Review Additives

Iodized salt and vitamin D-fortified milk are two examples that show how food additives can help eliminate ____.

• unpleasant colors
• rancidity
• deficiency disease
• enzymatic browning

Food additives may be used to

• destroy nutrients
• deceive customers
• disguise faulty problems in products
• enhance appearance

The controversies over saccharin and nitrites illustrate the concerns about harm arising form the ____ use of food additives.

• long-term
• unneeded
• both of the above
• none of the above

Because they have a long "track record" of safe use, salts and spices are included on the government's ____ list.

• CIA
• FBI
• GRAS
• USDA

One difference between natural and synthetic additives is that ____.

• natural additives are needed in larger amounts
• synthetic additives contain substances not found in nature
• natural additives are less likely to cause allergic reaction
• synthetic additives are created in laboratories

Why is food coloring added to many foods?

• To make foods more visually appealing
• To make the flavor more intense
• color gives your brain more information
• all of the above

Why are synthetic additives used instead of natural additives?

• an almost unlimited supply
• cost
• not dependent on weather or climate
• all of these are correct

____ stabilizes acids and bases.

• pH control agents
• anticaking agents
• preservatives
• humectants

The Delaney Clause is designed to ___.

• regulate the use of additives in imported foods
• allow the use of some food additives that have been shown to be safe
• prevent the addition of cancer-causing agents in foods
• establish the government's authority in regulating additives

An example of an incidental additive is ____.

• aspartame (equal)
• acrylamide in French fries
• fat
• whole grains