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Quiz6 Flashcards

1
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Sterilize food by heating to high temperature to kill all microorganisms and seal

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Canning

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2
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Moderate heat treatment that kills harmful organisms but does not permit long-term storage

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Pasteurization

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Kills some microorganisms and slows growth of others; finite storage because of enzymatic and microorganism action

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Freezing

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Dehydrates microorganisms and the food containing the microorganisms; moisture levels lower than 13%

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Drying

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5
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Used for fish and meats; moisture drawn out and kills microorganisms

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Salting

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6
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Related to fruits, draws out water similar to salting

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Addition of sugar

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7
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Low pH that provides hostile environment for microorganisms; combined with canning usually

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Pickling

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8
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High pressure and pulsed electrical fields are additional ways that commercial food manufacturers preserve food

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Irradiation

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9
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Meats, poultry, fish, fruit, juice, veggies, fluid eggs

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Perishable raw foods

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10
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Blanched veggies, TV dinners, pies, cooked deboned meats, some baked items

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Perishable heated/cooked foods

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11
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Breads, partially baked bread, unheated dough, cheese, butter

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Semi-perishable foods

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12
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Nuts

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Non-perishable

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13
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Limited prep, washing to reduce microbe count, rigid sanitary conditions

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How freezing effects fruits

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14
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Blanched before freezing

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How freezing effects veggies

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15
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Do not require treatment prior to packaging; type of fat influences flavor

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How freezing effects meats

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16
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Fats higher in ___________ FA undergo oxidative rancidity more rapidly

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UNSATURATED

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17
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Sugar or salt must be added to avoid lumpy, gummy character

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How freezing effects eggs

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18
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Better quality when frozen after baking

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How freezing effects breads and quick breads

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19
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Can be frozen before or after baking

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How freezing effects shortened cakes

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20
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Undergo considerable loss of quality during frozen storage; quality of soft meringues is optimized by sugar content of at least 46%

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How freezing effects meringues

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21
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Tend to break and curdle

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How freezing effects salad dressings and other emulsions

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22
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Greater volumes that are baked after; flour (8%) helps minimize loss of volume during

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How freezing effects baked souffles

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23
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Freezing in still air at a temperature between -9F to -22F; produces large crystals

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Sharp freezing

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24
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Forces rigid air between -22F and -49F to circulate at high velocity; finer crystals

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Air-blast freezing

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25
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Placing packages of food in contact with cold shelves or passing liquids thru chilled tube

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Indirect-contact freezing

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26
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Immersing food in low-freezing point or cryogenic liquid

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Immersion freezing

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27
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Rate of death of pathogenic microorganisms over a range of temps

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Thermal death time curve

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28
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pH of food dictates pressure needed
- Low acid (above 4.5) processed in pressure canner
- High acid (below 4.5) canned with water bath canner

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Home canning

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29
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Heat processing of food in containers immersed in water at atmospheric pressure

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Water bath canning

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30
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Clostridium nigrificans present

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Hydrogen sulfide spoilage

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31
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Sugar > lactic acid; bacillus bacteria

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Flat-sour spoilage

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32
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Most dangerous form of spoilage

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Botulism

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33
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Bacteria don’t survive at moisture levels lower than ___

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16%

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34
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Molds can survive unless moisture level is as low as ___

35
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Inactivates enzymes that cause deterioration during storage

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Blanching, sanitizing

36
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Exposes cut fruits to fumes created by burning sulfur flowers

37
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Ascorbic acid or acidic fruit juice can be used to prevent this

38
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Lowest oven setting ~140F is used to minimize browning and achieve a reasonable rate of drying

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Oven drying

39
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Usually have moderate heat and a fan

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Food dehydrators

40
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Adds flavor to fish or ham

41
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Helps form gel structure in jellies and jams

42
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Pectic substance in under-ripe fruits; pectinic acid > pectin; over-ripe fruits have shorter chains of pectic acid and do not make a gel

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Protopectin

43
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Essential to pectin gel formation; 60-65% to achieve firmness and kill microorganisms
Less = rubbery
More = soft, fluid

44
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Uses water; makes food safe and gives extended shelf life during refrigerated storage; ex. salsa, organge juices, fruit, smoothies, applesauce, guacamole, purees, ready-to-eat meats

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High pressure processing

45
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Non-thermal food preservation technology; high voltage, electrical field causes permeabilization of cell membrane

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Pulsed electric field processing

46
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Regulates food additive

47
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GRAS stands for…

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“Generally recognized as safe”
Prior to Jan 1, 1958

48
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International directory of food additives

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Food chemicals code

49
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Established the FDA and defined responsibilities in 1938

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Food Drug and Cosmetic ACt

50
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Required that additives that produced cancer cannot be added to food

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Delaney Clause

51
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Proof of safety for additives is on the shoulders of the food manufacturer

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Food Additives Amendment v Color Additives Amendment

52
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Regulated use of agricultural pesticides; EPA has authority, FDA is enforcement

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Miller Pesticides Amendment

53
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How additives are sanctioned by the FDA

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  • Performs useful function
  • Does not decieve
  • Does not reduce nutritive value substantially
  • Does not accomplish the same result that improved manufacturing techniques could provide
  • Can be measured in the product by a recognized method of analysis
54
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Improves flavor

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benzoyl acetate
inosinate

55
Q

Extend shelf life

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sorbic acid
calcium lactate
calcium proprionate
BHT/BHA

56
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Improve texture

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Lecithin
Gums

57
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Control pH

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Dicalcium phosphate
Benzoic acid

58
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Bleach and mature

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Calcium bromate
Potassium bromide

59
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FSIS

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Food and Safety Inspection Service; shares responsibility of egg, poultry and meat products

60
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Single massive dose; 7 days

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Acute test

61
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3 doses daily for a minimum of 3mo

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Prolonged tests

62
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Same testing; at least one year and often 18mo

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Chronic tests

63
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Plants that grow seasonally; delicate flavor

64
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Seasonings harvest from aromatic edible plants

65
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Herbs and spices that slow microbial growth

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Basil, cloves, rosemary, mustard, cinnamon, garlic, thyme

66
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DSHEA

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Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act; 1994, defines dietary supplements

67
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Product intended for digestion; contains dietary ingredient

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Supplement

68
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May be a vitamin, mineral, herb, or other botanical, AA, concentrate, metabolite, constituent, or extract

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Ingredient

69
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Positive assumption to test logical or empirical consequences

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Hypothesis

70
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Statements that applying research will not make a significant difference

71
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Measured variable

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Dependent variable

72
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Manipulated variable

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Independent variable

73
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Variable not intended to be part of the experiment; needs to be eliminated or controlled prior

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Extraneous variable

74
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Measurement of physical properties of a food by the use of mechanical devices

75
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Evaluation using scoring system based judged using the senses

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Subjective

76
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Analysis of data by describing results in terms of calculations

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Descriptive

77
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Statistical analyses; chi-square, ANOVA, t-test

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Inferential

78
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Measure location of middle or center (mode, median, mean)

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Measures of central tendency

79
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Distribution measures (range mean deviation, standard deviation, etc.)

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Measures of dispersion

80
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Relative position of a score within the total array of scores

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Percentile rank

81
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Measure of dispersion data

82
Q

Square root of variance

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Standard deviation

83
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Two levels of significance…

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0.05 and 0.01

84
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Percentage expression of certainty that the results caused by a variable

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Level of confidence

Experimental Study of Foods (5 decks)

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