Experiments and investigations

On this page, you will find:

 

Experiments

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Enzymic browning

A worksheet looking at enzymic browning.

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Caramelisation

A worksheet looking at caramelisation.

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Emulsions

A worksheet looking at emulsions.

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Fat aeration

A worksheet looking at fat aeration.

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Shortening

A worksheet looking at shortening.

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Acid denaturing

A worksheet looking at acid denaturing.

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Coagulation

A worksheet looking at coagulation.

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Enzymes and gels

A worksheet looking at enzymes and gels.

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The Maillard reaction

A worksheet looking at the Maillard reaction.

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Protein foams

A worksheet looking at protein foams.

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Biological raising agents

A worksheet looking at biological raising agents.

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Chemical raising agents

A worksheet looking at chemical raising agents.

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Gluten formation

A worksheet looking at gluten formation.

 

Investigations

14 - 16 YR
Investigation - ingredients that thicken vegetable soup

An activity and worksheet looking at thickening soup.

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Investigation - sugar in cake

An activity and worksheet looking at sugar in cake.

14 - 16 YR
Investigation - fats in cake

An activity and worksheet looking at fats in cake.

14 - 16 YR
Investigation - ingredients that set

An activity and worksheet looking at ingredients that set.

14 - 16 YR
Investigation - fats in pastry

An activity and worksheet looking at fats in pastry.

14 - 16 YR
Investigation - flour in pastry

An activity and worksheet looking at flour in pastry.

14 - 16 YR
Investigation - egg proteins

An activity and worksheet looking at egg proteins.

 

Experiment sheets

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Experiment sheets teacher's guide

A teacher's guide to support the use of the experiments to investigate proper...

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Comparing food for energy

An experiment to investigate the amount of energy fats and oils.

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Testing food for fat

An experiment to investigate fats in food.

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Comparison of melting point of fats

An experiment to investigate the melting point of solid fats.

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The water content of fats and spreads

An experiment to investigate the water content of fats and spreads.

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Testing food for glucose

An experiment to investigate glucose in food.

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Testing food for reducing sugars

An experiment to investigate reducing sugars.

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Testing food for starch

An experiment to investigate starch in food.

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Testing food for vitamin C (ascorbic acid)

An experiment to investigate vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in food

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Testing food for vitamin C

An experiment to investigate vitamin c in food.

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The salt content of food

An experiment to investigate the salt content of food.

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Testing food for protein 1

An experiment to investigate protein in food.

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Testing food for protein 2

An experiment to investigate the protein in food.

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