FSHN Exam 1 (New) – Food Science and Human Nutrition – Review Notes and
Practice Material
Give an example of a food quality attribute. - ANS ✔✔flavor
What attribute of food quality is consumer dependent, including appearance, texture and flavor.
- ANS ✔✔subjective attributes
What attribute of food quality is measured quantitatively, including nutritional value and
microbial quality. - ANS ✔✔objective attributes
Sensory attributes include what. - ANS ✔✔appearance, texture, flavor, aroma and taste
Which food has the highest moisture content?
milk
lettuce
oatmeal cottage cheese - ANS ✔✔lettuce
Which of the following would require the greatest input of energy?
a. increasing the temperature of ice from -10C to -9C
b. melting ice to form water
c. increasing the temperature of water from 25C to 26C
d. boiling water to form steam
e. increasing the temperature of steam from 118C to 119C - ANS ✔✔d
, Give an example of a food or food process in which the boiling point or freezing/melting point is
different from pure water. - ANS ✔✔alcohol
Bacteria will grow in foods if the water activity is greater than 0.9. Pick the food below in which
bacteria is most likely to grow.
a. cookies (.30)
b. jam (.75)
c. meat (.95)
d. pepperoni (.87)
e. dried fruit (.60) - ANS ✔✔c
When considering foods, water has all the following functions except:
a. cleansing agent
b. dissolving ang dispersing materials
c. providing energy
d. processing (freezing/drying) - ANS ✔✔c
Under which situation will water boil at the lowest temperature?
a. water boiled at sea level
b. water boiled in denver (high altitude)
c. water boiled with 5% salt at sea level
d. water heated in a pressure cooker - ANS ✔✔b
Practice Material
Give an example of a food quality attribute. - ANS ✔✔flavor
What attribute of food quality is consumer dependent, including appearance, texture and flavor.
- ANS ✔✔subjective attributes
What attribute of food quality is measured quantitatively, including nutritional value and
microbial quality. - ANS ✔✔objective attributes
Sensory attributes include what. - ANS ✔✔appearance, texture, flavor, aroma and taste
Which food has the highest moisture content?
milk
lettuce
oatmeal cottage cheese - ANS ✔✔lettuce
Which of the following would require the greatest input of energy?
a. increasing the temperature of ice from -10C to -9C
b. melting ice to form water
c. increasing the temperature of water from 25C to 26C
d. boiling water to form steam
e. increasing the temperature of steam from 118C to 119C - ANS ✔✔d
, Give an example of a food or food process in which the boiling point or freezing/melting point is
different from pure water. - ANS ✔✔alcohol
Bacteria will grow in foods if the water activity is greater than 0.9. Pick the food below in which
bacteria is most likely to grow.
a. cookies (.30)
b. jam (.75)
c. meat (.95)
d. pepperoni (.87)
e. dried fruit (.60) - ANS ✔✔c
When considering foods, water has all the following functions except:
a. cleansing agent
b. dissolving ang dispersing materials
c. providing energy
d. processing (freezing/drying) - ANS ✔✔c
Under which situation will water boil at the lowest temperature?
a. water boiled at sea level
b. water boiled in denver (high altitude)
c. water boiled with 5% salt at sea level
d. water heated in a pressure cooker - ANS ✔✔b
