1. Unit 7: Health Applications
Applied Science Level 2
Unit 7: Health Applications

2. Contains saturated fat
Rich in Vitamin C
Contains saturated fat
Rich in Iron
Source of protein
for vegetarians

3. Contains saturated fat
Rich in Iron
Rich in Vitamin C
Source of protein

4. Lesson Objectives
To test different foods for protein, sugar and starch.
To know the recommended daily intake of different nutrients.
To know how age and gender affect nutritional needs.

5. Food Test practical Sugar is a type of which nutrient? Carbohydrate
Fat
Protein

6. Food Test practical Sugar is a type of which nutrient? Carbohydrate
Fat
Protein

7. Food Test Practical
Sugar (e.g. glucose) is a small carbohydrate molecule, which looks like this: Starch is also a carbohydrate. It is a long molecule made up of smaller glucose molecules:

8. Food Test Practical
You are going to test various foods to see if they contain:
Starch
Glucose
Protein

9. Questions
1. Which foods contained Starch? 2. Which foods contained Sugar? 3. Which foods contained Protein? 4. Did any foods contain all 3 nutrients? Which ones? 5. Why was it difficult to test the hot chocolate? 6. How could you overcome this issues? 7. Why was it difficult to test the dried fruit? 8. Different groups got different results for the raisin. Why do you think this is?