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LC Foods: Cereals

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three types of carbohydrates?

a)

Sugar

b)

Starch

c)

Fibre

d)

Protein

e)

Fat

2.
Which is not a chemical element needed to build sugars?
a)
Carbon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Hydrogen
3.

Which carbohydrate gives you the most energy?

(a)  

4.

Which carbohydrate aids digestion?

a)

Sugar

b)

Starch

c)

Fibre

5.

Carbohydrates provide the body with (a)   .

6.

The 3 categories of carbohydrates are:

a)

Monosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharide

b)

glucose, fructose, galatose

c)

starch, cellulose, saccharide

7.
______________ carbohydrates supply longer lasting energy.
a)
simple
b)
complex
8.

Which carbohydrate (sugar/disaccharide) is found in milk and milk products?

a)

Fructose

b)

Lactose

c)

Fibre

d)

Sucrose

9.

___________ is the sugar found in fruit, honey and vegetables.

a)

Maltose

b)

Lactose

c)

Fructose

d)

Sucrose

10.

Identify the cereal grain in the photo

(a)  

11.

Identify the cereal grain in the photo

(a)  

12.

Identify the cereal grain in the photo

(a)  

13.

Identify the cereal grain in the photo

(a)  

14.

Identify the basic structures of a cereal grain

a)

Bran

b)

Endosperm

c)

Germ

d)

Thiamine

e)

Cellulose

15.

Which part of a cereal grain contains the highest amount of starch?

a)

Bran

b)

Germ

c)

Endosperm

16.

Which part of a cereal grain contains the most amount of insoluble fibre?

a)

Bran

b)

Germ

c)

Endosperm

17.

Which part of a cereal grain contains the most amount of essential fatty acids?

a)

Bran

b)

Germ

c)

Endosperm

18.

Cereals are deficient in ___________

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin B

c)

Vitamin C

d)

Vitamin D

e)

Vitamin E

19.

Cereals lack which amino acid

a)

Methionine

b)

Tyrosine

c)

Lysine

d)

Serine

20.

Whole grain foods, such as breads and cereals, are sources of thiamine and riboflavin.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Which type of protein is found in cereals?

a)

HBV

b)

LBV

22.

Which two minerals are present in cereals?

a)

Iodine

b)

Calcium

c)

Iron

d)

Zinc

23.

Vitamin B is necessary to prevent which dietary deficiency?

a)

Dental decay

b)

Rickets

c)

Beriberi

24.

The germ of a cereal grain contains fat which will turn rancid.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

When flour is mixed with a liquid and heated, as in a sauce, the mixture will thicken. This is called_________

a)

Thickening

b)

Viscosity

c)

Gelatinisation

d)

Roux

e)

Dextrinisation

26.

Dextrinisation is

a)

the application of dry heat on starch

b)

results in a brown color

c)

improves flavor

27.

The reaction which occurs when starch is heated to turn brown and form a pleasant aroma.

a)

Gelatinisation

b)

Dextrinisation

c)

Caramelisation

d)

Maillard Browning

28.

The reaction which occurs when starch is heated in water causing the granules to swell and burst.

a)

Gelatinisation

b)

Dextrinisation

c)

Caramelisation

d)

Maillard Browning

29.
What happens to the grain when it is processed?
a)
The grain stays whole
b)
The endosperm is removed
c)
The bran and germ are removed
d)
The bran is removed
30.

Milling involves __________ to produce refined foods.

a)

the removal of bran and germ

b)

the removal of germ only

c)

the removal of bran only

31.

What are the effects of grain processing?

a)

Loss of starch

b)

Loss of vitamins

c)

Loss of dietary fibre

d)

Loss of fats

32.

Cereals contain (a)   % of carbohydrates

33.

Cereals contain (a)   % LBV Protein

34.

Cereals contain (a)   % polyunsaturated fat?

35.

Cereals contain the EFA (essential fatty acid) ___________

a)

Linolenic

b)

Linoleic

c)

Arachidonic

36.

Cereals contain phytic acid which inhibits the absorption of (a)