Question

Naina visited the supermarket with her mother and was captivated by the variety of foods on display. Intrigued by what makes up a healthy diet beyond just nutrients, she sought guidance from her teacher about the non-nutritional aspects of food, such as additives and preservatives. This sparked her interest in understanding the importance of making healthy food choices.

1. ______ give grapes, blueberries, cranberries and raspberries their dark colour.
2. Preservatives are added to foods to prevent undesirable chemical changes and ______ their shelf life.
3. A ______ is a seed, fruit, root, bark or other plant substance primarily used for flavouring or colouring food.
4. Coffee is a popular beverage made from the roasted seeds of ______ plants.
   Or
   ______ are present in green leafy vegetables and some legumes.

Answer 1

1. Anthocyanins give grapes, blueberries, cranberries and raspberries their dark colour.
   Explanation: These are plant pigments that give grapes, blueberries, cranberries and raspberries their dark colour; they have anti-inflammatory and anti-tumour properties.
2. Preservatives are added to foods to prevent undesirable chemical changes and increase their shelf life.
   Explanation: Preservatives prevent undesirable chemical changes and increase the shelf life of food.
3. A spice is a seed, fruit, root, bark or other plant substance primarily used for flavouring or colouring food.
   Explanation: A spice is a seed, fruit, root, bark or other plant substance used primarily for flavouring or colouring food.
4. Coffee is a popular beverage made from the roasted seeds of Coffee plants.
   Explanation: Coffee is made from the roasted seeds of Coffea plants; the common types are Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora.
   Or
   Oxalates are present in green leafy vegetables and some legumes.
   Explanation: Oxalates are present in green leafy vegetables and some legumes; they interfere with calcium absorption.