OCR GCSE 9–1 Food Preparation And Nutrition J309-01 June 2025 Test Bank 2025/ 2026

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2025 OCR GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition
J309/01 Food preparation and nutrition
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Tuesday 17 June 2025 – Afternoon
GCSE (9–1) Food Preparation and Nutrition
J309/01 Food preparation and nutrition
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2
1 The Eatwell Guide and the 8 tips for healthy eating outline the government’s recommendations
for healthy eating.

(a) State the recommended number of glasses of fluid you should drink each day.

. ................................................................................................................................................. [1]

(b) Water is one of the recommended fluids that you can drink.

(i) Identify one other recommended fluid that you can drink.

. ................................................................................................................................................. [1]

(ii) State two functions of water in the body.

1 .......................................................................................................................................................

2 .......................................................................................................................................................
[2]

(c)
(i) State two recommendations given for eating fruit and vegetables.

1 .......................................................................................................................................................

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2 .......................................................................................................................................................

..........................................................................................................................................................
[2]

(ii) Vegetables are classified into different groups.

Identify one vegetable for each of these groups.

Root ..................................................................................................................................................

Flower ..............................................................................................................................................

Seeds or pods ..................................................................................................................................
[3]

(iii) Fruits and vegetables are good sources of fibre.

Identify one other good source of fibre.

. ................................................................................................................................................. [1]




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3
(d) Describe the government guidelines for eating fish.

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. ................................................................................................................................................. [2]

(e) Explain why government guidelines recommend that fats and oils are eaten in small amounts.

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2 Vitamins are fat soluble or water soluble.

(a) Identify two fat-soluble vitamins.

1 .......................................................................................................................................................

2 .......................................................................................................................................................
[2]

(b) Identify one disease caused by a lack of each of these water-soluble vitamins in the diet.

Vitamin B1 ........................................................................................................................................

Vitamin C ..........................................................................................................................................
[2]

(c) State the other name for vitamin C.

. ................................................................................................................................................. [1]

(d) Some foods are fortified.

State three advantages of fortification.

1 .......................................................................................................................................................

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2 .......................................................................................................................................................

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3 .......................................................................................................................................................

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[3]

(e) Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP®) is fortified.

State three other reasons why people choose to eat TVP®.

1 .......................................................................................................................................................

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2 .......................................................................................................................................................

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3 .......................................................................................................................................................

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