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Food choice

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

Why do people choose the foods they do?

The many factors that affect food choice, including physical activity level, health, cost, availability, time and skills, preferences, culture, religion, ethics, the environment and seasonality.
A focused answer to AQA GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition on the wide range of factors that affect food choice, including health, cost, availability, lifestyle, preferences, culture, religion, ethics and the environment.
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What must food labels show and how does marketing influence what we buy?

The legal and voluntary information on food labels, including mandatory information, nutritional labelling and traffic-light colour coding, allergen labelling, and how marketing and advertising influence food choice.
A focused answer to AQA GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition on legal and voluntary food labelling, nutritional and traffic-light labelling, allergen information, and how marketing influences food choice.
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How do religion, culture and ethical beliefs shape what people eat?

How religious, cultural, moral and ethical beliefs influence food choice, including the dietary rules of major religions and the reasons for vegetarian, vegan and other ethical diets.
A focused answer to AQA GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition on how religious, cultural and ethical beliefs influence food choice, including the dietary rules of major religions and the reasons for vegetarian and vegan diets.
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How do we test and describe the taste, look and feel of food objectively?

How the senses work together to judge food, the purpose of sensory evaluation, and the main sensory testing methods (preference, discrimination and ranking or rating tests) and how to carry them out fairly.
A focused answer to AQA GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition on sensory evaluation, covering how the senses judge food, the purpose of sensory testing, and the main preference, discrimination and rating test methods.
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