Description : ____ chocolate is the most common form of eating chocolate. a. Milk c. Dark b. Bittersweet d. Sweet
Last Answer : a. Milk
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 lower limit of moisture by sun drying is approximately ____ percent. a. 10 c. 20 b. 15 d. 30
Last Answer : b. 15
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 : Lowfat (1%) chocolate milk has ____ grams of carbohydrates. a. 15 c. 32 b. 26 d. 21
Last Answer : b. 26
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 principal ingredient of candies, including chocolate, is the ____. a. eggs c. sweetener b. milk d. butter
Last Answer : c. sweetener
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 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 : On average, Americans eat about ____ pounds of fish and shellfish each year. a. 15 c. 20 b. 5 d. 30
Description : Beef is normally processed at approximately ____ months of age. a. 20 c. 17 b. 15 d. 18
Last Answer : a. 20
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : ____ 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 : A whole egg, including the albumen, contains about ____ calories. a. 15 c. 40 b. 75 d. 120
Last Answer : b. 75
Description : One well-known substitute for a milk product is ____. a. cheese c. powdered milk b. dried milk d. margarine
Last Answer : d. margarine
Description : Commercial laminates with as many as ____ layers can be custom-designed for packaging a specific product. a. eight c. ten b. three d. five
Last Answer : a. eight
Description : Yogurt is a semi-solid fermented milk product that originated centuries ago in ____. a. Hungary c. Romania b. Bulgaria d. Germany
Last Answer : b. Bulgaria
Description : Reducing the volume and weight of a product saves ____ during processing. a. time c. money b. energy d. flavor
Last Answer : c. money
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 : 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 : ____ 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 : Potato starch begins to ____ at a lower temperature than cornstarch. a. burn c. smell b. gelatinize d. separate
Last Answer : b. gelatinize
Description : Household refrigerators usually run at ____º to ____ºF. a. 45.5, 50.2 c. 32.3, 35.7 b. 40.5, 44.6 d. 21.4, 26.5
Last Answer : b. 40.5, 44.6
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 : Worldwide, about ____ million people are hungry. a. 300 c. 800 b. 500 d. 200
Last Answer : c. 800