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Accompaniments

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Additional items that are added to a meal e.g. bread, salad or sauces

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Acidic

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When something has a pH below level 7 e.g. milk or blueberries

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Adipose tissue

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Cells that store energy as fat

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Advertising

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Providing information to customers about a product or service

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Aeration

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Adding air to a mixture

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Alkaline

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When something has a pH above level 7 e.g. spinach, almonds and watermelon

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Allergens

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Substances that can cause an allergic reaction

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Allergies

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An immune system reaction that occurs after eating certain foods

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Ambient foods

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Foods than can be stored at room temperature

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Amino acids

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Chains of proteins

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Anaemia

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An illness where the body lack enough good quality red blood cells

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Anerobic

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Being able to exist without oxygen

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Anaphylactic shock

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An extreme allergy reaction
Causes swelling of the lips, mouth and digestive system
Can be fatal

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Anthocyanins

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Water soluble purple, red or blue pigment

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Antioxidant

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Molecule which stops oxidation of foodels
Can prevent damage to out bodies e.g. cancer
Can support our immune system

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Atherosclerosis

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Build up of fatty deposits in the arteries

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Bacillus cereus

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Food poisoning bacteria
Produces toxins
Linked to cooked rice

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Balanced diet

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A diet that provides all the nutrients in the correct quantities that the body needs

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Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

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Amount of energy the body uses in a day to stay alive

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Beri beri

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A muscle wasting disease

Linked to vitamin B1 (thiamin) deficiency

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Binary fission

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Reproduction of one cell splitting into two genetically identical cells

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Biodegradable

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Naturally decomposes

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Blood sugar

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How much glucose is in the blood

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Hypocalcaemia

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Calcium deficiency

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Caramelisation

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Sugars being heated until turns to liquid which then browns

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Carbon footprint

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Carbon dioxide emissions caused by a person, organisation, event or product

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Carotenoids

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Pigment found in foods

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