Where Does Your Food Come
From?
Modified by Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Office
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Being a Food Detective
• Food comes from world wide sources
• Hard to determine the origin of ingredients
• The label is a good starting point
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Ingredients in Candy Bars
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Cocoa
Sugar
Soybeans
Dairy
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Cocoa
• Cultivation
originated in
Mexico and Central
America
• Now grown in
Tropical Countries
• Has bitter flavor
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Sugar
• Processed from sugar
cane or sugar beets
• Some from corn
• India & Cuba produce
1/3 of all sugar cane
• Sugar cane is also
grown in the U.S.
• Sugar beets are
grown all around the
world
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Soybeans
• Found in many types of products
• Grow all over the U.S.
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Dairy
• Milk
• Cheese
• Cream
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Fruits & Vegetables
• Generally seasonal
• Some available year round
• More expensive & lower quality out-ofseason
• Imports
• Can use controlled environments to
lengthen growing season
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Examples of Fruits & Vegetables
Available in Each Season in the U.S.
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Avocadoes
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Grapefruit
Potatoes
Oranges
Artichokes
Asparagus
Broccoli
Lettuce
Mushrooms
Papayas
Peas
Pineapples
Radishes
Strawberries
Sweet Potatoes
Beans
Apricots
Beets
Blueberries
Lemons/Limes
Corn
Cherries
Peaches
Peppers
Tomatoes
Summer &
Zucchini Squash
Apples
Grapes
Melons
Pears
Pumpkins
Squash
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Now Let’s Be Food Detectives
August 2008