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Food Ingredients: Food colors and corn sweeteners

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

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Class
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1.

All of the following are the use of food colors except:

a)

To provide color to colorless and “fun” foods

b)

To make food more attractive, appetizing and informative

c)

To preserve food from oxidation reaction

d)

To correct natural variations in color

2.

Synthetic color additives are traditionally termed primary colors. Which of the following is not a primary color:

a)

Green

b)

Blue

c)

Red

d)

White

e)

Yellow

3.

Colorant determination includes all of the following except:

a)

Water activity

b)

Stability

c)

Water solubility

d)

Desired hue

4.

Colors categories include artificial and natural coloring. Which of the following is not an example of water soluble artificial coloring?

a)

FD&C Green #3, (Fast Green FCF)

b)

FD&C Blue #3, (Brilliant Blue)

c)

FD&C Blue #2, (Indigotine)

d)

FD&C Red #40, (Allure Red AC)

5.

Water-insoluble colors are termed:

a)

FD&C Yellow #6, (Sunset Yellow FCF)

b)

FD&C Red #3, (Erythrosine – pink)

c)

FD&C aluminum lakes

d)

FD&C Blue #1, (Brilliant Blue FCF)

6.

All of the following are the weakness of natural coloring except:

a)

Natural colors have low tinctorial strength due to a low quantity of pigment present

b)

Natural colors generally have poor stability in that their color and rate of degradation are affected by pH, temperature, etc.

c)

Natural colors need to be used at higher levels than FD&C colors

d)

Natural colors are usually extracted from botanical sources

7.

Which of the following is not an example of natural coloring?

a)

Tartrazine

b)

Paprika

c)

Annatto

d)

Turmeric

8.

There are several controversy related to food coloring. Which colorant is linked to thyroid cancer in rats?

a)

Indigotine

b)

Tartrazine

c)

Erythrosine

d)

Fast Green FCF

9.

What are the two artificial dyes that are only approved for external food coloring?

a)

Orange B and Sunset yellow FCF

b)

Citrus Red Number 2 and Allure Red AC

c)

Fast Green FCF and Brilliant Blue FCF

d)

Orange B and Citrus Red Number 2

10.

What is the possible health benefits of Brilliant Blue FCF?

a)

Help to stabilize blood pressure

b)

Help to prevent paralysis

c)

Help to prevent cancer

d)

Help to prevent hypersensitivity

11.

All of the following are the corn sweetener products obtaind from starch hydrolysis except:

a)

Maltodextrin

b)

Corn syrup

c)

Starch

d)

Glucose Syrup

12.

Corn syrup has Dextrose Equivalent (DE) of:

a)

20 - 58

b)

6 - 20

c)

100

d)

0

13.

What type of corn sweetener that is commonly used in thickening of sauces or soups?

a)

Corn syrup

b)

Corn sugar

c)

Maltodextrin

d)

Corn starch

14.

What type of corn sweetener that is commonly used in production of soft drinks and candy?

a)

Corn starch

b)

Maltodextrin

c)

Corn sugar

d)

Corn syrup

15.

High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is widely used by the food manufacturers due to its low cost. However, the use of HFCS is dangerous for health. Which of the following is not the health problem related to HFCS?

a)

Type 2 Diabetes

b)

Hypertension/ High Blood Pressure

c)

Allergies

d)

Kidney Stones