MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

FOOD, NUTRITION AND HEALTH

LEARNING PACKAGE
GRADE 10
WEEK NUMBER:
LESSON NUMBER:
Time: 60 min
TOPIC: Food Additives
SUB TOPIC: Reasons and requirement for food additives
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: After discussion and observing food label you will be
able to:
- Define the term ‘Food Additives’
- Examine reasons and requirements food food additives
- Identify additives on food labels

ACTIVITY 1.1
Observe & Record
Who is the producer of the product?
What product is being advertise?
List the key ingredients mentioned on the food label.
Content YOUR NOTES

Definition of food additive

A food additive is defined as any substance or mixture of ---------------------------------------
substances, other than base foodstuff, which is present in the ---------------------------------------
food as a result of any aspect production, processing, storage ---------------------------------------
or packing. ---------------------------------------
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ACTIVITY 1.2
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Guess the food from the labels ---------------------------------------
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Reasons for food additives ---------------------------------------
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Manufactured food often contains certain food additives for ---------------------------------------
the following reasons: ---------------------------------------
1- To preserve them form decay and spoilage ---------------------------------------
2- To improve their keeping quality ---------------------------------------
3- To improve or enhance the flavour or colour and ---------------------------------------
texture of the food ---------------------------------------
4- To produce a uniform food during large-scale ---------------------------------------
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manufacture
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5- To provide easy-to-prepare conscience foods in a society YOUR NOTES
that is busy and spends less time in the kitchen than in the
past
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6- To produce new food products e.g. snacks and
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confectionery in novelty shapes and colours.
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Additives such as salt, alcohol, spices and sugar have been ---------------------------------------
used for a long time, and there are now many ways synthetic ---------------------------------------
additives used in a variety of ways. The use of both natural ---------------------------------------
and synthetic additives is strictly controlled by law. ---------------------------------------
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Important requirements of food additives
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For an additive to be acceptable for use in a food it must ---------------------------------------
conform to certain principles ---------------------------------------
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1- It must be safe to use
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2- It must be effective in its intended use ---------------------------------------
3- It must only be used in the minimum quantity required ---------------------------------------
for it to work ---------------------------------------
4- It must not mislead the consumer about the quality or ---------------------------------------
a nature of a food ---------------------------------------
5- It should, where possible, be of nutritional value to the ---------------------------------------
body ---------------------------------------
ACTIVITY 1.3 ---------------------------------------
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Identify food additives from the following food label ---------------------------------------
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REFLECTION

What did your learn from today’s lesson?

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