• Food Preparation and Nutrition
• Weblinks
• 7837 - The Curious Chef: Food Experiments for KS3

Weblinks and videos for use with 7837 – The Curious Chef: Food Experiments for KS3

Safety Notes for Teachers

• Advice on Food Allergen Labelling

Chemical Yo-yo

• Bicarbonate of Soda Recipes

Stable Emulsions

• Why Oil and Water Don't Mix
• Common Culinary Emulsions
• What Are Emulsifiers and Why Are They Used?
• Emulsifiers

Bottled Eggs

• How Acidic Drinks Affect Teeth
• Food for Thought
• Calcium Fact Sheet

Slippery Cubes

• Lubricants
• Main Functions of Water in the Human Body
• Why Do We Need to Eat Fat?
• Human Digestive System
• Colloids

Inflatable Balloons

• Baking Soda Recipes
• Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate
• Baking Powder Recipes
• Kitchen Chemistry

We’re Safe, at ‘Yeast’ for Now!

• Recipes
• Explore Yeast

Videos

Sweet Crystals

• What is Crystallisation?
• Learn How to Control Crystallisation for Successful Sweets
• Additives
• Agency Revises Advice on Certain Artificial Colours

Videos

Churning Butter

• The Truth About Fats: the Good, the Bad, and the In-between
• Fat: the Facts

Videos

Eggs and Air

• Protein Denaturation
• Denaturation of Proteins (with Denaturing Agents)
• Explore Food
• The Culinary Uses of Eggs

Videos

No Whey!

• How Cheese is Made
• Nutrients in Cheese
• British Cheese Board
• Choose Cheese for Food Technology

Jelly, Set, Go!

• Proteolytic Enzyme
• Protease
• Applications of Proteases in the Food Industry
• Proteases in the Food Industry
• Why Won’t My Jelly Set?

Rotting Apples

• Enzymatic Browning
• Browning of Foods

Videos

The Great Balls of Gluten

• What Role Does Gluten Play in Bread Making?
• Explaining Gluten
• Types of Flour

Colour Toasting

• Carbohydrates - Chemical Structure
• Carbohydrate

Iron Detector

• Iron
• Iron Deficiency Anaemia
• Food Sources of Iron
• Nutrition Requirements
• Mag-nificent Breakfast Cereal

Salty Feast

• Natural Salt Alternatives
• High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

Bread Salt

• Salt
• Yeast's Crucial Roles in Bread Baking

Videos

Your Nose Knows!

• Olfactory System
• Our Chemical Senses: Olfaction
• Why Do We Lose Our Sense Of Taste During a Bad Cold?

Eggsellent Substitutes

• Egg Nutrition
• Egg Substitutions

Curing Meat

• Salt - An Amazing History
• Food Preservation
• History of Meat Curing Process
• Nitrates and Nitrites in Country Cured Products
• Sodium Nitrite in Processed Meat and Poultry Meats

Wet and Dry

• BDA: The importance of hydration
• Healthy Hydration
• Water, Drinks and Your Health
• Dehydration

Vitamin Detective

• Measuring Vitamin C in Food
• Vitamin C
• Food Sources of Vitamin C

Natural Dyes

• Anthocyanins and Anthocyanidins
• Pigments, pH, and Beautiful Food Colors
• Chlorophyll-bound Magnesium in Commonly Consumed Vegetables and Fruits: Relevance to Magnesium Nutrition

Videos

Taste, Sweet Taste

• Individual Differences in Sour and Salt Sensitivity

Nuts About Fat

• Omega-3
• Nutrient Comparison Chart for Tree Nuts
• The Health Benefits of... Nuts
• Nuts and Your Heart: Eating Nuts for Heart Health
• Allergy Conditions and Symptoms

Unsaturated Oils

• What are Saturated and Unsaturated Fats?
• Unsaturated Fats and Oils
• A Guide to Cooking Oils

Burning Calories

• Obesity
• What is Energy Density?
• Understanding Calories
• Calories Burned Calculator

Face the Mould

• Moulds On Food: Are They Dangerous?
• Factors That Affect the Growth of Moulds
• Teaching Children How to Cook Safely