Description : American consumers use approximately ____ percent of the total world catch of fish and shellfish. a. 14 c. 20 b. 3 d. 8
Last Answer : d. 8
Description : The yolk or yellow portion makes up about ____ percent of the liquid weight of the egg. a. 12 c. 43 b. 22 d. 33
Last Answer : d. 33
Description : One spear of raw broccoli contains ____ milligrams of phosphorus. a. 93 c. 100 b. 85 d. 79
Last Answer : c. 100
Description : Beef is normally processed at approximately ____ months of age. a. 20 c. 17 b. 15 d. 18
Last Answer : a. 20
Description : ____ percent of the adult body is made up of water. a. Fifty-five c. Seventy-five b. Sixty-five d. Eighty-five
Last Answer : b. Sixty-five
Description : The DRVs for the energy-producing nutrients are calculated as fat based on ____ percent of calories. a. 30 c. 25 b. 20 d. 35
Last Answer : a. 30
Description : Water comprises approximately ____ percent of cleaning and sanitizing solutions. a. 80 to 89 c. 90 to 95 b. 95 to 99 d. 75 to 85
Last Answer : b. 95 to 99
Description : Fructose is a ____ that is approximately 75 percent sweeter than sucrose. a. monosaccharide c. peptide b. disaccharide d. polypeptide
Last Answer : a. monosaccharide
Description : When the amount of chocolate liquor is greater than ____ percent, the product is bittersweet chocolate. a. 10 c. 20 b. 15 d. 35
Last Answer : d. 35
Description : The U.S. Surgeon General recommended that fat be reduced to ____ percent of the total dietary calories. a. 20 c. 15 b. 30 d. 25
Last Answer : b. 30
Description : About ____ percent of the proteins of white flour are relatively insoluble. a. 55 c. 75 b. 65 d. 85
Last Answer : d. 85
Description : Milling a hundred pounds of wheat should yield ____ percent straight flour. a. 72 to 75 c. 88 to 90 b. 75 to 80 d. 68 to 70
Last Answer : a. 72 to 75
Description : Approximately ____ percent of all poultry carcasses processed in the United States are downgraded (reduced quality) due mostly to bruises. a. 10 c. 29 b. 20 d. 45
Last Answer : c. 29
Description : The term total milk solids describes the remaining ____ percent of milk. a. 10–11 c. 5–7 b. 12–13 d. 8–9
Last Answer : b. 12–13
Description : Vinegar usually has an acetic acid content of between 4 and ____ percent. a. 6 c. 8 b. 7 d. 9
Last Answer : c. 8
Description : Sour cream usually has a fat content between ____ percent. a. 1 and 2 c. 10 and 11 b. 3 and 8 d. 12 and 30
Last Answer : d. 12 and 30
Description : To dry fruits out-of-doors, humidity below ____ percent is best. a. 60 c. 80 b. 70 d. 90
Last Answer : a. 60
Description : The lower limit of moisture by sun drying is approximately ____ percent. a. 10 c. 20 b. 15 d. 30
Last Answer : b. 15
Description : One slice of whole wheat bread is ____ percent water. a. 28 c. 32 b. 25 d. 38
Last Answer : d. 38
Description : Away-from-home meals and snacks now capture ____ percent of the U.S. food dollar. a. 45 c. 60 b. 30 d. 50
Last Answer : a. 45
Description : Americans spend only about ____ percent of their personal consumption expenditures for food to be eaten at home. a. 10 c. 5 b. 8 d. 3
Last Answer : c. 5
Description : The term ____ can be used on the labels of foods that can be eaten frequently without exceeding dietary guidelines for one or more of these components: fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, and calories. a. free c. lean b. reduced d. low
Last Answer : d. low
Description : The word ____ on a label, means that a product contains no amount of, or only trivial or “physiologically inconsequential” amounts of, one or more of these components: fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, sugars, and calories. a. Low c. Lean b. Free d. Reduced
Last Answer : b. Free
Description : Newer plastic materials for packaging contain cornstarch, which makes them more ____. a. sanitary c. expensive b. tough d. biodegradable
Last Answer : d. biodegradable
Description : About 98 percent of the mass of every living organism is composed of just six elements including carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and (a) sulphur and magnesium (b) magnesium and sodium (c) calcium and phosphorus (d) phosphorus and sulphur.
Last Answer : (d) phosphorus and sulphur.
