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FDST 3000 Final Exam Study Set Flashcards

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Refined wheat, for the purposes of making enriched flour, has been milled in order to remove the germ and endosperm, leaving only the bran behind.

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False

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Regional FDA offices are responsible for warning letters to food companies.

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True

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Regardless of their type - be it saturated fats, trans fats, or polyunsaturated fats - they have all have the same number of calories per gram.

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True

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Protein is made up of many fatty acids linked together

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False

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Branched chain amino acids are thought to be important for muscle recovery

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True

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There is some uncertainty in the world as to the true number of calories of energy provided by dietary fiber in human nutrition

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True

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Based on US food consumption as a % of calories, we consume roughly 63% processed food containing added fats , oils, sugars, and refined grains.

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True

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Food allergens are complex carbohydrates that are not completely broken down by the digestive tract, which then cross the gastrointestinal lining to enter the bloodstream.

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False

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The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act was passed after more than 8,000,000 children died from ingesting the drug “Elixir Sulfanilamide”

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False

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DRIs are a set of reference values for energy and nutrients that can be used for planning and assessing diets for healthy populations.

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True

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In 2022, the US consumer spent ~$2.4 trillion annually on food

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True

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Georgia produces more than 90% of all peanuts harvested in the US each year.

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False

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Lacto-ovo vegetarians do not eat animal-origin products, except for dairy and eggs.

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True

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Watercress, romaine lettuce, and pungent yellow onions all rank as part of the top 5 vegetables grown in GA.

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False

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Olestra is a designer fat, developed by Frito Lay, used in the manufacture of calorie-reducing fried products, like potato chips.

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True

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In the US, the most consumed vegetables on a per capita basis are potatoes and tomatoes.

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True

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The sandy loam soil of GA is very favorable for peach production.

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True

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Jimmy Carter signed the US Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act into law in 1938.

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False

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Unlike ~50 years ago, there is a very big concern these days pertaining to post-harvest bacterial contamination of fresh fruits and vegetables.

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True

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On a per gram basis, alcohol provides more calories than carbohydrates do.

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True

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Proteins can lose their functionality by denaturation. Yet, denaturation will not damage a protein’s primary structure.

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True

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Statistics show that the incidence of the obesity epidemic in the US has significantly slowed down over the past 5 years.

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False

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There are only three indispensable amino acids for human nutrition

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False

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The Meat Inspection Act of 1906 requires mandatory inspection of livestock before it’s slaughtered.

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True

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A healthy adult should consume 60 g of protein per kg body weight per day.

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False

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26
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The official state crop of GA is the watermelon.

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False

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27
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“ULs” are intended to provide a recommended daily level of nutrient intake.

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False

28
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A proximate composition of food measures the water, protein, lipid, and ash contents, and then determines the carbohydrate content by difference from 100.

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True

29
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Upton Sinclair wrote a book discussing the shocking unsanitary conditions of the US vegetable industry.

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False

30
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Enzymes, which speed up biomedical reactions, are proteins.

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True

31
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Smithfield Foods Co. is best known for their beef products.

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False

32
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The groundnut is another name for

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Peanuts

33
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How many states in the nation rank higher than GA in the dollar amount of state GDP derived from the food product sector?

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3

34
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Wilbur O. Atwater is noted for

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Developing calorie contents/g for the macronutrients (protein, carbs, fat)

35
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GA’s 2 biggest row crops are

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Peanuts and Cotton

36
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Which is not considered a nutrient, because we don’t have a good understanding of how much of it we should consume for optimal health.

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Bioactive

37
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In the nation, GA ranks first in the production of

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Broilers, Pecans, and Peanuts

38
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(EAR + 2 x SD[EAR] ) , where SD is the standard deviation, equals what?

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RDA

39
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To “enrich white flour” we

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Add back only some of the nutrients removed during processing, generally at higher levels than were originally present

40
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Pecans are rich in

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Zinc, Vitamin E, Vitamin B1, and Fiber

41
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From the following list, which vegetable creates the highest economic impact for the state of GA?

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Vidalia Onions

42
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Which of the following may increase the gram content of a food, but will not be quantified on a typical nutrition label?

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Water

43
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Which of the following are defined as major food allergens by the FDA?

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Tree nuts, soy, and wheat

44
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Which of the following most accurately depicts the expected relative magnitudes of quantities associated with there parameters?

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EAR < RDA < UL

45
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Amino Acids contain

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A carboxyl group, an amino acid group, a dispensable group, and an indispensable group

46
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Which of the following does not contain any callories?

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Multivitamin

47
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As of what year was the amount of trans-fat in a food product mandated to be listed on food labels?

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2012

48
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The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, governed by the FDA, prohibits which of the following?

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Interstate commerce of harmful foods, unsanitary slaughterhouses and meat processing plants, and false or misleading labeling of food

49
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What is liberated/released when a peptide bond forms between 2 amino acids

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Water

50
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The water-binding capacity of proteins is an important functional property of protein quality. Proteins can be classified as water-soluble, insoluble, or _______________.

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salt-soluble

51
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When 2 or more food proteins whose amino acid assortments help each other in such a way that the indispensable amino acids limited in or missing form each are supplied by the others, these are known as ______________.

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Clean Label

52
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Food - Anything which when absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract (GI Tract) is capable of providing a source of energy, providing ________________, and supplying regulators for metabolic reactions.

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Materials for Growth

53
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The FDA’s primary job is to enforce what?

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The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

54
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When a company tampers with the standard identity of a food product and adds cheaper ingredients to it in order to make a larger profit, this is an example of what?

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Food adulteration

55
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The indispensable amino acid in shortest supply in a food protein is known as what?

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Limiting/Limited Amino Acid

56
Q

Freestone, semi-free, and Clingstone are categories of which GA commodity?

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Peaches

57
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Sweet’N’Low contains saccharine, which is an example of what?

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Non-calorie Sweetener

58
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Oils from 100% plant sources, unlike those of animal origin, do not contain any of this sterol, ________________ ; which is listed on the nutrition facts panel of every food product, and is associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease.

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Cholesterol

59
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Physical methods, such as mechanical action and temperature changes, and chemical methods, such as an excess of salt addition of pH changes, will cause ______________ to proteins.

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Denaturation

60
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More than 50% of the US peanut crop for domestic consumption is process by industry into this one particular food item: _________________.

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Peanut Butter

61
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Upton Sinclair wrote a book which had a major impact on the US meat-packaging industry. What was this book called?

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The Jungle

62
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GA earned its title “______________” during the 3 decades following the US Civil War. GA is no longer the #1 in this commodity.

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Peach State

63
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What is the estimate of the maximum amount of a vitamin or mineral a person can consume before experiencing negative side effects?

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Upper Limit (UL)

64
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What is the principle nitrogen excretion product of metabolism that is sent to the kidneys by the liver for excretion?

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Urea

65
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In 1990, what was named as GA’s official state vegetable?

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Vidalia Onion

66
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This fruit crop brought GA a Farm Gate Vale of roughly $450 million in 2021. What is it?

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Blueberries

67
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The obesity epidemic falls under what category? This is one of the major food product trends presently driving “food research and development.”

A

Health and Wellness

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