WorksheetsYear 8 Food prep and Nutrition assessment
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 22mins
What are Macronutrients? (1 mark)
What are Micronutrients? (1 mark)
Complete the sentences (4 marks)
Macronutrients give the body __________________ and are required in ______________ quantities. Micronutrients keep the body __________________ and are required in ______________ quantities.
(a)
Name 3 things that are on a food label? (3 Marks)
What is a raising agent?
Name a raising agent used in baking?
Name a food that uses a raising agent?
Gelatinisation is where the starch expands in a liquid when heat is added. What does this process do to a liquid?
Coagulation is:
When enzymes react with oxygen to turn food brown
When a food product rises with heat
The setting of proteins when heating and a liquid turns into a solid
What is denaturation in proteins?
The process of proteins gaining more structure when heated
The process of proteins losing their structure due to external stress
The conversion of proteins into carbohydrates
Which of the following is an example of enzymatic browning?
Bread rising in the oven
Apples turning brown when cut
Milk turning sour
What is the primary cause of enzymatic browning in fruits?
Reaction with oxygen
Exposure to heat
Contact with water
What happens to proteins during coagulation?
They form a gel-like structure
They dissolve in water
They evaporate into the air