Description : Which micromineral is essential for the production of the thyroid hormones? a. calcium c. fluorine b. iodine d. magnesium
Last Answer : b. iodine
Description : ____ make up the major components of fat, butter, shortening, and oil. a. Compounds c. Spingolipids b. Composites d. Triglycerides
Last Answer : d. Triglycerides
Description : Chefs prepare delicious meals and participate in ____ to show off chefs’ talents. a. Culinary Olympics c. Grand Demonstrations b. Cooking Contests d. Worldwide Classes
Last Answer : a. Culinary Olympics
Description : ____ prepare pies, breads, rolls, muffins, cookies, cakes, icings and frostings, and many other foods, depending on where they work. a. Inspectors c. Butchers b. Bakers d. Chefs
Last Answer : b. Bakers
Description : Eradication of ____ is essential to improve access to food. a. malnutrition c. poverty b. undernutrition d. terrorism
Last Answer : c. poverty
Description : According to the United Nations’ publication, Ending Hunger: An Idea Whose Time Has Come, in the last 88 years, ____ countries have done away with hunger; 41 of these countries have done it since ____. a. 80, 1970 c. 95, 1980 b. 70, 1955 d. 75, 1960
Last Answer : d. 75, 1960
Description : Enough grain is produced in the world to give every man, woman, and child ____ pounds each day. a. five c. two b. one d. three
Last Answer : c. two
Description : In developing countries, the time before ____ is most difficult for meeting nutritional needs of the people. a. planting c. winter b. harvest d. spring
Last Answer : b. harvest
Description : ____ implies a person eats but does not receive the amount of nutrients needed to keep the body healthy. a. Undernutrition c. Hunger b. Malnutrition d. Starvation
Last Answer : b. Malnutrition
Description : If all the world’s undernourished people were gathered in one place, their population would be greater than every continent except ____. a. Asia c. South America b. Europe d. North America
Last Answer : a. Asia
Description : Worldwide, about ____ million people are hungry. a. 300 c. 800 b. 500 d. 200
Last Answer : c. 800
Description : Claims for ____ relationships between a nutrient or a food and the risk of a disease or health-related condition are now allowed on food labels. a. five c. seven b. six d. eight
Last Answer : d. eight
Description : A daily intake of ____ calories has been established as the daily reference value (DRV). a. 1,700 c. 1,900 b. 1,800 d. 2,000
Last Answer : d. 2,000
Description : Ingredients on a food label are listed in ____ order, based on weight. a. descending c. alphabetical b. ascending d. chronological
Last Answer : a. descending
Description : Of the microorganisms, ____ are the greatest threat to food safety. a. viruses c. fungi b. parasites d. bacteria
Last Answer : d. bacteria
Description : A rule-of-thumb for the numbers of organisms required to produce toxins or to produce desired or undesired flavors is one million per ____. a. ounce c. gram b. kilogram d. pound
Last Answer : c. gram
Description : Most pathogenic bacteria are classified as ____. a. psychrotrophic c. psychrophilic b. thermotrophic d. mesophilic
Last Answer : d. mesophilic
Description : ____ organisms tolerate low temperatures and can grow under refrigeration. a. Psychrophilic c. Psychrotrophic b. Mesophilic d. Thermotrophic
Last Answer : c. Psychrotrophic
Description : Molds and yeast are classified as ____. a. viruses c. fungi b. parasites d. bacteria
Last Answer : c. fungi
Description : ____ are the tiniest, and probably the simplest form of life. a. Viruses c. Fungi b. Parasites d. Bacteria
Last Answer : a. Viruses
Description : ____ serves as a universal solvent. a. Water c. Bleach b. Soap d. Odor
Last Answer : a. Water
Description : A successful pollution prevention program requires frequent ____ to keep employees focused and careful. a. cleaning c. expense b. retraining d. reprimanding
Last Answer : b. retraining
Description : In some food processing plants, ____ peeling is used to remove skins from soft fruit and vegetables such as tomatoes. a. hand c. boiled b. machine d. caustic
Last Answer : d. caustic
Description : Turbidity of water is ____. a. taste c. cloudiness b. smell d. content
Last Answer : c. cloudiness
Description : Tea is made when the processed leaves of the tea plant are infused with ____. a. spices c. herbs b. boiling water d. enzymes
Last Answer : b. boiling water