Food Additive Quiz

Which of these is NOT a role of food additives?

• Preserving the lifespan of food.
• Providing additional calories to food.
• Changing the color of food.
• Enhancing the flavor of food.

How do thickeners improve a food product?

• They prevent spoilage due to oxygenation.
• They increase the viscosity of a product.
• They preserve the flavor of a product.
• They keep food from drying out.

If you are making a packet of powdered parmesan cheese, and are concerned about it hardening into clumps, you should use a:

• Stabilizer
• Anticaking agent
• Thickener
• Sweetener

If you are adding vanilla flavor obtained from lignin (wood pulp), you are using a(n):

• Natural flavor
• Artificial flavor

Oils have a tendency to go rancid from exposure to the air. To counter this, you should use a(n):

• Antioxidant
• Bulking agent
• Fortifying agent
• Stabilizer

Vinegar is used to pickle foods. In this instance, vinegar is acting as a(n):

• Antioxidant
• Flavor enhancer
• Preservative
• Thickener

Sugar is added to jams and jellies to prevent the growth of bacteria for long periods of time. Here, the sugar is used as:

• An antioxidant
• A preservative
• A stabilizer
• A fortifying agent