Gruits and Vegtables Flashcards

1
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Healthy Eating Plate

A

image of a plate to advertise nutrition

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2
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Vegetarian

A

no meat

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3
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Vegan

A

No animal produces

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4
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What a food pyramids purpose

A

To help navigate how much of what to eat based on what diet you have (No restrictions, vegan)

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5
Q

Fruit

A

A part of a
plant that contains one or
more matured ovaries

plants with seeds, (Beans,

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6
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what is a Vegetables

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Derived from various parts of the plant

no seeds
have roots, leaves, stems
Culinary term
Generally eaten with main course

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7
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Why should we care about Cultivars?

A

Different cultivars have different properties and composition

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8
Q

what type is Corn?

A

fruit, vegetable, whole grain

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9
Q

Glutamate

A

amino acid

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10
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Definition of cultivar

A

Any variety produced by horticultural or
agricultural techniques
Not normally found in natural populations

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11
Q

Is Vitamin B water soluble?

A

yes

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12
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What is vitamin B useful for?

A

cell metabolism, helps enzyme functions

Synthesis of red blood cells
Transports O2/nutrients

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13
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What is Vitamin C soluble in?

A

water

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14
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What does vitamin C do?

A

Tissue growth and repair

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15
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Fat soluble vitamins

A

A, E, K

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16
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What does Vitamin A help with?

A

Immune system

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17
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What does Vitamin E help with?

A

antioxidant
Immune function

18
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What does Vitamin K help with?

A

protein synthesis
Blood clots

19
Q

what is a Phytonutrients? An list 2 important ones.

A

pigments in fruits & vegetables

Polyphenolics: concentrated in the leaf tissue of plants.
Ex. strawberry, grape

Carotenoids: produce red, orange, and yellow color in fruits and vegetables.
Ex. carrot, tomato

20
Q

Quality factors of vegetables

A

Pigments
Texture
Color
Nutrition
Flavor

21
Q

what is Glutamate?

A

amino acid

22
Q

True of false?
Amino acids play a very important role in flavors

A

True

23
Q

Types of dry fruits

A

Legumes: “bean pod”
splitting along two seams (beans)

Nuts: Large, one-seeded fruit
with very hard pericarp (hazelnuts)

24
Q

Types of freshly fruits

A

1.Berries - Entire pericarp is fleshy, may be
one or many seeded (ex. tomato)

  1. Hesperidium - Berry with a leathery rind
    and parchment-like partitions between sections (orange)
  2. Pepo - Berry with a hard, thick rind; typical
    fruit of the gourd family (pumpkin)
  3. Drupe - Fleshy fruit with hard inner layer
    surrounding the seed (cherries)
  4. Pomes - Ovary or core surrounded by
    edible, fleshy receptacle tissue that is
    really not part of the pericarp (apples)
25
Q

T/F
is a Brazil nut a nut?

A

False this is a nut in a culinary sense but not a botanical sense

26
Q

blueberries are…

A

berries

27
Q

peaches are…

A

drupe

28
Q

Appels are…

A

pomes

29
Q

Apricots are…

A

drupes

30
Q

Oranges are…

A

Hesperidium

31
Q

Papayas are…

A

berries

32
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Guavas are…

A

berries

33
Q

Grean beans are…

A

legumes

34
Q

Watermelons are…

A

berries

35
Q

Pineapples are…

A

Aggregate and Multiple fruits

36
Q

Strawberries are..

A

Aggregated fruit/ multiple

37
Q

Bannas are…

A

berries

38
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Berries definition & Example

A

1Entire pericarp is fleshy, may be
one or many seeded (ex. tomato)

39
Q

Hesperidium definition and example

A

Berry with a leathery rind
and parchment-like partitions between sections (orange)

40
Q

pepo definition & example

A

Pepo - Berry with a hard, thick rind; typical
fruit of the gourd family (pumpkin/squash)

41
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Drupe definition and example

A

Drupe - Fleshy fruit with hard inner layer
surrounding the seed (cherries)

42
Q

pomes definition & example

A

Pomes - Ovary or core surrounded by
edible, fleshy receptacle tissue that is
really not part of the pericarp (apples)