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Knowledge Base: Food Technology Making Choices Year 9
3. Where food comes from
3.1
food provenance
Where foods have been grown, reared or caught.
3.2
intensive farming
Farming that produces a high yield.
3.3
organic farming
Natural farming method that uses natural pesticides and fertilisers. Chemicals are avoided.
3.4
free-range farming
A natural farming methods where animals have freedom to roam.
1. Factors affecting food choice
4. Sustainable diets
4.1
food seasonality
The season in which foods are harvested.
4.2 food miles
4.3 vegetarian diet
4.4 vegan diet
The distance that foods have travelled from their origin to your plate. A diet that excludes meat or fish.
A diet that excludes meat, fish and all animal products.
4.5
pescetarian diet
A diet that excludes meat, but includes fish.
2. Religion and food choice
Religion
Pork
Beef
Lamb
Chicken
Fish
Islam
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Halal only
Halal only
Halal only
✓
Hinduism
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✓
✓
✓
Judaism
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Kosher only
Kosher only
Kosher only
✓
Sikhism
✗
✗
✓
✓
✓
Buddism (strict)
✗
✗
✗
✗
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Seven-day Adventist Church
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✗
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Rastafari Movement
✗
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5. What Is taste?
Taste influences the food that we choose to eat.
Taste is detected by the taste buds on the tongue which recognise fivedifferent tastes – sweet, sour, bitter, salty or umami (savoury).
6. Taste testing
6.1
sweet
Sweets, honey, golden syrup.
6.2 salty Crisps, anchovies, bacon.
6.3 bitter Coffee, cocoa powder, green tea.
6.4 sour Citrus fruit, rhubarb, gooseberries.
6.5 umami Meat, gravy, mushrooms.
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