unit one syllabus - food availability and selection Flashcards
global migration of cultural groups
1788: European settlers - brought meats bread and flour
1920s - 1935: European influx, Italians and Greeks bought a large coffee culture. Greeks opened up the first fish and chip shop in Melbourne
1875 - 1901: Lebanese Christians migrated bringing spices like za’atar and sumac
use of foods native to Australia
- finger lime
- saltbush
- quandong
- kakadu plum
Traditionally foods were used to help with nutritional value being a part of the native diet. Today they are used for flavour
nature of staple foods
cereals (wheat, rice, corn)
root crops (potatoes)
legumes (soybeans)
food security
four dimensions of food security
1. safety
2. accessibility
3. availability
4. utilisation
production and manufacturing
- hunting and gathering = traditional method
- substance agriculture = aimed and supplying farmer and their family
- industrial agriculture = aimed at supplying food to be sold in supermarkets
future producers
- smart farms
- hydroponics
- specialised LED bulbs
- verticle farming
- 3D printing
manufacturing processes
- snap freezing = freezing foods in liquid nitrogen
- automated processing = using machinery to produce in bulk
- ultra-high-temperature processing = heating foods to 140c destroying all microbes and enzymes potentially causing deteriation
equipment and tools packaging
MAP (modified atmosphere packaging)
- vacume packing
- seaweed fresheners
Aseptic packaging:
- steralising the packaging before filling it
storage and distribution
containerization = a modern freight container allowing for products to be delivered by rail, ship and trucks
marketplace practices
Refers to the adaptation of how we shop
previously: we had different sources of getting groceries eg milk man, fish monger,, bakery
now: we have supermarkets with everything including
- Self-serve checkout
- barcode scanners
- scales to weigh food
- digital wallets
- touchscreens
state of the economy
boom: high inflation (groceries will cost more)
recession: consumption, distribution and production begin to decrease
expansion: high production, distribution and consumption
depression: the lowest point of the economy waiting to expand again
type of economy
agricultural economy = where goods are exported
industrial economy = goods are manufactured in large amounts
cashcrops = produced for commercial value (not for the grower) eg sugarcane
substance economy = only produces what is needed
mixed economy = involves at least one of the above economies
government policies
embargoes = a ban between imports and exports to penalise nations for wrongdoing
war = conflict that disenables trade routes
subsidies = payments handed out by the government to boost local agricultural organisations
tariffs = taxes placed on imports and exports to protect local producers from competition
physiological factors
- HAS (hunger, appetite, satiety)
- GAALS (nutritional requirements)
- COSTAS (reactions to food)
- hunger, appetite, satiety (HAS)
- nutritional requirements: age, gender, size, activity level (GAAS)
REACTIONS TO FOOD:
appearance, shape, color, size, odor and taste (COSTAS)
phycological factors - BEHAVES
Beliefs, emotion, habits, attitude, values, self concept
