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Food provenance - Coggle Diagram
Food provenance
6 Rs
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reuse
Take an existing product that’s become waste, and use the material and parts for another purpose, without processing it.
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recycle
take an existing product that has become to waste and reprocess the materials to use in something else
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Food waste
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the most wasted foots are - fruit, vegetables, salads and baked good suck as break and cakes
we can reduce the amount of food waste we have by planning meals ahead of time buying just what is needed, cooking in smaller quantities, storing leftovers and food correctly and composting
Manufacturers could help us to reduce the quantity of food waste produced by: making date labels clearer, using smaller sized packaging, adding storage advice, producing resealable packages, adding measuring marks on packets.
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GM foods
GM foods are genetically modified foods meaning that the genetic structure of the food has been changed
Benefits
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Can produce a higher nutritional value, increase size, shape, colour, enhanced taste.
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Farming methods
intensive farming
this a farming system that aims to produce as much yield as possible with the use of chemical and restricted space.
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organic farming
grown and reared without the use of artificial aids, fertiliser, pesticides and antibiotics.
Farming logos
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Red tractor food assurance scheme cover food hygiene, safety and animal welfare
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carbon foot print
Carbon footprint: is a measure of the impact the product or an individual has on the environment, in term of the amount of greenhouse gases they produce.
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When looking at a food product you need to consider where all of the different ingredients have come from to work out their true environmental impact.
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