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Area 6: Cooking and food preparation

3 dot points across 3 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

What affects the food choices people make, from cost and lifestyle to culture, beliefs and marketing?

Factors affecting food choice: cost and income, lifestyle and time, health, religion and culture, ethical and moral beliefs, special diets, enjoyment and preference, and the influence of marketing and labelling.
A focused answer to the WJEC Food Preparation and Nutrition topic on food choice, covering the many factors that influence what people eat, including cost, lifestyle, health, religion and culture, ethical beliefs, special diets, preference, and the influence of marketing and labelling.
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How do we store, prepare and cook food safely to prevent food poisoning?

Food safety and hygiene: personal and kitchen hygiene, cross-contamination, the temperature danger zone, the bacteria that cause food poisoning, safe cooking and chilling temperatures, and date labels.
A focused answer to the WJEC Food Preparation and Nutrition topic on food safety and hygiene, covering personal and kitchen hygiene, cross-contamination, the temperature danger zone, food poisoning bacteria, safe cooking and chilling temperatures, and date labels.
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What is sensory evaluation, why do food makers use it, and what testing methods are there?

Sensory evaluation: the senses used to judge food, why sensory testing is carried out, the main preference and discrimination tests, and how to set up a fair sensory test.
A focused answer to the WJEC Food Preparation and Nutrition topic on sensory evaluation, covering the senses used to judge food, why food makers test, the main preference and discrimination tests, and how to carry out a fair, reliable sensory test.
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