Food and Nutrition - GCSE Chapter 2

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1. Colourings...

  • add colour to products - e.g - sweets, yoghurts, deserts
  • used to prevent separation, e.g yoghurts.
  • prevents fats and oils becoming rancid. e.g - cakes, biscuits
  • prevent decay, make food safer to eat for longer, e.g - bacon, pies, meats
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2. Enzymes...

  • speed up ripening during storage, can cause browning in cut of bruised foods
  • B & C vits most affected, fruit and veg loose moisture and dry out which means loss of vits
  • antioxidants added to prevent rancidity, unpleasant taste/smell of fats/oils, caused by oxidation
  • colour and texture change, Vit A lost when exposed to light, air, heat & sunlight speeds up process, Vit C in particular is lost easily

3. What does ROWE stand for?

  • Rancidity, Oxidation, Water loss, Enzymes
  • rancid, oxygen, water, eggs
  • rancid, oxygen, water, enzymes
  • rancidity, oxygen, water, enzyme

4. Caramelisation...

  • thickening of starch when moist heat is applied
  • browning of sugar when dry heat is applies
  • setting of proteins during heating
  • in proteins, changing of chemical structure

5. Flavourings...

  • prevent decay, make food safer to eat for longer, e.g - bacon, pies, meats
  • add flavour to products - e.g - ice cream, yoghurts, crisps
  • prevents fats and oils becoming rancid. e.g - cakes, biscuits
  • used to prevent separation, e.g yoghurts.

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