Synthetic Ammonia
QUESTIONS
PART 1
Watch the video, Synthetic Ammonia – Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch and read the article How a Century of Ammonia Synthesis Changed the World (links under Resources in the course website,) and answer the following questions:
1.1 What is the Haber-Bosch process, and what is its history?
1.3 What are the positive and negative consequences of the Haber-Bosch process?
PART 2
Here is the list of ingredients of Our Softest White Hot Dogs Buns by Wonder Bread:
2.1 Which of these ingredients are food additives according to Health Canada’s definition of food additives, and what is the function of each of them in the making of these buns? (Use Health Canada’s Food Additives webpage and Food Additive Dictionary, linked under Resources in the course website.)
2.2. What is enriched wheat flour? If you made bread at home with ingredients bought at a regular supermarket in the GTA, would you use enriched wheat flour or not? Explain.
PART 3
Read the first three sections, summary, background, and the NOVA food classification system of the paper, Jean-Claude Moubarac, ultra-Processed Foods in Canada: Consumption, Impact on Diet Quality and Policy Implications. Montreal: TRANSNUT, University of Montreal, December 2017 (pdf under Resources in the course website), and answer the following questions:
3.1 To which category of the NOVA food classification system does each of the following foods or food products belong, and why?
- Avocado
- Nutiva Organic Virgin Coconut Oil
- feta
- Nature’s Path Organic Superfood Snack Bar
- Honey Nut Cheerios
- dry lentils
- spaghetti
- lobster
- cinnamon
- Annie’s Homegrown Organic and Natural Mac & Cheese
- Aldi’s Specially Selected 100% Maple Syrup
- bacon
3.2 Do the recommendations of the 2019 Canada’s Food Guide agree with the principles of the NOVA system or not? Explain.
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