Term 1 Flashcards
What is the process called where plants make their own food
Photosynthesis
Name the Nutrients that plants take from the soil
Nitrogen potassium phosphorous
What disease is the result of not enough protein
Kwashiorkor
Name a type of preservative
Sodium nitrite
What are potatoes flour and bread
Carbohydrates
A disease that can develops because a person is obese
Diabetes
The process of converting oxygen to carbon dioxide
Breathing
A substance that turns blue
Or black in the presence of starch
Iodine
This is added to food as a flavour ant
Sugar
The part of the mielie kernel that remains once the germ has been removed
Grit
What does fermentation mean
Fermenting is the process of using yeast or good bacteria. To change carbohydrates into acids or alcohol. The bacteria is good because it helps you to digest some foods
Fortified
Fortified foods are foods that have had the nutritious part and then putting it back as a vitamin and minerals. So fortified foods have added vitamins and minerals
Obesity
Obesity is a disease of being unhealthily overweight due to much sugar such as sweets chips and fizzy cool drinks and too little exercise
Fill in the missing words
There are three types of additives (a) are added to food to (b).(c) are added to food to (d).(e) are added to food to (f). There are different ways of preserving food. These ways are (g) (h) and (I)
A flavourants B to make it taste better C preservatives D to make it last longer E colourants F to make it look better G freezing H pickling I drying
What can obesity lead to
Diabetes (too much sugar)
Heart disease (too much fat)
Hypertension (too much salt)
