1. Nutritional Analysis

2. Nutritional Analysis
It is important to eat a wide range of foods to ensure that your body gets a good mix of nutrients.
Sometimes you may need to adapt a recipe to improve its nutritional value.

3. Food Tables
Food tables can be used to find out the nutritional value of foods. The table below shows how much iron is in a blueberry pancake.
Ingredient
Amount of iron in 100g of ingredient
Amount of ingredient in recipe
Amount of iron in recipe used
Plan Flour
1.94mg
100g
1.94x1=1.94mg
Eggs
1.72mg
1.72x1=1.72mg
Semi-Skimmed milk
0.02mg
300g
0.02x3=0.06mg
Sunflower oil
0.1mg
20g
0.1x0.2=0.02mg
Blueberries
0.55mg
150g
0.55x1.5=0.83mg
Total iron in recipe (serves 4)
4.57mg
Total iron in one serving
1.14mg

4. Computer Programmes
There are lots of websites that will calculate nutritional data for you

5. TASK
Choose a basic recipe for ‘scones’ from the internet and use an online site such as to analyse its nutritional benefits.
How much carbohydrate is in the recipe?
How much vitamin E is in the recipe?
How much calcium is in the recipe?
Extension: How many calories (Kcal) are in the recipe? How could you reduce the calories? (play around with swapping some ingredients)