Unit 3

Question 1

For gm foods ?

Answer 1

Can help preserve food , longer shelf life for fruit and veg which reduces waste & controls crop disease reducing loss

Question 2

For Gm goods ( more choice)

Answer 2

Gives consumers a more choice & improved quality ,flavour ,Apperance ,texture & veg cheese can be produced by gm therefore increasing food choice

Question 3

Against gm foods ?

Answer 3

No one knows long term affects & there are concerns about effect on environment & gm plants could affect wildlife & anmial welfare

Question 4

Disadvantages of food miles ?

Answer 4

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)

Question 5

One advantage of food miles ?

Answer 5

They. Can have greater food choice all year round as strawberries at Christmas time

Question 6

How does seasonality affect consumers choice food ?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

For fairtrade?

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Against fairtrade ?

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Advantages of additives ?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Disadvantage of additives?

Answer 10

Some type of additives cause hyperactive in children & concern about long term effects on consumers with use of additives

Question 11

What the six main additives ?

Answer 11

Preservatives , antioxidants , colourings , emulsifiers/stabilisers , flavouring & sweeteners

Question 12

Advantages of chilling and cook chill products

Answer 12

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 )

Question 13

Disadvantages of chilling & cook chill products ?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Advantages of UHT ?

Answer 14

UHT have longer shelf life & convient to stores as they do not require to be refrigerated unless opened & handy incase of emergencies

Question 15

Disadvantage of UHT ?

Answer 15

UHT milk cN taste different from fresh so some consumers may not like flavour

Question 16

Advantages of map?

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Disadvantage of map

Answer 17

The amount of packaging used he an environmental concern to consumer & correct storage instructions must be followed to prevent food spouling and being wasted

Question 18

Disadvantage of functional foods ?

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Advantages of functional foods ?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Advantages of sugar substitutes ?

Answer 20

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)

Question 21

Disadvantages of sugar substitutes ?

Answer 21

Sometimes can leave an unpleasant taste in mouth & some people concerned about sweetners as don’t know long te affect on health

Question 22

Advantages of mycoprotein ?

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Disadvantage of mycoprotein

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Advantages of tvp ?

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Disadvantage of tvp?

Answer 25

Can be lacking flavour unless flavour added & has different texture to meat which some consumers dislike