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1.1-Macronutrients
What are proteins,
What are the nutritional function...,
How are proteins formed
44  cards
1.2- micronutrients
What are micronutrients,
Difference between trace minerals...,
Name some minerals and trace elem...
54  cards
1.3- digestion, absorption & metabolism
What is mechanical digestion,
What is chemical digestion,
What happens in the small intestine
46  cards
1.4. Nutritional & dietary requirements
What are drv s,
What is ear,
What is rni
41  cards
1.5. influences on nutritional status
What does optimal nutrition mean,
What is nutritional status,
What factors can affect food sele...
18  cards
1.6. Nutritional awareness and responsibility
Why can nutritional awareness and...,
What is obesity,
What is overweight
13  cards
2.1. Functional properties of proteins in foods
What are protiens,
Describe the structure of protein,
Difference between peptide dipept...
31  cards
2.2.functional properties of carbohydrates in food
What are the 3 groups of carbohyd...,
What are monosaccharides give exa...,
What are disaccharides give examples
39  cards
2.3.Functional properties of fat in foods
Describe the structure of fats,
Chemical structure of fats,
Examples of plant based fats and ...
41  cards
2.4.functional properties of additives
What are food additives,
What are the functions of additives,
What are additives classed into
21  cards
2.5.functional properties of additional ingredients
What are the 3 categories of rais...,
Describe mechanical raising agents,
Describe biological raising agents
29  cards
2.6. Food fortification
What is food fortification,
What are the 4 types of food fort...,
Name some foods that are commonly...
27  cards
3.1 Food spoilage
What does a contaminated food mean,
What are the types of contamination,
What is food spoilage
37  cards
3.2. food poisoning
What is food poisoning,
What is chemical food poisoning,
Biological food poisoning
29  cards
3.3.principles of temperature control
What are the 3 types that bacteri...,
What is the danger zone,
Temperature 18c 0
12  cards
3.4. safe food handling and preparation
What should food safety training do,
How can cross contamination be pr...,
Benefits of having good personal ...
14  cards
3.5.organeleptic properties
What is the other name for taste,
What are the 5 tastes,
How can sight be used to asses th...
22  cards
3.6. packaging and food quality
What are the main functions of pa...,
How can packaging improve present...,
Role of packaging in marketing
20  cards
4.1.food processing methods
What does food processing do,
What is food processing,
What are the main 3 functions of ...
27  cards
4.2. food processing- preservation by temperature control
Why is food preservation carried out,
How can the deterioration of food...,
Temperature in sterilisation
26  cards
4.3.preservation by dehydration and irradiation
How can the deterioration of food...,
How does dehydration extend the s...,
What are 3 other methods to reduc...
17  cards
4.4. the effect of processing on colour
How can colour influence food,
What are the uses of colour addit...,
Examples of naturally occurring p...
14  cards
4.5.the effect of food processing on flavour
Natural flavours sources,
Nature identical flavours,
Example of natural identical flav...
11  cards
4.6.the food processing on texture
What do colloidal systems do,
What are the 2 phases of a colloi...,
What are the 4 types of colloidal...
44  cards

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