Eduqas GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition (C560): Where food comes from (Area 5) overview
An overview of the where food comes from content (Area 5) in Eduqas GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition (C560), mapping food provenance and production, food and the environment, food security and sustainability, and food processing and production methods, and how they are examined.
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Area 5 of Eduqas GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition (specification C560) is where food comes from: how food is produced, its impact on the environment, the security of the food supply, and how raw food is processed into the products we buy. This page maps the area and links to a focused answer page for each part.
The where food comes from content
- Food provenance and production
- Growing, rearing and catching food, intensive and organic farming, free-range and sustainable fishing, seasonality, local and imported food, and fair trade. See Food provenance and production.
- Food and the environment
- Food miles and carbon footprint, packaging and waste, the environmental cost of production, and the 3 Rs. See Food and the environment.
- Food security and sustainability
- What food security means, the threats to the food supply, food poverty and food banks, and sustainable production. See Food security and sustainability.
- Food processing and production methods
- Primary and secondary processing, additives, fortification and genetic modification, and the effect on nutrition and shelf life. See Food processing and production methods.
It links closely to cooking and the NEA, where food choice and labelling are covered.
How this topic is examined
Where food comes from is assessed on the written paper (Component 1), which is 1 hour 45 minutes, worth 100 marks and 50% of the GCSE. Section A often uses stimulus material such as a label or news item. Questions reward balanced, two-sided answers and pairing each issue with a realistic action.
How to study the where food comes from topic
- Learn the definitions precisely. Food provenance, food security, sustainability, food miles, carbon footprint, primary and secondary processing, fortification, GM.
- Give two-sided answers. Weigh advantages and disadvantages (intensive versus organic, additives, GM).
- Pair issue with action. Match each environmental or food-supply issue to a realistic consumer change.
- Use real examples. Labels, seasonal foods and processed products make answers concrete.
- Practise stimulus questions. Section A draws on a label or article, so rehearse reading and applying.
For the official specification
Eduqas publishes the full specification (C560), past papers and mark schemes at eduqas.co.uk. Always revise from the current specification and Eduqas's own past papers, because question style is board-specific.
Sources & how we know this
- WJEC Eduqas GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition specification (C560) — WJEC Eduqas (2016)