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When bagging groceries it is important to keep fresh fruits and vegetables separate from raw meat to prevent cross contamination?
True
How long should you wash your hands after handling raw meat?
20 seconds
What is the safe internal temperature for cooked pork?
145F
How many minutes should you allow meat to rest before eating?
3 minutes
Why is it important to have a separate cutting board for raw veggies and raw meat?
To prevent cross contamination
Which food borne pathogen is commonly found in the nasal passages and skin of about 25% of healthy people?
Staphylococcus aureus
According to the FDA Food Code, food containing ground beef must be cooked to a minimum of…
155-160F
During preparation, service, and cooling, food should not be held in the danger zone longer than…
4 hours
Symptoms of hemorrhagic colitis and possibly hemolytic uremic syndrome in humans may be caused by eating food contaminated with…
Escherichia coli
If a cooked meat dish that causes illness when eaten by human subjects has been cooled too slowly or held on a steam table at a temperature below 140F for an extended period of time, the causative organism is likely to be…
Clostridium perfringens
What happens to the bacteria that may be in food when the food is frozen?
The bacteria will stop growing or grow slowly, but it will grow again when thawed
What foods are most associated with listeria?
Deli meat, raw milk, and soft cheeses
What range of temperatures is the temperature danger zone?
41-135F
This is an anaerobic bacteria
Clostridium botulinum
Which of the following is NOT a food standard under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938?
Standard of minimum quality
What market regulation establishes what a given food must contain to use a specified name such as mayonnaise?
Standard of Identity
Poor personal hygiene is most often associated with…
Norovirus
The 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act declares that any food prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions is…
Uncertified
A food additive may be classified as GRAS because it…
Is generally recognized as safe for use in food
HAACP is…
A way to assess risks and systematically prevent foodborne illness
Which of the following is NOT required on food labels, according to federal legislation?
Common name of product
Foods often associated with the presence of Salmonellae organisms include…
Poultry, eggs, and produce
Illness caused by Listeria monocytogenes is most likely to occur in…
Pregnant women
What do you use to measure 1 cup of flour?
Dry measuring cup
What do you use to measure 1 cup of milk?
Liquid measuring cup
How many ounces are in a gallon?
128
If you needed ¾ tsp of salt in a recipe, what would you use to measure it accurately?
½ tsp + ¼ tsp
What is the most accurate way to measure 3 tsps. with our standard set of measuring spoon?
1 tbsp
Which piece of large equipment is best in a large kitchen because it is versatile and can sear and brown meats as well as simmer sauces?
Tilt fry pan
What material for knives resists corrosion and sharpens easily?
High carbon stainless steel
Food additives may NOT be added to food products to…
Upgrade poor quality
Two people, one at a high altitude and another at sea level, are boiling potatoes. Assuming that EXCEPT for altitude everything is the same, what is most likely to occur?
The high altitude potatoes will cook faster
Heat or energy that is necessary to bring about a change of physical state is called…
Latent heat
When cooking on a barbeque grill, the method of heat transfer is primarily…
Radiant
A method of dry heat cookery is…
Broiling
The most accurate way of specifying the amount of flour to be used in a recipe is by…
Weight
As compared to conventional ovens, meat cooked in microwaves should be cooked to…
165 degrees throughout
One tbsp equals…
3 tsps
Which statement is accurate?
½ cup equals 8 tbsps
One quart of water is equal to…
4 cups
What is an advantage to using a standardized recipe?
The exact number of servings to be produced will be known
Recipes may be written in various forms. In the descriptive form…
Ingredients are listed in one column, the amounts in a separate column, and the procedure in a third column
Suspensions are mixtures of unlike substances and the solid particles will eventually settle out
True
An oil & vinegar mixture is called…
A suspension
Water or H20 is a polar molecule. What does that mean?
It has both positive and negative sides
To make a colloidal dispersion like mayonnaise, you need to use an egg yolk. The egg yolk is a protein that contains lecithin. Why is lecithin important?
Lecithin in both hydrophobic and hydrophilic
The process to make mayonnaise (colloidal dispersion) is which of the following?
Mix an egg yolk with vinegar and slowly whisk in the oil
An essential fatty acid is…
Linoleic acid
When deep-fat frying foods, fat absorption can be decreased by…
Cooking for as short a period as possible
Hydrogenation is a commercial process whereby…
Unsaturated fats become more saturated
Because of changes taking place during the hydrogenation of fats, in the finished product there may be an increased amount of..
Trans fatty acids
A trans fatty acid…
Has the hydrogen atoms on the opposite sides of a double bond
An irritating substance given off as fat begins to smoke is called…
Acrolein
What is the principle reason that invert sugar is important when making candy?
Controls crystallization
Protein molecules are unique because they include…
Nitrogen
What elements comprise carbohydrates?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
Approximately what percent of the wheat kernel is endosperm?
80 percent
If described as colloidal, then it is…
Intermediate dispersion of particles
What is a key advantage to the use of parboiled or converted rice?
Higher nutrient value
Rice that has had nutrients added to it in a powder on the surface is called…
Enriched rice
Which of the following cereals is usually used in the production of grits?
Corn
The three main ingredients in noodles are…
Flour, water, salt
The part of the grain that is very high in fiber is the…
Bran
What best describes bulgar?
Parboiled and dried wheat
Semolina is…
A flour made from durum wheat
The addition of baking soda to the cooking water of a vegetable such as green beans will result in…
A soft, bright green vegetable
When storing potatoes, the best method is to…
Store at room temperature so the starch content is stable
A potato variety with a “mealy” characteristic is generally especially well suited for preparation…
By baking
What conditions will most likely cause a food with the chlorophyll pigment to become a drab or dull color?
Addition of an acid
What method of cooking cabbage flavored vegetables will result in the most pleasing mild flavor?
Steam until tender crisp with lid partially off the pan
Soy protein can help lower LDL cholesterol
True
Soy protein is considered a high quality protein
True
Soy protein can help in gut microbiome diversity
True
Identify the statement about the nutritional quality of vegetarian diets that is TRUE
Iron status in vegetarians is generally similar to nonvegetarians
Identify the dried pulse that does NOT need to be soaked before cooking
Lentils
The acid in lemon juice will…
Intensify the red color of red or blue fruit juice
Distinct changes occur during the ripening of fruit. Which of the following is NOT one of these changes?
Acidity increases
How can the enzymatic browning of cut fruit be prevented?
Addition of citric acid
How should cooked fruit, such as apples, be prepared if you want the shape to be maintained?
Cook in a water and sugar solution
Dried beans..
May soften in one hour if soaked in water briefly boiled at the start
Is mixing orange juice and cranberry juice for a punch or juice recommended?
No, the color is likely to turn brown
Substances in citrus fruits that are partially responsible for the desirable cloudy appearance and body of their juices are..
Pectin compounds
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