Under the Surface
Cold Cases
Border Crossing
Kitchen Chemistry
It's Personal
100

This nutrient is essential for the growth and repair of body tissues

Protein

100

Food stored at -18°C belongs in this appliance

Freezer

100

This term describes native Australian foods such as wattleseed and finger lime

Bush tucker

100

Boiling and steaming are examples of this cooking method category

Moist heat

100

The physical feeling that signals our body's need for food

Hunger

200

These are the building blocks of proteins

Amino acids

200

This stock rotation system ensures older food is used before newer food

FIFO

200

Immigrants from this country helped establish Australia's wine-growing industry in the 1830's

Germany

200

This type of heat transfer occurs when food touches a hot frying pan

Conduction

200

The feeling of fullness and satisfaction after eating

Satiety

300

This organ produces bile to assist with fat digestion

Liver

300

This type of food poisoning can be associate with damaged canned foods

Botulism

300

These workers arrived in Australia in the 1860's and used camels to transport goods

Afghan cameleers

300

This functional property causes egg proteins to set when heated

Coagulation

300

This social influence involves choosing food to fit in with friends

Peer group

400

This vitamin helps the body absorb calcium

Vitamin D

400

This term describes the amount of moisture available for microbial growth in food

Water activity

400

This Australian policy introduced in 1901 restricted immigration from neighbouring Asian countries

White Australia Policy

400

This process breaks down starch and contributes to the browning of toast

Dextrinisation

400

This part of the brain helps control hunger, appetite and fullness

Hypothalamus

500

This nutrient can reduce the absorption of both iron and calcium when consumed together

Fibre

500

This naturally occurring toxin is found in apple seeds and stone fruit pits

Amygdalin

500

This initiative encouraged South Asian students to study in Australia during the 1970's and 1980's

Colombo Plan

500

This functional property allows oil and water to combine, as in mayonnaise

Emulsification

500

This specialised diet restricts certain fermentable carbohydrates to manage irritable bowel syndrome

Low FODMAP diet

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