Intro

Question 1

With regard to regulations relevant to food analysis, the FDA

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Administers voluntary grading service for fruit and vegetable products

Question 2

Food Analysis Includes

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Sensory, microbiological, physical (properties), and chemical (and characterization) analysis of food components

Question 3

Which of the following federal agencies in the U.S. administers a voluntary grading service for numerous food products, the specifications for which often require chemical analyses?

Answer 3

USDA

Question 4

Rapid, secondary methods (vs. official, primary methods) of analysis would most likely be used for

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Routine quality control

Question 5

Method selection in food analysis involves consideration of

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objective of assay,
characteristics of method,
validity of method, and
consideration of food composition

Question 6

Proximate composition include the food component

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Protein, total carbohydrate, ash, and moisture

Question 7

Food composition analysis is carried out to

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meet consumers’ demands,
meet governmental requirements,
to determine nutritional benefits, and for quality control

Question 8

The most widely used set of official methods of analysis for foods in general, appropriate for nutrition labeling purposes, is published by

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AOAC International

Question 9

Food Analysis

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Discipline dealing with the development, application and study of analytical procedures for characterizing the properties of foods and their constituents

Question 10

Food analysis includes

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1) Chemical analysis and characterization of food components
2) Physical analysis of food
3) Microbiological analysis
4) Sensory Analysis

Question 11

Reasons for Analyzing Foods

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• Food safety
  *Government Regulations
• Quality Control
• Research & Development