consumers

Question 1

short vs. long sarcomeres

Answer 1

long is less tender

Question 2

what is an example of a locomotor muscle

Answer 2

chuck

Question 3

what color should cattle meat be

Answer 3

cherry red

Question 4

what color should pork meat be

Answer 4

pink

Question 5

what color should lamb meat be

Answer 5

light red

Question 6

why does the meat turn purple after death

Answer 6

the pH lowers, and there is a lack of oxygen

Question 7

what is the ideal pH of meat

Answer 7

5.6

Question 8

why does pH drop after death

Answer 8

lactic acid content

Question 9

T or F: muscle color is unrelated to level of pH

Answer 9

False, muscle color is directly related to level of pH

Question 10

natural vs. organic

Answer 10

natural does not need to meet any specific requirements whereas to be labeled organic the entire process of raising and slaughtering the animal must follow approved methods

Question 11

color of grass fed animal fat

Answer 11

yellow

Question 12

color of grain fed animal fat

Answer 12

white

Question 13

volatile fatty acid produced from grass feeding

Answer 13

acetate

Question 14

volatile fatty acid produced from grain feeding

Answer 14

propanol

Question 15

HACCP

Answer 15

hazard analysis and critical control points
created by NASA
identifies physical, chemical, and biological hazards in food products

Question 16

7 principles of HACCP

Answer 16

-conduct a hazard analysis
-identify critical control points
-establish critical limits for each control point
-establish control point monitoring requirements
-establish corrective reactions
-verification
-record keeping

Question 17

ante mortem

Answer 17

before death

Question 18

post mortem

Answer 18

after death