Design – Industrial Help

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

You would be surprised at the number of food companies in the UK. You would be even more surprised at how many are in your town. The food industry although very commercial is full of friendly people, who if asked and if they have the time will help you out. There are two types of [...]

IDEAS – Angel Delight

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Spotted this from Kirsty. I liked this video mainly for its simplicity, as we get more into the Design section of the GCSE FOOD TECHNOLOGY course. I will keep saying keep it simple. Kirsty’s idea is great, you only have to worry about properties of aeration and gelatinization. The product looks great. This also allows [...]

GCSE FOOD – AQA Course Breakdown AS +A2

Friday, October 30th, 2009

The AQA GCSE Food is broken down into the two following courses AS level and A2 level, these each provide 50% of the total Award. AS Course – GCSE FOOD Within the AS Level Course are three Units. Unit 1 – 1.5 hr Exam comprising of multiple choice questions – Primarily based on Materials and [...]

Micro Nutrients

Friday, October 30th, 2009

GCSE FOOD -materials and components Micro Nutrients section. The Major nutrients are lipids, proteins and carbohydrates, Micro nutrients are the smaller components of food. Vitamins and minerals are the two key sections. Vitamins. the word vitamin originally comes from the two words Vital and Minerals. Vitamins are typically split into two categories, fat soluble (A,D,E [...]

Lipid

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

GCSE FOOD – Materials and components section Lipids. First off a quick way to remember that “Lipids” means Fat.  LIPOSUCTION REMOVES FAT. Lipo, Lipid = Fat. FAT is required by the body as a source of energy, it also required to insulate the body from the cold. Fat is also required to carry vitamins within [...]

Carbohydrates

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Carbohydrates are the second major nutrient in the materials section of GCSE food. Carbohydrates fall into two categories Sugars and Starch. Sugars The sugar we are all used to is called sucrose and is a white crystal material. it is the most preferred of the sugars because of its sweetness level. Typically the chemical name [...]

Protein

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Protein is the first item in the  Materials and components section of GCSE food. Protein is the building block of all food materials. I would suggest a read of the wiki on Protein for an overall understanding of Protein Click Here Protein is predominantly found in animal based foods, such as meat, milk, eggs etc. [...]

Classification of Materials

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Food comes in different shapes and flavours. It also has different nutritional values. As part of the GCSE Food course you will need to know the 5 key components of food. These are, Protein, Lipids/fats, Carbohydrates, Vitamins and Minerals. The correct balance of these ingredients lead to a healthy lifestyle, however an unbalanced mix will [...]

Materials and Components – Overview

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

GCSE FOOD – Materials and Components This Subject matter refers to the science part of GCSE Food Technology, fundamentally the composition of food, the properties of food and the effect that processing has on food. It contains 2 sub sections Classification Of Materials Manipulation and Combining 1. Classification Of materials This section Focus’s on the [...]

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