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Food Additives

Food Additives. Mrs Watchorn. Raw food and Processed Food. We eat raw healthy food within a few days. This is what happens when there are no preservatives in fresh food: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRiwXMeKoGk We eat processed foods most days.

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Food Additives

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  1. Food Additives Mrs Watchorn

  2. Raw food and Processed Food • We eat raw healthy food within a few days. • This is what happens when there are no preservatives in fresh food: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRiwXMeKoGk • We eat processed foods most days. • This is what happens when there is a lot of preservatives in processed foods: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uHxRwQqWFo

  3. Activity: Design a Poster • Today you will design an additives poster. • The title is ‘Additives in Processed Food’.

  4. Additives in Processed Food. Twisties • 1. Give at least 2 good reasons why food manufacturers use food additives. • - To improve colour of a particular food. • - To increase the shelf life of foods. • - To increase the flavour of food. 3. Expiry/Used By Date What does the 1.Expiry Date and 2.Used By date mean on packaging? The last date a food should be eaten or used.  This is the last date recommended for the use of the product while at peak quality.  2. List of ALL the Ingredients Wheat flour, vegetable starch, tomato powder, thickeners E415……….. 4. E-numbers in Twisties

  5. E numbers • Easy guide to E-numbers: • http://www.understandingfoodadditives.org/pages/ch6p1.htm

  6. Food Additives in Processed Foods • Have we heard of all these groups of additives? • Colours • Flavourings • Preservatives • Sweeteners • Emulsifiers • Stabilisers • Antioxidants • Anti-caking agents • Acidulants VIP: All additives are required to be shown on the packaging of all foods.

  7. Read The Label! • Some additives, like certain foods, can cause a small number of people to react badly. • They need to avoid them. • To do this they need to learn to read the labels on food packaging.

  8. What are E numbers? • E numbers tell you what additive has been used! • Colours- E100 series • Preservatives- E200 series • Antioxidants- E300, • Emulsifiers, gelling agents and stabilisers-E400 series.

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