Unit 3 Flashcards
For gm foods ?
Can help preserve food , longer shelf life for fruit and veg which reduces waste & controls crop disease reducing loss
For Gm goods ( more choice)
Gives consumers a more choice & improved quality ,flavour ,Apperance ,texture & veg cheese can be produced by gm therefore increasing food choice
Against gm foods ?
No one knows long term affects & there are concerns about effect on environment & gm plants could affect wildlife & anmial welfare
Disadvantages of food miles ?
Increases expense due to cost or fuel , lots of fuel is used which produces more co2 adding to global warming & food will be less fresh & nutrional value can be reduced (vitamins lost due to long travel)
One advantage of food miles ?
They. Can have greater food choice all year round as strawberries at Christmas time
How does seasonality affect consumers choice food ?
Food is tastier,cheaper & fresher when bought at summer (strawberries) & consumer are inward of when foods like fruit /veg are in season as aviable all year & if consumers were aware we would be able cut down on food miles
For fairtrade?
Quality of food can be better because fair traders consider environment & the fairtrade is clearly marked on foods to help consumers with their choice & there is a wide range of food products
Against fairtrade ?
As fairtrade products may be transported from far off countries some consumers are concerned about food miles & some fairtrade products tend to be expensive so some consumers can’t afford them
Advantages of additives ?
Foods have longer shelf life as additives prevent food spouling so consumer dosent have shop often & less food wastage as contamination of bacteria is reduced & nutrients such as vitamins are now being added to make them more nutrional
Disadvantage of additives?
Some type of additives cause hyperactive in children & concern about long term effects on consumers with use of additives
What the six main additives ?
Preservatives , antioxidants , colourings , emulsifiers/stabilisers , flavouring & sweeteners
Advantages of chilling and cook chill products
Foods are usually easy to prepare cook /reheat so saving time in busy life & chlling does not affect the colour ,flavour ,texture or nutrional value making product more acceptable to consumer & people with no cooking skills or who have difficulty prepare/cooking meals (elderly can use as only require reheating )
Disadvantages of chilling & cook chill products ?
Some cook -chill meats may be high in fat & sugar and low in nsp so read label carefully & chilled products may use lots of packaging so if Consumer is concerned about environment may be unacceptable
Advantages of UHT ?
UHT have longer shelf life & convient to stores as they do not require to be refrigerated unless opened & handy incase of emergencies
Disadvantage of UHT ?
UHT milk cN taste different from fresh so some consumers may not like flavour
Advantages of map?
Product can be seen before buying , shelf life of food is improved as oxygen is reduced , water resistant & dose not allow gas to escape which improves storage of food & prevents from drying out
Disadvantage of map
The amount of packaging used he an environmental concern to consumer & correct storage instructions must be followed to prevent food spouling and being wasted
Disadvantage of functional foods ?
Functional foods have to be eaten in fairly large amounts for long period of time to result I. Improvement to health & functional foods can be expensive so if low income can’t buy
Advantages of functional foods ?
Allows a consumers to take greater control of their health through copping functional pods for specific health benefits & if family history of HD using a functional spreading fat which contains plant sterols could help control cholesterol in family
Advantages of sugar substitutes ?
Reduce sugar & cal content of diet do helping weight reduction & bulk sweetners are used in sugar free confectionary and help reduce obesity & tooth decay & some sugar substitute are used in products suitable for diabetics (jam)
Disadvantages of sugar substitutes ?
Sometimes can leave an unpleasant taste in mouth & some people concerned about sweetners as don’t know long te affect on health
Advantages of mycoprotein ?
Low in fat and contains no animal fat so prevent ChD & food source of protein and may be used as replacement for meat for veg & provides fpod source of nsp as small portions are even filling
Disadvantage of mycoprotein
Don’t contain vitamin b12 so veg would have to gain their vitamin b 12 intake somewhere else & some pruducts contain egg whites which unsuitable for vegans
Advantages of tvp ?
Contains some fibre & low in fat & needs no special storage conditions so can be stored in cupboard for up to 7 months & tvp very good source of HBV protein
Disadvantage of tvp?
Can be lacking flavour unless flavour added & has different texture to meat which some consumers dislike
