Junkerman & Food!


The Assignment :: 70k PDF
FOOD : CHEMISTRY & TYPES
Types of food	Beneath the ads, a list of the four types of food with clearly explained info: www.edinformatics.com/math_science/science_of_cooking/types_of_foods.htm
Food Chemistry Types	More complicated, more details, more scientific than the first site: www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/digestion/basics/foodchem.html
COMPONENTS of ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Calorie & Fat Gram Chart	Mr. Junkerman's suggestion: www.ntwrks.com/~mikev/chart1.html
USDA National Nutrient Database	Search by ingredient - read the instructions on the page. You can search an ingredient (such as butter), then narrow your search by amount (1 cup or1 tablespoon). VERY large number of ingredients in many forms - truly excellent search engine. http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
Nutrient Value of Common Foods	PDF - will take a moment to load: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/alt_formats/hpfb-dgpsa/pdf/nutrition/nvscf-vnqau_e.pdf
Simple Nutrition Info	Written for kids, but may be useful because it's so clearly written: www.kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/calorie.html
Composition of an Egg	food.oregonstate.edu/learn/egg.html
Nuts & Seeds	food.oregonstate.edu/faq/plant/fruit/nuts_seedslynch.html
Metric Conversion
Volume Conversion	http://www.sciencemadesimple.net/volume.php
Weight Conversion	http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/weight_conversion.php
RECIPES
AllRecipes.com	Search for recipes containing ingredients that you type in: allrecipes.com/Search/Ingredients.aspx
Cooks.com	Search for recipes! www.cooks.com/
ORIGIN of INGREDIENTS or WHERE DOES OUR FOOD COME FROM?
Chocolate	www.valrhona.com/eng/secrets/origines2.html
Spices	www.spiceadvice.com/encyclopedia/index.html
Flour	skagitfoodshed.wordpress.com/2007/07/22/flour-power/
SCIENCE of COOKING
Kitchen Chemistry	Many interesting topics (including "asparagus pee"!!) from the Royal Society of Chemistry (England): www.rsc.org/education/teachers/learnnet/kitchenchemistry/resources4_2.htm
Baked Goods	Cakes, cookies, breads, etc.: what's the job of each ingredient? www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/N2857.pdf
Cooking Chemistry	Adding heat to meat and vegetables: www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/cooking/chemistry.shtml
How freezing preserves food	www.thecookinginn.com/freezing.html
How drying preserves food	www.thecookinginn.com/dried.html
How canning preserves food	www.thecookinginn.com/canning.html
How pickling preserves food	www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/pickles/pickling.html
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Resource page created and maintained by Katie Hubert, Chief Sealth High School Librarian April 2008