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Carbohydrates

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The scientific name for table sugar is ___
a)
lactose
b)
sucrose
c)
galactose
d)
glucose
2.
Which health problems is a consequence of eating too much added sugar? 
a)
overweight
b)
heart disease
c)
diabetes
d)
all of the above
3.
Which foods do not contain natural sugar?
a)
apple
b)
milk
c)
strawberry
d)
none of the above
4.

What is not a type of carbohydrate?

a)

Fat

b)

Fibre

c)

Starch

d)

Sugar

5.
If we eat too much carbohydrate it is stored in the body as ___?
a)
fat
b)
extra cells
c)
flouride
6.
The simple sugar from fruit is called_____.
a)
sucrose
b)
lactose
c)
fructose
d)
maltose
7.
The simple sugar in milk is ________.
a)
lactose
b)
maltose
c)
sucrose
d)
fructose
8.
______________ carbohydrates supply longer lasting energy.
a)
simple
b)
complex
c)
generic
9.

Which flour has more protein?

a)

Bread Flour

b)

Cake Flour

10.

The main function of flour in baking is to what?

(a)  

11.

What is the flour to fat ratio for Short pastry?

a)

1:1

b)

1:2

c)

2:3

d)

2:1

12.

What is the meaning of baking Blind?

a)

Wear a blindfold to bake

b)

Fill case with baking beans and bake until cooked

c)

Chill case before baking

d)

Line with greaseproof paper, fill with baking beans and bake until cooked

13.

Which of these combination causes gelatinisation to take place? Tick your answer(s).

a)

Heat

b)

Liquid

c)

Fats

d)

Starch

14.

Gelatinised mixture will become thick and when cooled, the mixture will turn into a semi-rigid gel. What is this food reaction called?

a)

Dextrinisation

b)

Gelation

c)

Gelatinisation

d)

Caramelisation

15.

Caramelisation usually occurs on the surface of which food products?

a)

Ice-cream

b)

Biscuits

c)

Cake

d)

Custard cream

16.

When onion are fried they

a)

melt

b)

thicken

c)

caramelise

d)

denature

17.

Starch granules start to swell up in water when it reaches:

a)

100c

b)

80c

c)

60c

d)

50c

18.

The name of the process when starch granules well and thicken a sauce called:

a)

Gelatinisation

b)

Dextrinisation

c)

Caramelisation

d)

Shortening

19.

The name of the process when fat shortens gluten strands in pastry making is:

a)

Gelatinisation

b)

Dextrinisation

c)

Caramelisation

d)

Shortening

20.

Starch is a Carbohydrate

a)

True

b)

False