Text 3 Drawbacks

I. Words to be remembered.

1) drawback 2) other than 3) to contain 4) to occur 5) fibre 6) to destroy 7) canned fruits 8) to lower 9) food additive 10) flavouring 11) unhealthy 12) nitrite 13) sulphite 14) to cause 15) adverse 16) essential 17) junk foods 18) hygiene 19) to maintain 20) to ensure 21) consumer 21) consequence 22) costly 23) empty 24) texturizer 25) preservative

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II. Read and translate the text.

Drawbacks

In general, fresh food, that has not been processed other than by washing and simple kitchen preparation, may be expected to contain a higher proportion of naturally occurring vitamins, fibre and minerals than the equivalent product processed by the food industry. Vitamin C for example is destroyed by heat and therefore canned fruits have a lower content of vitamin C than fresh ones.

Food processing can lower the nutritional value of foods. Processed foods tend to include food additives, such as flavourings and texturizers, which may have little or no nutritive value, or be unhealthy. Some preservatives added or created during processing such as nitrites or sulphites may cause adverse health effects.

Processed foods often have a higher ratio of calories to other essential nutrients than unprocessed foods, a phenomenon referred to as "empty calories". Most junk foods are processed, and fit this category.

High quality and hygiene standards must be maintained to ensure consumer safety. Failures to maintain adequate standards can have serious health consequences.

Processing food is a very costly process, thus increasing the prices of foods products.

III. Answer the questions.

1. What food contains more vitamins, fibre and minerals?

2. Which vitamin can be easily destroyed by heat?

3. Why do canned fruits have a lower content of vitamin C than fresh ones?

4. What do processed foods tend to include?

5. Why is it unhealthy to consume much processed food?

IV. Translate the following sentences from English into Russian.

1. Fresh food contains much more vitamins than processed products.

2. Canned fruits have little amounts of vitamins.

3. The most processed foods have food additives with no nutritive value which is mostly unhealthy for the human body.

4. Some food additives are dangerous for our health as they can cause cancer.

5. Processed foods have many calories and that is not desirable for some people who must control their weight.