Food and Nutrition Assignment Submitted by: Azka Khan Submitted to: Topic: Types of Food Types of Food Food: Food is any substance normally eaten or drunk by living things. The term food also includes liquid drinks. Food is the main source of energy and of nutrition for animals‚ and is usually of animal or plant origin. There are 4 (four) basic food energy sources: fats‚ proteins‚ carbohydrates and alcohol. Historical development Humans are omnivorous
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FOOD QUALITY Quality * Relates to excellent product or services that fulfills or exceeds our expectations Food Quality * Includes all attributes that influence product’s value to the consumers. This includes‚ Negative attributes (e.g.spoilage‚ contamination with filth‚ discoloration‚ off odors & flavors; Positive attributes (e.g. origin‚ color‚ flavor‚ texture and processing method used -Food Quality is a term which may refer to several things: ♣ the extent to which food contains
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Some people think imported food exerts positive impact on our lives. To what extent do you agree? In the contemporary world‚ thanks to the high efficiency of logistics and transportation‚ it is not difficult for us to obtain imported food from all over the world such as kiwi fruits from New Zealand‚ cherries from Chile‚ chocolates from Switzerland and so on. But in the meantime‚ whether these kinds of food exert positive impact on our lives has become a highly debatable issue. Some individuals
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Documentary Analysis: Food Inc. Ever wondered where the food you eat came from? The documentary Food Inc. does exactly that. This film is made by Robert Kenner and Eric Scholosser about the food industry here in America. It focuses on the food industry being a few giant corporations who control everything we eat. The main argument the film brings is that the food industry is very immoral and the government is not doing everything they can to maintain quality‚ which is putting the public safety
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Food Adulteration Food adulteration with poisonous chemicals has reached a dangerous proportion posing serious health hazards in the country‚ said experts and government officials yesterday at a discussion jointly organised by The Daily Star and non-government development organisation RDRS Bangladesh. Basic food items on the market like rice‚ fish‚ fruits‚ vegetables‚ and sweetmeats are adulterated with hazardous chemicals in an indiscriminate manner‚ though food-grade preservatives and colours
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The U.S. organic food industry crossed a threshold in 2000: for the first time‚ more organic food was purchased in conventional supermarkets than in any other venue. Industry estimates suggest that nearly half of the $7.8 billion spent on organic food in 2000 was purchased in conventional retail outlets. Organic products are now available in nearly 20‚000 natural foods stores (Natural Foods Merchandiser)‚ and are sold in 73 percent of all conventional grocery stores (Food Marketing Institute)
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Future of Food After viewing the movie “The Future of Food”‚ I believe that food one day will be controlled completely. Biotechnology is taking over thus‚ more foods will be stripped of their natural abilities that the human body benefits from. Genetically engineered food is killing us slowly with pesticides and other unhealthy poisonous stuff being added to them. With that said‚ the future does not look good. In due time‚ organic food companies will be no more. The quantity of food might rise
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Why There Should be a Limit on Food Additives For many centuries people have been adding things to preserve foods. An example of this is using salt to preserve meats or adding herbs to enhance the flavor of any other type of food. In recent years‚ however‚ the amount of additives in food has dramatically increased‚ and some of the items that are being added have been questioned by scientists as well as some consumers. Some additives have been known to cause sickness and contribute to the formation
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Origins of Soul Food in Black Urban Identity”‚ the southern blacks made a Food “choice”. They chose to continue eating the foods that reminded them of where they came from and held meaning to them even if it would embarrass the Urban Blacks. They chose to continue eating their southern food for mentalist reasons. The food symbolized the hardships their family had to go through. Black slaves were forced to eat certain foods to keep them strong. Now that they could eat this food openly on the streets
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Chapter 15 – Improvement in Food Resources Question 1: Explain any one method of crop production which ensures high yield. Answer: Crop rotation is one of the methods of crop production that ensures high yield. It is the method of growing two or more varieties of crops on the same land in sequential seasons. A crop utilises some particular nutrients in larger quantities from the soil. Then‚ if the same crop is grown in subsequent seasons those nutrients will get depleted in
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