Quiz on Food Science and Additives

The first artificial sweetener discovered was:

• Aspartame

• Saccharin

• Cyclamate

• Sucralose

Which artificial sweetener is a dipeptide methyl ester?

• Saccharin

• Cyclamate

• Aspartame

• Neotame

Cyclamate is chemically a derivative of:

• Sulfonamide

• Carboxylic acid

• Ester

• Ketone

Aspartame is unsuitable for:

• Diabetic patients

• Hypertensive patients

• Phenylketonuria patients

• Obese patients

Which artificial sweetener has zero calories?

• Saccharin

• Aspartame

• Cyclamate

• Mannitol

Banana flavour is mainly due to:

• Ethyl acetate

• Isoamyl acetate

• Benzaldehyde

• Vanillin

Almond flavour is due to:

• Benzaldehyde

• Acetaldehyde

• Ethyl butyrate

• Vanillin

Strawberry flavour is due to:

• Isoamyl acetate

• Ethyl butyrate

• Cinnamaldehyde

• Furfural

The characteristic flavour of cinnamon is due to:

• Vanillin

• Benzaldehyde

• Cinnamaldehyde

• Furfural

Roasted coffee aroma is largely contributed by:

• Vanillin

• Heterocyclic compounds (e.g., furans, pyrazines)

• Benzaldehyde

• Acetaldehyde