FOOD PROVANANCE Flashcards
WHAT IS THE The food supply chain looks like this:
agriculture sector
primary prossesing
secondary prosssesssing
distributing sector
retail sector
what is Food provenance
Food provenance means:
knowing where food was grown, caught or raised
knowing how food was produced
knowing how food was transported
Food that is grown
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
Farmers go through many steps in order to produce the best crops they can
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.
Food that is caught
Foods that are caught within the UK are fish and shellfish.
Fish which can be caught in UK waters include:
mackerel
haddock
mussels
scallops
tuna
There are a number of methods which can be used to catch fish, these include:
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.
2 types of farming
intensive and organic.
Food that is reared
Animals that are reared for food include:
cows – for their meat and milk
sheep
pigs
chickens – for their meat and eggs
Food processing and production
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.
What is food production?
input, output,output
Primary and secondary processing of milk
milk cows
transported to factory
pasteurised
cream and fat seperated
homogenisation geting ready to be sent away