Quiz One Questions

Question 1

List three macronutrients, two micronutrients, and two phytonutrients in grapefruit in grapefruit.

Answer 1

Macro: carbohydrates, water, and protein
Micro: ascorbic acid and citric acid
Phyto: bergamottim and lycopene

Question 2

What are the objectives of food analysis?

Answer 2

Analyze major and minor components of food - important for nutrition labeling, testing the quality/safety of the food, and checking process stability

Question 3

What is the codex alimentarius? Which international organizations are involved in developing this?

Answer 3

The codex alimentarius is the handbook that contains standards of identity for all foods and government regulations. The organization involved are the FTC and the USDC

Question 4

Define attribute sampling and variable sampling.

Answer 4

Attribute: determines the presence of the of a certain characteristic
Variable: determines how much of that characteristic is present

Question 5

What organization is responsible for advertising related to food?

Answer 5

FTC

Question 6

A researcher fed animals that contain no bacteria in the gut with an apple rich diet. He analyzed for pectin metabolites in the feces. Which metabolites will he not find and why?

Answer 6

He will not find propionic acid, butyric acid, and acetic acid. There will be no simple carbohydrates or proteins because the animal cannot break them down without the help of bacteria

Question 7

Approximately, how many cells are there in a human being and how many gut bacteria resides in the human gut?

Answer 7

There are approximately 10 trillion cells in a human being and 100 billion cells within the human gut