Lab: Sour Cream Cupcakes

Identify all possible hazards for this lab.

• Hot ovens
• Hot pans
• Broken glass
• Slippery floors
• Crowded work space

Which ingredients can be considered additives?

• Vanilla Extract
• Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
• Trans Fat
• Sodium Nitrite
• Carrageenan

A claim made for food additives is that they ____.

• Increase the palatability of low-fat food.
• Increase the safety of the world food supply
• Increase profits for food producers
• All of the above
• None of the above

One difference between natural and synthetic additives is that ____.

• synthetic additives are created in laboratories
• synthetic additives contain substances not found in nature
• natural additives are less likely to cause allergic reactions
• natural additives are needed in larger amounts
• all of the above

All of the following are legal uses for food additives EXCEPT ____.

• keeping dried fruit in cereal from darkening
• masking odors in overripe fruit
• preventing cake mix from clumping
• adding orange color to cheddar-cheese-flavored crackers
• all of the above

A stabilizer would probably be found in ____.

• frozen dessert topping
• canned cream soup
• instant pudding
• all of the above
• none of the above

The Delaney Clause is designed to ____.

• establish the government’s authority in regulating additives
• prevent the addition of cancer-causing agents in foods
• regulate the use of additives in imported foods
• allow the use of some food additives that have shown to be safe
• none of the above

A Canadian ham that retains its quality in a Mexico City market probably has been treated with a ____.

• Stabilizer
• Fortifier
• Buffer
• Preservatives
• All of the above

Because they have a long “track record” of safe use, salts and spices are included on the government’s ___ list.

• USDA
• GRAS
• FBI
• CIA

Through ___, flour made from wheat may supply the same iron as the original grain.

• enrichment
• restoration
• nitrification
• stabilization
• none of the above