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 : 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 : ____ 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 : ____ flour has a slightly higher percentage of gluten and a much stronger and more elastic gluten than other types of flour. a. Bread c. Pastry b. Cake d. Rice
Last Answer : a. Bread
Description : The basic foundation of baked products is usually flour and ____. a. sugar c. liquid b. eggs d. leavening
Last Answer : c. liquid
Description : ____ flour has been used for many products as a substitute flour for individuals with an allergy to wheat flour. a. Cake c. Bread b. Rice d. Soy
Last Answer : b. Rice
Description : One spear of raw broccoli contains ____ milligrams of phosphorus. a. 93 c. 100 b. 85 d. 79
Last Answer : c. 100
Description : The ratio of wheel diameter to gauge is about a. 0. 40 b. 0.55 c. 0. 75* d. 0. 90
Last Answer : c. 0. 75*
Description : Fats and oils contain ____ times more energy than proteins and carbohydrates. a. 2.25 c. 1.5 b. 2 d. 3
Last Answer : a. 2.25
Description : Carbohydrates and proteins provide about ____ calories per gram. a. 5 c. 4 b. 2 d. 6
Last Answer : c. 4
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 : A whole egg, including the albumen, contains about ____ calories. a. 15 c. 40 b. 75 d. 120
Last Answer : b. 75
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : ____ 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 : 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 : Candies based on a ____ sugar include rock candy, fondant, and fudge. a. crystalline c. white b. noncrystalline d. sweet
Last Answer : a. crystalline
Description : The enrichment of bakers’ white bread and rolls was made compulsory by the Federal government in ____ as a war measure to improve the nutritional status of the people. a. 1940 c. 1942 b. 1941 d. 1943
Last Answer : b. 1941
Description : All ice cream is made from a basic ____ mix. a. cream c. sugar b. milk d. white
Last Answer : d. white
Description : Acid coagulated ____ cheeses may include cottage cheese, quark, and cream cheese. a. fresh c. aged b. white d. foreign
Last Answer : a. fresh
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
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 : ____ organisms tolerate low temperatures and can grow under refrigeration. a. Psychrophilic c. Psychrotrophic b. Mesophilic d. Thermotrophic
Last Answer : c. Psychrotrophic