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 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 : The lower limit of moisture by sun drying is approximately ____ percent. a. 10 c. 20 b. 15 d. 30
Last Answer : b. 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 : Beef is normally processed at approximately ____ months of age. a. 20 c. 17 b. 15 d. 18
Last Answer : a. 20
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 : 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 RDA is revised approximately every ____ years. a. five c. two b. ten d. three
Last Answer : a. five
Description : Monoglycerides and diglycerides are used as ____ in a variety of foods. a. emulsifiers c. calories b. flavor d. color
Last Answer : a. emulsifiers
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 : 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 : ____ 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 : 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 : A whole egg, including the albumen, contains about ____ calories. a. 15 c. 40 b. 75 d. 120
Last Answer : b. 75
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 : 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 : ____ organisms tolerate low temperatures and can grow under refrigeration. a. Psychrophilic c. Psychrotrophic b. Mesophilic d. Thermotrophic
Last Answer : c. Psychrotrophic
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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
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 : 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 : 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