FOOD PROVANANCE Flashcards

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WHAT IS THE The food supply chain looks like this:

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agriculture sector
primary prossesing
secondary prosssesssing
distributing sector
retail sector

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what is Food provenance

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Food provenance means:

knowing where food was grown, caught or raised
knowing how food was produced
knowing how food was transported

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Food that is grown

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apples – which are grown in orchards (eg Bramley apples in County Armagh)
potatoes and carrots – which are grown in fields (eg Comber Earlies in County Down)
lettuce – which is often grown in polytunnels

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Farmers go through many steps in order to produce the best crops they can

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Preparing the soil to ensure it is ready to grow crops.
Sowing seeds, this must be done at the correct time of year to get the best crop.
The area must be kept watered and free from weeds and pests which could damage the crops.
Crops are harvested when they are ready, and are inspected to ensure they are of a high standard.

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Food that is caught

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Foods that are caught within the UK are fish and shellfish.

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Fish which can be caught in UK waters include:

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mackerel
haddock
mussels
scallops
tuna

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There are a number of methods which can be used to catch fish, these include:

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Trawling – a method where boats go out to sea and release nets which are pulled along the seabed,
Line caught – where a fishing rod, line and bait is used to catch fish.
Pots – used to catch lobster or crab, they are placed on the seabed and collected at a later date.

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2 types of farming

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intensive and organic.

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Food that is reared

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Animals that are reared for food include:

cows – for their meat and milk
sheep
pigs
chickens – for their meat and eggs

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Food processing and production

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Food processing refers to the stages raw ingredients go through in order to become something we can eat.
Food production refers to the three-part production of food – input, process and output.

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What is food production?

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input, output,output

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Primary and secondary processing of milk

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milk cows
transported to factory
pasteurised
cream and fat seperated
homogenisation geting ready to be sent away

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