Would you eat these for breakfast?

UNDERSTANDING YOUR FOOD<br /> the ultimate educational resource<br /> TEACHER NOTES<br /> <br /> teachers’ notes I 3.1<br /> KS3 and upwards<br /> science and food technology<br /> Timing - 10 minutes<br /> Pupil activity sheet I3 accompanies<br /> this activity.<br /> I3. Would you eat these for breakfast?<br /> The purpose of this exercise is to illustrate thatallfoods are chemicals;<br /> it is not intended as a test of a pupil’s chemical knowledge.<br /> The mention of the word ‘breakfast’ gives a clue to the identity of the foods.<br /> You may like to provide pictures or a list of possible correct answers to make<br /> the task easier.<br /> Answers to Pupil activity sheet I3:<br /> Food 1 - tomato<br /> Food 2 - bacon<br /> Food 3 - eggs<br /> Food 4 - buttered toast<br /> Food 5 - coffee<br /> <br /> WOULD YOU EAT THESE FOR BREAKFAST? pupil activity I3<br /> The following lists show the ingredients in five foods. What do you think these foods<br /> are? Would you eat them for breakfast?<br /> FOOD 1:<br /> WATER, SUGAR, CELLULOSE, MONOSODIUM GLUT AMATE (E621),<br /> CAROTENE (E160A), LYCOPENE (E160D), RIBOFLAVIN (E101), ASCORBIC ACID<br /> (E300), CITRIC ACID (E330), MALIC ACID (E296), OXALIC ACID, FLAVOURINGS<br /> FOOD 2:<br /> MYOSIN, ACTOMYOSIN, MYOGLOBIN, COLLAGEN, ELASTIN, AMINO ACIDS,<br /> CREATINE, LIPIDS, LINOLEIC ACID, OLEIC ACID, LECITHIN (E322),<br /> CHOLESTEROL, SUCROSE, GLUCOSE, PYROLIGNEOUS ACID, PHOSPHORUS,<br /> THIAMIN, RIBOFLAVIN (E101), NIACIN (E375), CYNAOCOBALAMIN,<br /> PYRIDOXINE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, IRON, MAGNESIUM, POT ASSIUM<br /> FOOD 3:<br /> LECITHINS (E322), CEPHALINS, LYSOPHOSPHATIDYL CHOLINES,<br /> SPHINGOMYELLINS, CHOLESTEROL, AMINO ACIDS, AVIDIN, LUTEIN (E161B),<br /> ZEAXANTHIN, PYRIDOXINE, COBALAMIN, BIOTIN, CHOLECALCIFEROL<br /> FOOD 4:<br /> GLUTEN, AMINO ACIDS, AMYLOSE, ST ARCHES, DEXTRIN, SUCROSE,<br /> PENTOSANS, HEXOSANS, MONO-, DI- AND TRI-GL YCERIDES, SODIUM<br /> CHLORIDE, PHOSPHORUS, CALCIUM, IRON, THIAMIN, RIBOFLAVIN (E101),<br /> NIACIN (E375), PANTOTHENIC ACID, VITAMIN D, METHYL ETHYL KETONE,<br /> ACETIC ACID (E260), PROPIONIC ACID (E280), BUTYRIC ACID, VALERIC ACID,<br /> CAPROIC ACID, ACETONE, MALTOL (E636), ETHYL ACET ATE, ETHYL LACTATE<br /> FOOD 5:<br /> WATER, CAFFEINE, METHANOL, ETHANOL, BUTANOL, METHYLBUTANOL,<br /> ACETALDEHYDE, METHYL FORMATE, DIMETHYL SULPHIDE, PROPIONALDEHYDE,<br /> PYRIDINE, ACETIC ACID (E260), FURFURAL, FURFURYL ALCOHOL, ACETONE,<br /> METHYL ACETATE, FURAL, METHYLFURAN, DIACTYL ISOPRENE