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Knowledge Builder: Food Technology Exploring Diets Year 8
Books to read:
Understand more Have a go at creating your own about food labelling nutrition label for one of the dishes
you have cooked this term
BBC documentary about the history of curry
Stretch your vocabulary
S1
food assurance
In the UK, food assurance schemes help to provide consumers and businesses with guarantees that food has been produced to particular standards.
S2
provenance
Food provenance is the term we use to describe the origins of our food, such as where it has been grown, raised or caught.
S3
fermentation
A process that involves the breakdown of carbohydrates by bacteria and yeast.
S4
conduction
A common example of conduction is the process of heating a pan on a stove. The heat from the burner transfers directly to the surface of the pan.
S5
convection
Convection occurs when particles with a lot of heat energy in a liquid or gas move and take the place of particles with less heat energy. For example, the water boiling in a pan.
S6
radiation
The process where heat and light waves strike and penetrate your food through electromagnetic energy, for example grilling food.
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