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Food Provenance: Food Source and Supply Flashcards

1
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What are cereals?

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important foods around the world, staple food within countries are they are cheap to produce compared to proteins

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what are the main types of cereals?

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wheat, rice, maize, oats, barley, rye

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where is wheat grown?

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Europe, China, India, Russia, USA, Canada, Australia

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4
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What is wheat used for?

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baked products, some contain more gluten for specific products
make other products
make breakfast cereals

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5
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Where is rice grown?

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China, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand

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6
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What is rice used for?

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long grain - savoury dishes
short grain - puddings
made into flour and breakfast cereals

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Where is maize grown?

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USA, China, Brazil, Mexico

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8
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What is maize used for?

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made into variety of products, corn oil
can be eaten as vegetable

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Where are oats grown?

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Russia, Canada, Finland, Poland

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what are oats used for?

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rolled instead of crushed when processed, sold in grades (coarse, medium, fine)
Ingredient
breakfast cereals

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Where is barley grown?

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Russia, France, Germany, UK

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12
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What is barley used for?

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alternative to rice
used in soups and stews
animal feed

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13
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Where is rye grown?

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Europe, Russia, Canada, USA

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14
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What is rye used for?

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ground into flour - darkbread

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15
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Where is spelt grown?

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UK, Russia, Spain - same function as wheat

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16
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What are sugars?

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Natural sweetness made from plants: sugar beet and canes

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17
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how much sugar comes from sugarcanes worldwide?

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80%

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18
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where are sugar canes grown?

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tropical climates

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19
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where are sugar beets grown?

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northern hemisphere

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20
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what is maple syrup?

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plant juices of the maple tree, distinct flavour and is very sweet

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21
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what are the four main types of fruit?

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citrus, soft/berry, hard and other

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22
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what do the cells plants are made up of contain?

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cell wall (cellulose)
cytoplasm (jelly substance that has pigment + fat)
vacuole (largest part, contain sugar, pigments and salts)

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23
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examples of citrus fruit

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lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruit

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24
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examples of soft/berry fruit

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raspberries, strawberries, blueberries and blackcurrants

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examples of hard fruit

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apples and pears

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26
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how are vegetables similar to fruit?

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structure

27
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what does the colour of the vegetables depend on?

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chlorophyll - provides green colour
carotenoids - yellow and orange
anthocyanins - red and blue

28
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what is destroyed when fruit+veg are processed?

A

water soluble vitamins

29
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what are the advantages of locally produced fruit + veg?

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fresher, fewer food miles, reduced carbon footprint, less energy in transporting, support UK farmers

30
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what are the disadvantages of locally produced fruit + veg?

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not as much choice, food different sizes, expensive

31
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why are some vegetables grown in artificial environments?

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conditions monitored and controlled to increase productivity

32
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what are hydroponics?

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soil is replaced with a mineral solution which is pumped around the plant roots, less risk of disease

33
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what is a carbon footprint?

A

measure of impact of human activities on the environment in terms of greenhouse gases

34
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what are the four types of meat?

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offals, poultry, game and meat

35
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examples of offals

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kidney, liver, tongue

36
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examples of poultry

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duck, turkey, chicken, goose

37
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examples of meat

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beef, lamb, pork, bacon

38
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different ways of producing eggs

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cage systems, barn eggs, free range, organic

39
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what does it mean when a food is produced sustainably?

A

resource will not run out

40
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what is the red tractor assurance logo?

A

independent mark of quality, farms meet a high standard of safety and hygiene, animal welfare and production

41
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what is intensive farming?

A

large amount of produce generated from a relatively small area of land

42
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why are people concerned about pesticides?

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concerned about long term effect of the fertilisers and pesticides can have on us

43
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what does organic mean?

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approved by organic certificates
produced by farmers who grow, handle and process crops without synthetic fertilisers
no genetically engineered ingredients
no antibiotics or growth hormones
natural fertilisers

44
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why would people choose organic food?

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tastes better, concerned about use of pesticides, effect of chemicals on environment

45
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what are the types of fish?

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white round, white flat, oily, shellfish molluscs, shellfish crustaceans

46
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what is trawling?

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using nets pulled along the seafloor to catch fish

47
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what is dredging?

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metal cages or baskets towed along seafloor to catch shellfish

48
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what is gill netting?

A

curtains of netting suspended in sea to catch fish

49
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what is harpooning?

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long metal or wooden pole lunged into fish

50
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what is jiggling?

A

grappling hook to target fish

51
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what is long lining?

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runs for miles, strung with baited hooks

52
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what is pole and line fishing?

A

fishing pole

53
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what is purse seining?

A

drawing a large net around a school of fish

54
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what are traps and pots?

A

wire and wood cages with bait that attracts fish

55
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what is cyanide fishing?

A

explosives to kill or stunt fish, easier to catch

56
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how can fishing methods be harmful to the environment?

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  • trawler nets and dredging baskets damage seabeds
  • dredging is noisy, disturb whales and dolphins
  • can result in bycatch
  • other marine life can get trapped
57
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what is the marine stewardship council logo?

A

sets standards for sustainable fishing and seafood traceability

58
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how to reduce the environmental impact of fishing:

A
  • sink line deeper
  • release unwanted species
  • larger holes in the net
  • setting up marine reserves
59
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what are the types of fish farming?

A

farming, sear ranching, sea rearing

60
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what is fish farming?

A

the whole process takes place in captivity, breeding of the eggs through the catching of fish

61
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what is sea rearing?

A

young fish are caught in the wild then grown in controlled environments

62
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what is sea ranching?

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young fish are bred in captivity, then released into the wild

63
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what are the advantages of fish farming?

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  • wild fish stocks not reduced
  • indoor fish are protected from changes in the weather
  • fish cannot escape
  • fish are protected from predators
  • competing species cannot enter fish farm
64
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what are the disadvantages of fish farming?

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  • running costs can be expensive
  • setting up costs can be expensive
  • more disease as they are close together
  • antibiotics and pesticides used to control diseases
  • drugs can pollute the surrounding water

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