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Technological developments Flashcards

1
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What factors influence technological developments?

A 
Population increase
Transport and travel
Preservation methods
Media
Environmental factors
Economic understanding and trade
Scientific advancements
Consumer demand
Changes in work/leisure time
Wider understanding of nutrition, diet and health
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What three factors affect a country’s ability to feed itself?

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Land available
Accessible water
Population

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How are foods often stored during travel?

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Frozen

Chilled

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What developments have there been in transport and travel of foods?

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More economic ‘greener’
Biofuels
Drones

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5
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What does MAP mean in relation to packaging?

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Modified atmosphere packaging

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What is MAP packaging?

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Removes air in food packets and replacing with oxygen or nitrogen to slow down how quickly food decays

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What does HPP stand for?

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High pressure processing

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What is HPP (high pressure processing)?

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Cold pasteurisation of sealed packets via water

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9
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How has the media affected food choice?

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Use of apps e.g. tripadvisor, sugarsmart, justeat and deliveroo

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What are organic foods?

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Foods produced without the use of artificial chemicals

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What is hydroponics?

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Growing plants in a water based environment rather than soil

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What are the advantages to hydroponics?

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Higher crop yields than traditional methods

Eliminates the need for large scale pesticide use

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What are GM foods?

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Foods that have specifically had their DNA modified

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Why have products been genetically modified (GM)?

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Improved nutritional value
Non-allergenic foods
Cheaper foods
Improved crop yields
Longer shelf life
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What concerns are linked to GM foods?

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Moral issues e.g. religion - is it right to manipulate course of nature?
Harm to the environment
Poses a danger to humans
Damage to the natural food chain

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What cheap, protein are we being encouraged to try?

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Insects

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17
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What are functional foods?

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Foods that had an additional benefit beyond normal nutrition

18
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Probiotics are an example of a functional food. What are they?

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Live bacteria and yeasts that have proven health benefits

19
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Prebiotics are an example of a functional food. What are they?

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Fibres which cannot be broken down by the body so provide food for probiotics

20
Q

Stanols and sterols are examples of functional foods. What are they?

A

They work to reduce cholesterol absorption so lowers blood cholesterol

21
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What types of foods are fortified with stanols and sterols?

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Dairy products e.g. benecol

22
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What does fortification mean?

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Adding nutrients to foods that have been lost through processing

23
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What benefits are there to using robots in food processing?

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Faster work
More reliable
Improved efficiency
Improved consistency

24
Q

What percentage of food produced is wasted?

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33%

25
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What are the four categories of factors that influence food choice?

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Cooking skills
Food budget
Lifestyle
Time

26
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How have cooking skills influenced the trend for increased convenience foods?

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Lack of culinary skills

Children cooking more

27
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How has lifestyle influenced the trend for increased convenience foods?

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Fewer formal eating occasions
Rise of one-person households
Work-life balance
More women working outside the home

28
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How had time influenced the trend for increased convenience foods?

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More women working outside the home

Higher levels of disposable income

29
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How has food budget influenced the trend for increased convenience foods?

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Higher levels of disposable income
Improvements in packaging
Younger consumers with disposable incomes more likely to try new foods

30
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What are the benefits to people using convenience foods?

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Less time cooking
Less time planning meals
Less time shopping
Fewer leftovers
Easier to clean up
31
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What are the disadvantages to people using convenience foods?

A

Low nutritional quality

More expensive

32
Q

What government healthy eating guidelines are there?

A 
Eatwell Guide
Change 4 Life
Be food smart
5 a day
Healthy school meals
Live well
Eat Better Feel Better
33
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What does the term climate change mean?

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A large scale, long term shift in the planets weather patterns or average temperatures

34
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What does the term sustainability mean?

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Human activity which is not harmful to the environment and does not deplete natural resources

35
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What does the term preservation mean?

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Keeping something in its present state or preventing it from being damaged

36
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What does the term food miles mean?

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The distance food has traveled between production and consumption

37
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What is vacuum packaging?

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A preservation method that removes all the air from a food container or package before sealing

38
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What is pasteurisation?

A

Heating food to a specific temperature for a specific amount of time to kill microorganisms

39
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What is TVP?

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Textured vegetable protein

A vegetarian protein made from soya beans

40
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What is mycoprotein?

A

A fungi that is processed to make quorn

41
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What is molecular gastronomy?

A

Scientific study of the physical and chemical processes that occur during cooking

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