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food preservation quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who invented pasteurization?

a)

Ruth Wakefield

b)

Rudolf Diesel

c)

Marcellus Gilmore Edson

d)

None of the above

2.

Which of the following are natural preservatives?

a)

Vinegar

b)

Salt

c)

Sugar

d)

Citric Acid

3.

Which of the following are not ways of preserving food?

a)

Boiling

b)

Canning

c)

Freezing

d)

Irradiation

4.

What food preservation technique has been used here?

a)

Thawing

b)

Freezing

c)

Pickling

d)

Drying

5.

How does dehydration work to preserve food?

a)

Provides an acidic environment.

b)

Removes oxygen exposure.

c)

Removes water content.

d)

Removes water content by freezing water particles.

6.

Which food preservation technique works by heating and sealing food in an airtight container?

a)

Vacuum Sealing.

b)

Dehydrating.

c)

Canning.

d)

Sun-Drying.

7.

How does freezing work to preserve food?

a)

Provides an acidic environment.

b)

Removes oxygen exposure.

c)

Removes water content.

d)

Removes water content by freezing water particles.

8.

What food preservation technique has been used here?

a)

Pickling.

b)

Adding Salt.

c)

Adding Lactic Acid.

d)

Adding Sugar.

9.

Which of the following are types of food spoilage?

a)

Chemical.

b)

Physical.

c)

Microbial.

d)

All of the Above.

10.

What is an advantage of preserving food?

a)

It tastes better.

b)

It increases the nutritional value.

c)

It lasts longer.

d)

It looks better.

11.

What is a disadvantage of preserved foods?

a)

The food is old.

b)

It tastes bad.

c)

It looks unappealing.

d)

The nutritional value of the food is altered.

12.

True or false

Fermentation in bad for our health.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A spoiled food is fit for eating.

True or False

(a)  

14.

Select a food preservative from the following

a)

Sodium Benzoate

b)

Streptomycin

c)

Chloromycetin

d)

All the above

15.

Vacuum packing is

a)

air free packing

b)

water free packing

c)

Both of these

d)

None of the above