Food Technology food preservation techniques Food packaging Functional foods – Medicalisation of food Changing notion of food – reduced time spent eating & preparting food. Developments in Nutritional Science 1800’s Protein – key nutrients needs determined by work energy Vitamins … Continue reading
Green Revolution started in the 1900 approximately. 1940 -1980 A healthy Biodiversity : A healthy biodiversity provides a number of natural services for everyone: Ecosystem services, such as Protection of water resources Soils formation and protection Nutrient storage and … Continue reading
The Scientific Revolution began in the Industrial Revolution era, during the 17th century. Galileo, Newton etc In the 19th century – science took a leading role in technology and medicine. Impact on food supply & nutrition: With Science the discovery … Continue reading
Industrial Revolution: British Agricultural revolution 17th -19th Centuries Factories and mass production People now earned their livelihood Ubanisation Large Landholders enclosed properties, Agricultural workers moved to cities. Food Procurement Farming specialisation Reliant on … Continue reading
Agricultural Revolution: Around 10,000 years ago, People decided to stop moving around in search of food. Humans started to work the land by cultivating crops and farming domesticated animals. Moving from the hunter gathering to cultivating crops. Changes the Agricultural … Continue reading
Palaeolithic Age During this stage of evolution dating back over 45,000 years ago (others suggest it goes further back) there was only minimal development of societal structures. People where Nomadic Active Lifestyle Used stone and wood implements Ability to use … Continue reading
The History of evolution and the patterns of life and food consumption and can be discovered by Data, methodologies and limitations through: Anthropological study of early ancestors Study of contemporary communities that have maintained dietary patterns such as hunter-gatherer societies. The … Continue reading
Bread: As of October 2009, Australian bakers are required to replace regular salt with iodised salt in the baking of bread. Prepackaged breads must list ‘iodised salt’ as an ingredient on product labels, however, unpackaged bread does not require such … Continue reading
Welcome to Scent from Natures journey with Food in Society. Here you can gain an understanding of the complexities that go into our choices of food. There is quite a whole lot of inputs and outputs behind the scenes, as … Continue reading