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
Last Answer : b. 30
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 : On average, Americans eat about ____ pounds of fish and shellfish each year. a. 15 c. 20 b. 5 d. 30
Last Answer : a. 15
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 lower limit of moisture by sun drying is approximately ____ percent. a. 10 c. 20 b. 15 d. 30
Last Answer : b. 15
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 : 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
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 : ____ makes up 14 to 17 percent of the skeleton. a. Magnesium c. Phosphorus b. Iron d. Sodium
Last Answer : c. Phosphorus
Description : Beef is normally processed at approximately ____ months of age. a. 20 c. 17 b. 15 d. 18
Last Answer : a. 20
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 RDA is revised approximately every ____ years. a. five c. two b. ten d. three
Last Answer : a. five
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 : 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 : 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 : ____ is done by dipping the fish in cold water and then freezing a layer before dipping the fish again. a. Cleaning c. Glazing b. Skinning d. Dressing
Last Answer : c. Glazing
Description : ____ are sides of fish cut lengthwise away from the backbone. a. Fillets c. Steaks b. Nuggets d. Sticks
Last Answer : a. Fillets
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
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 : Each gram of fat contains ____ kcal. a. 8 c. 7 b. 9 d. 6
Last Answer : b. 9
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 : 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 : The RDA was initially established during ____. a. World War II c. the Korean Conflict b. World War I d. the Depression
Last Answer : a. World War II
Description : For convenience, chocolate is frequently shipped in as a ____ when intended for use by other food manufacturers. a. solid c. liquid b. gas d. frozen
Last Answer : c. liquid
Description : The use of U.S. grade standards for fruits and vegetables is ____ in most cases. a. required c. confusing b. helpful d. voluntary
Last Answer : d. voluntary
Description : The use of food additives is controlled by the ____ clause. a. Delaney c. Delaware b. Additive d. Supplement
Last Answer : a. Delaney
Description : In ____, FDA approved the use of irradiation to control pathogens in fresh and frozen red meats, such as beef, lamb, and pork. a. 1988 c. 1997 b. 1975 d. 1990
Last Answer : c. 1997
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 : 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 : 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 : 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