KS3 Food Provenance
What's covered
Key facts
Fairtrade
Cocoa is one of the most prominent Fairtrade-certified products; many UK chocolate brands carry the Mark on packaging because the cocoa supply chain has been a focus of campaigning since the 1990s.
Farming Methods
Aquaculture is the farming of fish and other seafood in controlled freshwater or saltwater conditions.
Food Miles and the Environment
Per kilogram of food transported, air freight produces the highest carbon emissions of any common transport mode, far exceeding road, rail or sea.
Food Origins
Milk and eggs are both animal-based foods; wheat and corn, oats and nuts, and soya and lentils are plant-based.
Food Processing and Additives
Chemicals added to food to improve colour, flavour, texture or shelf life are called additives.
Seasons and British Produce
Apples are a typical British autumn crop; mangoes, pineapples and bananas are tropical and not UK autumn crops.
Sustainability
Eating less meat and more plant foods helps reduce a person's carbon footprint.
Fairtrade
On top of the minimum price, Fairtrade-certified buyers pay an additional Fairtrade Premium to the producer co-operative, ring-fenced for community development projects (schools, clinics, processing equipment, etc.).
Farming Methods
"Free range" for egg-laying hens means the hens have continuous daytime access to outdoor space (vegetated runs).
Food Miles and the Environment
Beef has a high carbon footprint because cattle release methane during digestion and require large areas of land and feed per kilogram of meat.
Sample questions
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What does the Fairtrade logo guarantee for farmers?
- ✓a minimum price plus a social premium
- •farmers were paid the international commodity market price
- •food was grown organically with no pesticides
- •food was produced with zero carbon emissions
Which is a feature of intensive farming?
- •free-range animals with outdoor access
- ✓high yield in a small space
- •no use of pesticides or fertilisers
- •small-scale production for local markets
What do 'food miles' measure?
- •the carbon emissions produced during food processing and packaging
- •the cost of transporting food from farm to supermarket shelf
- ✓the distance food travels from where it is produced to the consumer
- •the number of countries a food product passes through before sale
Which of these is a plant-based food source?
- •eggs
- •honey
- •milk
- ✓wheat
Why are food additives used in processed foods?
- •to increase the protein content of the food
- ✓to preserve, colour, emulsify, or stabilise food
- •to remove harmful bacteria without any heat
- •to replace vitamins lost when raw food is refrigerated
What does 'seasonal food' mean?
- ✓food grown and harvested at its natural time of year
- •food that has been recently harvested and is very fresh
- •food that has been stored carefully to preserve its nutrients
- •food that is available all year round in supermarkets
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