On this page, you will find:
- Food science experiments, that you can perform in the classroom.
- Investigations, where food science knowledge can be utilised in a range of foods.
- Experiment sheets, detailing how foods can be tested for certain nutrients.
Experiments
Enzymic browning
A worksheet looking at enzymic browning.
Caramelisation
A worksheet looking at caramelisation.
Emulsions
A worksheet looking at emulsions.
Fat aeration
A worksheet looking at fat aeration.
Shortening
A worksheet looking at shortening.
Acid denaturing
A worksheet looking at acid denaturing.
Coagulation
A worksheet looking at coagulation.
Enzymes and gels
A worksheet looking at enzymes and gels.
The Maillard reaction
A worksheet looking at the Maillard reaction.
Protein foams
A worksheet looking at protein foams.
Biological raising agents
A worksheet looking at biological raising agents.
Chemical raising agents
A worksheet looking at chemical raising agents.
Gluten formation
A worksheet looking at gluten formation.
Investigations
Investigation - ingredients that thicken vegetable soup
An activity and worksheet looking at thickening soup.
Investigation - sugar in cake
An activity and worksheet looking at sugar in cake.
Investigation - fats in cake
An activity and worksheet looking at fats in cake.
Investigation - ingredients that set
An activity and worksheet looking at ingredients that set.
Investigation - fats in pastry
An activity and worksheet looking at fats in pastry.
Investigation - flour in pastry
An activity and worksheet looking at flour in pastry.
Investigation - egg proteins
An activity and worksheet looking at egg proteins.
Experiment sheets
Experiment sheets teacher's guide
A teacher's guide to support the use of the experiments to investigate proper...
Comparing food for energy
An experiment to investigate the amount of energy fats and oils.
Testing food for fat
An experiment to investigate fats in food.
Comparison of melting point of fats
An experiment to investigate the melting point of solid fats.
The water content of fats and spreads
An experiment to investigate the water content of fats and spreads.
Testing food for glucose
An experiment to investigate glucose in food.
Testing food for reducing sugars
An experiment to investigate reducing sugars.
Testing food for starch
An experiment to investigate starch in food.
Testing food for vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
An experiment to investigate vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in food
Testing food for vitamin C
An experiment to investigate vitamin c in food.
The salt content of food
An experiment to investigate the salt content of food.
Testing food for protein 1
An experiment to investigate protein in food.
Testing food for protein 2
An experiment to investigate the protein in food.
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