A food label ingredient list reads in the following order: wheat flour, vegetable shortening, sugar, salt, and cornstarch. What item would be found in the SMALLEST amount in this food?
a. salt
b. sugar
c. cornstarch
d. wheat flour
e. vegetable shortening
Q. 2Which term is used to describe a cut of meat having a low fat content?
a. Grade AA
b. Select
c. Prime
d. Choice
e. Grade A
Q. 3A meat described as prime cut means that it ____.
a. has an extended shelf life
b. usually carries a high price
c. is served only in restaurants
d. is higher in fat than other cuts of meat
e. comes from animals raised organically
Q. 4What term describes a food that resembles and substitutes for another food but is nutritionally inferior to it?
a. faux food
b. pseudo food
c. imitation food
d. food substitute
e. fraudulent food
Q. 5A food scientist is developing a new and improved cereal bar. She consults with you to about the ordering of the ingredients on a food label.
The ingredients are: Sugar: 30 g, Puffed wheat: 28 g, Dry milk powder: 5 g, Red food coloring: 35 mg, Salt: 2 g. What is the appropriate order in which to list these ingredients on the food label?
a. sugar, puffed wheat, dry milk powder, salt, red food coloring
b. red food coloring, salt, dry milk powder, puffed wheat, sugar
c. dry milk powder, puffed wheat, red food coloring, salt, sugar
d. puffed wheat, sugar, dry milk powder, salt, red food coloring
e. sugar, salt, puffed wheat, dry milk powder, red food coloring
Q. 6Which nutrient would be supplied in much greater amounts from whole-grain bread versus enriched bread?
a. zinc
b. folate
c. riboflavin
d. thiamin
e. sodium
Q. 7Cooking an 8-ounce raw steak will reduce the weight (ounces) to approximately ____ ounces.
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
e. 7
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