Food Science

Which of the following vitamins is associated with coagulation of blood? Vitamin K

In animals, the principal role of vitamin E is______: Antioxidant

Which of the following is not a vitamin? Trypsin

The richest source of vitamin A is______: Liver

Which of the following vitamins is produced in the sun’s rays? Vitamin D

A balanced diet contains______: All food nutrients necessary for growth and maintenance

Which of the following does not belong to the vitamin B complex group? Ascorbic Acid

Which of the following vitamins cannot be stored in the liver? Vitamin C

Which vitamin is known as Ascorbic acid? Vitamin C

The number of amino acids that constitute all proteins is about______: 20

Which of the following vitamins is water soluble? Vitamin B

Which of the following is used as a food preservative? Sodium benzoate, Acetic acid, Citric acid

Albumin is______: Egg protein

Yeast is used in making bread because it produces______: CO2

Enzymes are formed of______: Proteins

Man cannot survive without taking minimum amount of______: Carbohydrates

Pasteurized milk is______: Specially treated milk in order to kill bacteria

Deficiency of Vitamin C causes______: Scurvy

Each gram of fat metabolized by the body releases about _____ calories: 9

Which of these carbohydrates provides fibre, or “roughage” in humans? Cellulose

All of these carbohydrates come from plants except______: Lactose

Complex carbohydrates______: Include glycogen, cellulose, and starch, Consist of many glucose molecules bound together in long chains, Are polysaccharides

The brain relies almost entirely on ______ for energy production: Glucose

For long-term storage, glucose is converted into ______, while for short-term storage, glucose is converted into______: Fat, Glycogen

All other monosaccharides absorbed into the blood are converted  into ______ in the liver: Glucose

Skeletal muscle cells derive most of their energy from______: Glucose

Which of these carbohydrates is a disaccharide composed of two glucose molecules? Maltose

Fish, safflower oil, sunflower oil, and corn oil are sources of______: Polyunsaturated fat

All of these foods contain cholesterol except______: Coconut oil

Good Cholesterol is also called______: HDL

There are ______ amino acids in proteins, and ______ are considered to be essential amino acids: 20, 9

All of these are examples of proteins in the body except______: Lecithin

The two vitamins necessary for nucleic acid synthesis are folate and______: Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)

The energy currency of the cell is______: ATP

About 99% of the body’s energy storage is in the form of______: Lipids

The gain or loss of heat as infrared energy between two objects that are not in physical contact with each other is called______: Radiation