IGCSE Food & Nutrition Tutoring & Prep Course
Short answer
The IGCSE Food & Nutrition course is one-to-one tutoring, taught live online: every lesson is 90 minutes.
A private group is for 3 or more friends who sign up together (the group programme is 30 hours per subject); there are no published start dates, and we agree the start date and lesson times with you.
In one-to-one tutoring, packages are from €85 a lesson.
IGCSE Food and Nutrition tutoring for Cambridge 0648: nutrient science, diet planning, food preparation, food science and the Practical Test.
One-to-one and small groups · Live online · Cambridge International syllabuses
100% live online lessons
About the subject
IGCSE Food & Nutrition: what it covers and who it suits
IGCSE Food and Nutrition tutoring at TestPrep Europe covers the Cambridge International specification (0648). Structure may vary by syllabus code. We teach nutrient science, dietary planning, food preparation, food science and the Practical Test (a planning session, then a 2 hour 30 minute cooking exam a week later), with explicit attention to scientific accuracy and rubric-aligned write-up.
- Cambridge 0648 specification mapped explicitly across nutrient and food topics
- Dietary planning across life stages and dietary needs
- Food science (raising agents, gelatinisation, coagulation, dextrinisation, caramelisation) drilled with applied examples
Exam
IGCSE Food & Nutrition exam format
Theory paper
Structured questions on nutrients, diet, hygiene and food science.
Practical Test
Paper 2 (50%): a 1 hour 30 minute planning session, then a 2 hour 30 minute practical a week later in which the candidate prepares and serves the dishes; assessed in school and moderated by Cambridge.
Board structure
Cambridge International Food & Nutrition (0648): Paper 1 Theory (2 hours, 100 marks, 50%) and Paper 2 Practical Test (50%), both compulsory.
One-to-one IGCSE tutoring
IGCSE Food & Nutrition Private Tutoring
Private IGCSE lessons planned around your syllabus code, your tier where the syllabus has one, and the grade you are aiming for. Every lesson is live and online, with a tutor who teaches this subject.
- A lesson plan built around your syllabus and target grade
- Past-paper questions worked through with the board's mark schemes
- Exam technique for each paper, from command words to timing
- Lesson times that fit around your school week
How it works
- 1
Tell us your goal
We start from your school syllabus, your exam date and the result you are aiming for.
- 2
Your own plan
We map out the lessons you need, unit by unit.
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Live one-to-one lessons
Meet your tutor online at times that suit your week.
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Regular progress checks
Homework and a short check after each lesson show how you are getting on.
Start one-to-one IGCSE Food & Nutrition
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Practice built into your IGCSE Food & Nutrition lessons
Every topic you cover in IGCSE Food & Nutrition is reinforced with question sets your tutor puts together for you. This programme has no separately sold question bank or practice test.
Mock exams included in the programme- Targeted questions on every topic
- Practice sets built around your weak areas
- Exam-style practice with past papers and mark schemes
- Worked solutions and feedback on every question
Syllabus
IGCSE Food & Nutrition topics
1Nutrients, food sources and functions
- Macronutrients, micronutrients, water, fibre and their physiological roles.
2Diet and health
- Dietary requirements at different life stages, diet-related disorders, special diets.
3Meal planning and food preparation
- Menu design, cookery methods, sensory analysis, food choices.
4Food hygiene and safety
- Food poisoning, contamination, storage, HACCP-style safe handling.
- Hygiene questions are very mark-scheme literal; vague answers like 'keep it clean' rarely score.
5Food science and processing
- Effect of heat on nutrients, food spoilage, preservation methods.
Topic groups as we teach them; your exam board's syllabus may name and order them differently.
Approach
How we teach IGCSE Food & Nutrition
Study plan
- 1
Phase 1 — Nutrients
Macro + micro nutrients
- Carbohydrates, proteins, fats
- Vitamins, minerals, water, fibre
- 2
Phase 2 — Diet planning
Across life stages
- Energy needs across age groups
- Special dietary needs
- 3
Phase 3 — Food science + preparation
Cooking principles
- Heat transfer methods
- Raising agents, gelatinisation, coagulation, caramelisation
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Phase 4 — Practical Test + mock
Practical + papers
- Practical Test planning and timed rehearsals
- Past-paper timed mocks
How lessons work
Nutrient science with precision
Mark schemes reward precise nutrient vocabulary. We drill the specific terminology rather than allowing colloquial 'healthy/unhealthy' language.
Food science with chemistry
Gelatinisation, coagulation, dextrinisation and the Maillard reaction are taught with their underlying chemistry so students reach top-band explanations.
Practical Test rehearsal
We rehearse the planning session and the timed practical so the student arrives with a tested routine; the plan and the cooking on the day remain the student's own work.
Advice
IGCSE Food & Nutrition: common mistakes and study tips
MistakeNutrient functions stated generically.
FixEach nutrient has specific functions and food sources. Mark schemes test the precise vocabulary.
MistakeDietary plans without considering specific needs.
FixPlans for pregnancy, adolescence, athletes and chronic conditions all have different rubric expectations.
MistakeFood science explained without underlying chemistry.
FixExaminers reward correct language for the effect of heat: gelatinisation, coagulation, dextrinisation, caramelisation and the Maillard reaction.
MistakeA weak plan in the Practical Test planning session.
FixThe choice of dishes, time plan and shopping list written in the planning session drive the whole practical. Rushing them is a predictable, costly loss.
MistakePoor final presentation.
FixA colour photograph of each candidate's serving table goes to the moderator, so the finished dishes must be presented clearly and completely.
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- Lesson times that fit your school week
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Other subjects
Related and other IGCSE / GCSE subjects
Often taken alongside this subject
- IGCSE BiologyStrong overlap on digestion, nutrition and human physiology.
- IGCSE ChemistryFood chemistry topics rely on basic organic and reaction chemistry.
- IGCSE Combined ScienceCommon pairing for students taking applied science routes.
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