Description : Carcasses are chilled for 24 to ____ hours before being graded and processed. a. 36 c. 72 b. 48 d. 96
Last Answer : b. 48
Description : Beef is normally processed at approximately ____ months of age. a. 20 c. 17 b. 15 d. 18
Last Answer : a. 20
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 : 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 most important aspect of poultry meat is its ____ quality. a. eating c. texture b. color d. versatile
Last Answer : a. eating
Description : The National Marine Fisheries Service estimates that approximately ____ plants process fish and shellfish in the United States. a. 2,000 c. 2,500 b. 1,700 d. 1,500
Last Answer : d. 1,500
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 : 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 : Aquaculture facilities cultivate approximately ____ different species of fish and shellfish and grow a variety of aquatic plants. a. 20 c. 10 b. 30 d. 40
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 : 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
Description : ____ juice is probably the most commonly processed juice. a. Apple c. Orange b. Lemon d. Cranberry
Last Answer : c. Orange
Description : All raw milk must be processed within ____ hours of receipt at the processing plant. a. 24 c. 48 b. 36 d. 72
Last Answer : d. 72
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 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 : ____ flour is used in the United States to make soybean milk and low-gluten baked goods. a. Rizcous c. Rye b. Soybean d. Wheat
Last Answer : b. Soybean
Description : The RDA is revised approximately every ____ years. a. five c. two b. ten d. three
Last Answer : a. five
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : To dry fruits out-of-doors, humidity below ____ percent is best. a. 60 c. 80 b. 70 d. 90
Last Answer : a. 60
Description : One slice of whole wheat bread is ____ percent water. a. 28 c. 32 b. 25 d. 38
Last Answer : d. 38
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 : ____ makes up 14 to 17 percent of the skeleton. a. Magnesium c. Phosphorus b. Iron d. Sodium
Last Answer : c. Phosphorus
Description : ___ provides a standardized means of describing the marketability of meat, poultry, or eggs. a. Eating c. Handling b. Testing d. Grading
Last Answer : d. Grading
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 : Under federal guidelines, a substantial number of retailers must provide nutrition information for the ____ most frequently eaten raw vegetables. a. 15 c. 20 b. 10 d. 25
Last Answer : c. 20
Description : To achieve continuous pasteurization in milk, the milk needs to be heated to 161ºF for ____ seconds. a. 15 c. 10 b. 20 d. 5
Last Answer : a. 15
Description : Over ____ new food products are introduced each year. a. 10,000 c. 20,000 b. 5,000 d. 30,000
Last Answer : d. 30,000
Description : The quality of most fresh vegetables can be judged reasonably well by their ____ appearance. a. internal c. leafy b. external d. green
Last Answer : b. external
Description : In the grading process, eggs are examined for both interior and exterior quality and are sorted according to ____. a. color c. weight b. shape d. breed
Last Answer : c. weight
Description : ____ standards help ensure food quality. a. National c. Packing b. Quality d. Legal
Last Answer : b. Quality
Description : On average, Americans eat about ____ pounds of fish and shellfish each year. a. 15 c. 20 b. 5 d. 30
Description : Sweetened condensed milk has an extended shelf-life due to the addition of ____. a. salt c. oxygen b. sugar d. vinegar
Last Answer : salt
Description : The United States is the largest exporter of which two items? a. milk and sugar c. potatoes and carrots b. oranges and apples d. cereal grains and soybeans
Last Answer : d. cereal grains and soybeans
Description : Fat contributes about ____ calories per gram. a. 9 c. 8 b. 10 d. 7
Last Answer : a. 9
Description : An adult should drink ____ glasses of water per day. a. 6 to 8 c. 5 to 7 b. 7 to 9 d. 8 to 10
Last Answer : a. 6 to 8
Description : Processed meat and poultry products have good market. However, their export is mainly hampered due to...... (A) processing not as per demand (B) breeds are not suitable for export ... conditions (D) unhygienic conditions of slaughter houses and animal diseases (E) domestic market is available easily
Last Answer : (D) unhygienic conditions of slaughter houses and animal diseases
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 : 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