IGCSE Food & Nutrition (0648) — real past-paper questions, marked by AI
IGCSE Food & Nutrition (0648) tests theory knowledge across nutrition, food science, and practical cookery understanding, even though the course itself includes hands-on cooking. On paper, the command words are describe, explain, and suggest — a question on deficiency diseases or protein wants the named nutrient and its function, and a food storage question wants the actual hygiene mechanism, not just 'it goes off'.
This hub holds 575 real 0648 questions from 19 papers set across the 2023 to 2025 sessions. The topic list spans nutrition (deficiency diseases, proteins, carbohydrates, minerals such as calcium, water and hydration), food storage and hygiene including refrigeration, and practical-skills questions on meal planning for a balanced main meal, a vegetarian diet, or dishes from different cultures. Type your answer and the AI examiner marks it instantly against the real Cambridge mark scheme, showing exactly which nutrient, process, or hygiene point your explanation named and which it missed.
Work through the nutrition questions before moving to the meal-planning ones, or sit a full paper timed. It is free, with no signup needed.
Past papers by year
2025
| Paper | Session | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 02 | May–June 2025 | 8 |
| Paper 11 | May–June 2025 | 12 |
| Paper 12 | May–June 2025 | 13 |
| Paper 13 | May–June 2025 | 12 |
2024
| Paper | Session | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 02 | May–June 2024 | 8 |
| Paper 11 | May–June 2024 | 15 |
| Paper 12 | May–June 2024 | 13 |
| Paper 13 | May–June 2024 | 15 |
| Paper 02 | October–November 2024 | 8 |
| Paper 11 | October–November 2024 | 15 |
| Paper 12 | October–November 2024 | 14 |
| Paper 13 | October–November 2024 | 15 |
2023
| Paper | Session | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 02 | May–June 2023 | 8 |
| Paper 11 | May–June 2023 | 17 |
| Paper 12 | May–June 2023 | 14 |
| Paper 13 | May–June 2023 | 17 |
| Paper 02 | October–November 2023 | 8 |
| Paper 11 | October–November 2023 | 12 |
| Paper 12 | October–November 2023 | 15 |
Practise IGCSE Food & Nutrition by topic
- The principles of nutrition (24 questions)
- Food preparation (10 questions)
- Food science (5 questions)
Frequently asked questions
Which 0648 papers and years are covered?
19 papers from the May–June and October–November sessions between 2023 and 2025, across Components 1 and 2.
What topics come up most in 0648?
Nutrition questions on deficiency diseases, proteins, carbohydrates, and minerals such as calcium are heavily examined, alongside food storage and hygiene, and practical-skills questions on meal planning.
How does the AI marking work for food and nutrition answers?
You type your explanation of a nutrition, food science, or meal-planning question, and the AI examiner checks it against the real Cambridge mark scheme, showing which named nutrient or process matched a marking point.
Does this cover the practical cookery assessment?
No — the hub covers the written theory paper's questions, including practical-skills knowledge such as meal planning, but not the hands-on cooking assessment itself.
Is it really free?
Yes — every question, mark scheme, and AI marking run is free, with no signup or card required.
Are these official Cambridge papers?
The questions are transcribed from real Cambridge papers and marked against the real mark schemes, which remain © Cambridge International. Cambridge Papers is an independent study tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by Cambridge.