Extra Flashcards
Grenadine was originally made with sugar water and what juice?
Pomegranate
Traditional Greek yogurt production requires what step and removal of what milk component
Straining or concentration; whey (and/or lactose)
A Scottish dish that consists of the heart, liver, and lungs of a sheep and boiled in the stomach of the animal is called what?
Haggis
This Chinese delicacy is made from saliva of the male white-nest or black-nest swiflet.
Bird’s Nest Soup
In 2009, the microwave was approved for what process by the FDA?
sterilization of low acid foods in hermetic containers
What was the name of the two brothers who owned the first McDonalds and where was the restaurant located?
Dick and Maurice McDonald; San Bernadino, California
This Filipino dessert dish contains such unusual ingredients as kidney beans, garbanzo beans, purple yams, and plantains
Halo Halo (pronounced “hollow hollow”)
What is the purpose of adding sodium aluminum sulfate or potassium aluminum sulfate to pickles?
Improve crispness and firmness
Which of the following is a non-climacteric fruit? A. Avocado, B. Grapefruit, C. Banana, D. Mango
B. Grapefruit
The IFT award, first given in 2004, that honors a member for development of industry/government/academia cooperative organizations was named after what Rutgers University Food Microbiologist?
Dr. Myron Solberg
The formation of metmyoglobin can occur when myoglobin undergoes oxidation which converts the iron atom to what state?
Ferric (Fe+3)
For what product did Clarence Birdseye develop a rapid freezing system?
Fish
How many species of Salmonella are recognized at this time and what are they?
2; enterica AND bongori
Guillain-Barré Syndrome is a sequela most associated with what foodborne pathogenic bacteria?
Campylobacter jejuni
The BRC Global Standards for Food Safety are currently used by some companies in the food industry. What does “BRC” stand for AND what is the standard related to?
British Retail Consortium; third party audits or certifications
For what city is the Norwalk virus named?
Norwalk, Ohio
From what gram-negative bacterium was Taq polymerase first isolated?
Thermus aquaticus
What polyene macrolide antibiotic is used to prevent mold growth on cheese AND what microorganism produces it?
Natamycin; Streptomyces natalensis
SNPs (“snips”) are DNA sequence variations that occur when a single nucleotide in the genome sequence is altered? What does SNP stand for?
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms
There have been several reports of this bacterial foodborne gastroenteritis caused by consumption or handling of the ethnic food chitterlings.
Yersinia enterocolitica
Gliadin of wheat and zein of corn and are what type of proteins?
Prolamine
What are three conditions necessary to allow growth of lactic acid bacteria and production of successful vegetable fermentations:
Low temperature, Establishment of anaerobic conditions via Air exclusion, Salt addition
What are the three of the five stages of getting a chicken to the processing plant?
Breeder flock; Pullet farm; Breeder farm; Hatchery; Broiler Farm
What are two viruses commonly used as surrogates for human norovirus and why are they used?
Feline calicivirus and Murine Norovirus (Tulane virus is acceptable); because human norovirus cannot be cultivated in tissue culture (or in the lab)
What are the four steps in risk assessment modeling?
- hazard identification, 2. exposure assessment, 3. hazard characterization, 4. risk characterization
Name five each of climacteric and nonclimacteric fruitsClimacteric:
Climacteric: Apple, Apricot, Avocado, Banana, Breadfruit, Fig, Guava, Mango, Papaya, Passion fruit, Peach, Pear, Plum Sapote, Tomato, Watermelon. Nonclimacteric: Blueberry, Cacao, Cherry, Cucumber, Grape, Grapefruit, Lemon, Litchi, Melon, Olive, Orange, Pineapple, Strawberry, Tamarillo
What are the three main parts of a grain or kernel?
Bran, Endosperm and Germ
In the amyloplasts of cereals, starch granules are present as: a. Simple, b. Compound, c. Both
c. Both
What enzyme is responsible for starch synthesis?
Starch synthase (Granule bound and soluble)
Name a starch debranching enzyme.
Pullulanase or isoamylase
Name the prolamine and glutelin proteins in wheat, corn and barley.
Wheat - Gliadin and Glutenin; Corn - Zein and Zeanin; Barley - Hordein and Hordenin
What is the difference in Kcal between high fructose corn syrup and sucrose?
None; they are the same
What is the malo-lactic fermentation, what microorganism carries it out and what is its purpose?
A. Fermentation of malate to lactate and carbon dioxide; B. Oenococcus oenos; C. to reduce the acidity of wine
The most common thickening agent in most sauces is “roux”? What are the three types of roux?
White, Blond, Brown
Batonnet, Tournée, Julienne and Chiffonade are what?
Knife cuts used in culinary preparation
What is the “ullage” in a bottle of wine?
The air space in the top of the bottle.
What is the difference between an herb and a spice?
Spice: Is the fruit of the plant. Spices are the berries, fruits, flowers, bark, seeds, and roots of plants or trees; Herb: Is the leafy part of the plant: leaves, stems, buds, or flowers.
A traditional cake made in New Orleans around Mardi Gras with a small plastic baby in the center is called what?
King Cake