Food Science – Science Trivia Tuesday!

Time to test your knowledge of food science! Questions are listed below. If you don’t know the answer, that’s OK! Pick the 4th just for fun. 😀

Welcome to your STT-Food Science

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1. The biological macromolecule that provides the most energy per gram is ____________.

Carbohydrate

Lipid

Protein

YAY ENERGY! 😀

2. Which is the nutrient content for grains?

50-70% carbohydrates, 10-20% protein, and 5% fat

60-80% carbohydrates, 5-10% protein, and 1% fat

70-90% carbohydrates, 6-14% protein, and 1-7% fat

I MISS THE GRAINS DOWN IN AFRICA! 😀

3. In 1996, folate was added to milled grains causing a 30-70% decline in ________.

Spina bifida

Neural tube defects

Both

I <3 Folate

4. How is a simple carbohydrate different from a complex carbohydrate?

A simple carbohydrate is made of many carbohydrates attached to each other.

A complex carbohydrate is made of many carbohydrates attached to each other.

A complex carbohydrate consists of one molecule on its own.

MMMMMM CARBS! 😀

5. The group of carbohydrates that are sweet, occur naturally in plants, and are "sugar replacers" are called what?

Phytols

Phenols

Polyols

OLLIE OLLIE OXEN FREE! 😀

6. There are 7 approved "sugar substitutes". Which one is missing from the list?

1. saccharin
2. aspartame
3. acesulfame-K
4. stevia
5. neotame
6. luo han guo fruit extract

Fructose

Sucralose

Maltose

I will have the yellow packet, please!

7. The "browning" reaction that occurs when heating proteins and sugars is called ________. (Can happen with storage and often increases flavor intensity)

Maillard

Carmelization

Canning

I am getting hungry. :-/

8. If starch and fiber both come from plants, why can our bodies break down starch and not fiber?

The structure of starch is easily accessed by our enzymes.

The structure of fiber is easily accessed by our enzymes.

The structure of starch is not easily accessed by our enzymes.

POTAYTOES YUM!

9. Below are a set of fats. One is saturated and the other is unsaturated. What distinct quality separates saturated fats from unsaturated in regards to our "heart health"?

Saturated fats are bad for heart health because they do easily not stack together.

Unsaturated fats are bad for heart health because they do not easily stack together.

Saturated fats are bad for heart health because they easily stack together.

Cook with olive oil! 😀 YUM

10. The average American consumes how much sugar per day?

13.0

19.5

24.5

I should cut back on soda! :-O

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