EXAM Fruits Extras

Question 1

What are 3 nutrients found in fruit?

Answer 1

Vitamins A and C
Carbohydrate
High water content

Question 2

Quality considerations when buying fruit

Answer 2

Fruits in season because it’ll have better flavour and nutritional value

Plump, soft, no bruises

Question 3

Quality considerations when storing fruit

Answer 3

Should be stored in room temperatures but fruit such as avocado ripens faster in a paper bag

Question 4

Explain enzymatic browning in apples

Answer 4

Can occur during the preparation of fruits. When cut or peels fruit is exposed to the oxygen in the air causing the fruit to brown. Made evident when cut Apple is left on preparation bench for few minutes

Question 5

Role of pectin in Jam making

Answer 5

Pectin is a polysaccharide found in cell walls of fruit. Released on cooking and reacts with sugar and acids to form the gel in jams.