C1f: Cooking and Food Additives

Cooking involves chemical reactions in food to develop a different texture and taste. This item considers the chemical changes that happen to some foods when they are cooked. Much of the food eaten today contains food additives to colour food, enhance the flavour, add vitamins, stabilise the food, or stop it decaying. This item considers different types of food additive and some of the issues concerned with their use. This item provides the opportunity to collect and analyse secondary data using ICT tools when researching food additives and provides opportunities for interpreting and applying science ideas.