KS3 Food Choice
What's covered
Key facts
Factors Affecting Food Choice
Food advertising influences choice through celebrity endorsements and persuasive images, especially on television and social media.
Food Allergies and Intolerances
UK food law requires 14 major allergens to be declared on food labels: cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, peanuts, soybeans, milk, nuts, celery, mustard, sesame, sulphur dioxide/sulphites, lupin, molluscs.
Food Labelling
Allergens must be highlighted (e.g. in bold or contrasting type) within a packaged food's ingredient list.
Sensory Analysis
Samples are given codes (such as three-digit numbers) instead of brand names so brand loyalty doesn't bias the panellist's judgement.
Special Diets
Coeliac disease is a medical condition that requires complete avoidance of gluten (wheat, barley, rye).
Factors Affecting Food Choice
Cultural background influences which foods a person chooses — family traditions, festivals and customary dishes are all cultural factors.
Food Allergies and Intolerances
Allergens must be highlighted in bold (or contrasting colour/type) within the ingredients list on pre-packed food.
Food Labelling
A green traffic-light colour means the food has a low level of that nutrient — a healthier choice.
Sensory Analysis
A paired comparison is a sensory test that compares two unidentified (coded) samples.
Special Diets
A person with coeliac disease must avoid all gluten in their diet.
Sample questions
A taste of the 54 questions in this topic, answers marked. Sign up to practise the full set with spaced repetition.
Which of these is a cultural factor in what food a person chooses?
- •a food allergy they have
- •the price of the food in the shop
- ✓their religious or cultural beliefs
- •which foods are in season now
Which type of adverse food reaction is triggered by the immune system?
- ✓allergy
- •both do
- •intolerance
- •neither does
Which of the following is legally required on a food label?
- •a customer star rating and review
- ✓a list of ingredients
- •a photograph of the finished product
- •a recipe suggestion from the manufacturer
Which sense is used when assessing the flavour of food?
- •hearing
- •sight
- ✓taste
- •touch
A vegetarian avoids meat and fish. What do they still eat?
- •All animal products
- ✓Dairy and eggs
- •Fish but not meat
- •Only plant foods
Why do some people choose to buy Fairtrade products?
- •Fairtrade guarantees organic farming
- •Fairtrade means higher nutritional content
- •Fairtrade products are always cheaper
- ✓Farmers get a fair, stable price
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