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Food Tech Final TTU Exam Questionsand Answers
What is "the application of science to the selection , processing, packaging, distribution,
and use of safe, nutritious and wholesome foods" - Correct Answers -Food Technology
Americans spend _________% of their annual household expenditures on food -
Correct Answers -12.5
In the US, the premiere professional organization for food scientists and technologists
is? - Correct Answers -Institute of Food Technologists
Jobs in Agriculture and food science are expected to grow ______% per year between
2014 and 2024 - Correct Answers -5
Currently, the US has approximately _____ food and beverage manufacturing plants -
Correct Answers -34,000
American farmers in 1960 produced enough food for_____people. American farmers
now produce enough food for _____people - Correct Answers -28, 155
Americans consume _____lbs of food per capita annually. - Correct Answers -1996
The top US ag export product is? - Correct Answers -soybeans
What is the number 1 oil consumed in the US? - Correct Answers -Soybean oil
What are the top 3 vegetables consumed in the US? - Correct Answers -Potatoes,
Tomatoes, Onions
What country is America's top ag trade partner? - Correct Answers -Canada
The average number of products in a US supermarket is? - Correct Answers -38,000
What state has the greatest number of employees in food and beverage manufacturing?
- Correct Answers -California
, In 2014, Americans consumed_____lbs of caloric sweeteners/capita - Correct Answers
-131
A 6C sugar is referred to as a? - Correct Answers -Hexose
What is the most commonly consumed grain in the US (as flours and grits)? - Correct
Answers -Wheat
What meat product is consumed in the greatest quantity in the US? - Correct Answers -
Chicken
Americans spend more of their food dollar at home rather than away from home. T/F -
Correct Answers -F
Most of USDA's budget outlays are due to what? - Correct Answers -SNAP/other food &
nutrition assistance programs
In general, raw meat contains about____% moisture - Correct Answers -60-65
The name of the bond that joins fatty acids & glycerol together is? - Correct Answers -
Ester bond
When the ester bonds in triglycerides are formed, what is lost? - Correct Answers -water
Which of the following fatty acids has 18C? - Correct Answers -Stearic
What fatty acid would most likely be solid at room temperature? (stearic, linolenic,
linoleic) - Correct Answers -Stearic
In foods, fats tend to occur as_____. - Correct Answers -Triglycerides
A glycerol molecule has how many carbons? - Correct Answers -3
Why is a fatty acid called an acid? - Correct Answers -it has a carboxyl group
Which saturated fatty acid has the lowest melting point? (butyric, capric, palmitic, steric)
- Correct Answers -Butyric
Which fatty acid has 3 double bonds? (linolenic, lenoleic, butyric, oleic) - Correct
Answers -Linolenic
What is an example of a lipid that contains a phosphate group? (aka phospholipid) -
Correct Answers -Lecithin
Umami in foods is a sensation that results from the consumption of what? - Correct
Answers -Glutamic acid
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