What happens when you chew? How can chewing affect how quickly energy is released from different foods? What happens when you chew? Chewing breaks foods into smaller pieces so they can be ...
Both human and laboratory-based tests are used to measure how quickly energy is released from a food. Carbohydrates for energy Carbohydrates are the most common source of energy in our diet. They ...
High-value nutrition food exports are worth more than $20 billion per year to the New Zealand economy. Many consumers are willing to pay more for foods with health benefits. However, the health ...
In this activity, students listen to AgResearch’s Dr Matthew Barnett, the singing scientist, performing his latest YouTube release called I love fibre. Students then answer sets of questions and ...
In this activity, students use a simple paper chromatography method to separate and identify the components present in commercially available food colouring. By the end of this activity, students ...
In this activity, students qualitatively analyse common foods such as breakfast cereals, parsley and raisins for the presence of the micronutrient iron, which involves a colorimetric comparison ...
Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and eventually even the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. In this online ...
Students develop knowledge of prototype taewa products and design a label that reflects the cultural value and specified market for the product. Purpose Understand the attributes and benefits of ...
Students develop knowledge of new technology that enables fish oil to be added to food without a fishy taste or smell and design an advertisement to promote an omega-3 enriched food. Purpose To ...
This unit plan guides students to design a working model of part of the human digestive system that can be built in the classroom. Purpose Design a model of the mechanical, chemical and ...
Making a machine that can chew like a human was a challenge for the Lifestyle Foods programme. Researchers at Plant & Food Research worked with students of robotics and engineering at Massey ...
Why might vegetable starch be better than wheat starch in some foods?
How can you measure the effect different foods have on blood glucose levels in the person eating the food? And why does this matter?
This interactive explains the first steps in the process of making traditional Gouda cheese. Find out more about the final steps in the cheese making process in this related interactive.
This interactive explains the final processes involved in making traditional Gouda cheese. Find out more about the initial steps in the cheese making process in this related interactive.
This interactive shows some processes for managing cheese quality in traditional Gouda cheese production.
