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WorksheetsIntroduction to Food Additives & Antioxidant
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
These are types of food additives that are used to inhibit degradation of food by oxygen.
Antifoaming Agents
Foaming Agents
Antioxidants
Bulking Agents
These are types of food additives such as vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements are added in order to increase the nutritional value in foods.
Food Coloring
Fortifying Agents
Color Retention Agents
Emulsifiers
If Ava is making a packet of powdered parmesan cheese, and is concerned about it hardening into clumps, Ava should use a:
Stabilizer
Anticaking agent
Thickener
Sweetener
Identify preservative from the following
BHA
MSG
Sunset Yellow
Sodium Benzoate
Excessive use of artificial additives in food may have negative effects on your health and lead to symptoms such as diarrhea, rash, and itching.
True
False
Antioxidants are substances:
that have some effect on preventing or retarding oxidative deterioration in foods.
that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides
capable of counteracting the damaging effects of oxidation in animal tissues.
All of the above
Which of the following is water soluble antioxidant?
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
VItamin E
Coenzyme Q 10
Oxidation involves
Loss of electrons
Gain of electrons
Increase in the valency of negative part
Decrease in the valency of positive part
Atom or molecule with an unpaired electron is
free trial
cubalah
free radical
air pollution
Tocopherols are the most active chain-breaking antioxidants
True
False
Oxidative stress causes
Immunity increase
Inflammatory disease
Good complexion of skin
Healthy body
