eg wheat, barley, rye, oats
Barley uses
Beer bread soup
Rye uses
Bread flour whiskey
Benefits of seasonal foods
Reduce energy used for transport, tastier and more nutritious, cheaper, local economy
What is veal
Meat from calves
Examples of game meats
Rabbits, venison, pheasant
Examples of poultry
Goose, duck, chicken, turkey
Examples of offal (internal edible organs)
Kidney, liver, tongue
How can a consumer help with increasing animal welfare
Reduce consumption, less meat dishes bulk with pulses, purchase from assured companies eg red tractor, buy good quality and have it less often
Examples of oily fish
Salmon mackerel tuna anchovy sardones
White fish examples
Cod haddock plaice
What has been done in UK to make fish farming more sustainable
Quotas, bigger nets, can’t fish during breeding months, governmental Investment, release bycatch, marine reserves
Advantages of fish farming
Less transport higher quantities protect from predators fish can’t escape so monitored yield, wild fish stocks not reduced
Disadvantages of food stocks
Expensive to run, pollute surroundings, waste, higher disease chance
What factors must be adhered to in taste panels
Quiet area, identical quantities and plates, same temperature, don’t double dip, max 3 samples at once, blind of brands
3 types of food tests in sensory
Preference (like or dislike)
Discrimination test (describe attribute)
Profiling for sensory characteristic
Why does intensive farming use chemicals
Fertilisers increase yield by speeding up growth eg NPK
Pesticides kill weeds to allow the maximum yield to be harvested
Why do intensive farms keep animals inside?
Control the conditions and can fit more in the area
Disadvantages of fertilisers
Expensive, harm biodiversity, run off to pollute habitats at rivers, harm microbes in soil
Why do people pay more for organic?
Some say they taste better and they’re concerned about fertilisers health implications or disagree with chemical environmental impacts. Better animal treatment
