Readings

Question 1

% animal-based proteins that is consumed worldwide

Answer 1

40%

Question 2

How many kg of plant-based is required for 1kg

Answer 2

2-15kg

Question 3

Animal protein consumption has

Answer 3

increased

Question 4

% of grains harvested for feed

Answer 4

40-50%

Question 5

Insects that could be used for food

Answer 5

Gryllodus sigillatus, acheta domesticus, aphitobius diaperinus, tenebrio molitor

Question 6

Insects that could be used for feed

Answer 6

Hermetia illucens, larvae of musca domestica, Tenebrio molitor

Question 7

Algae has 2 subcategories. Danger?

Answer 7

Microalgea and seaweed. 2% of 4000 varieties of algae have neurotoxins

Question 8

Types of microalgae that could be eaten

Answer 8

Spirulina and Chlorella. Contain no toxins but can be contaminated

Question 9

Duckweed

Answer 9

Wolffia arrhiza = duckweed traditionally eaten by Thais. Oxalic acid is the only toxic component produced by duckweed (at high levels).

Question 10

Danger with rapeseed

Answer 10

rapeseed can also contain erucic acid

Question 11

Intentional food alduteration

Answer 11

Inclusion of inferior substances having properties similar to foods in which they are added

Question 12

Detection of cane sugar in honey

Answer 12

Optical microscopy. Sclerous rings and parenchyma cells are part of cane sugar.

Question 13

HPLC

Answer 13

Is the most widely used technique. Olive oil, citric juices, jams, tea liqueurs, wines. High performance liquid chromatography

Question 14

Gas chromatography

Answer 14

is used to detect gas volatile organic compounds. Wines of the same region

Question 15

FTIR

Answer 15

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Used for milk

Question 16

NMR

Answer 16

Nuclear magnetic resonance. Used to detect adulterant + give its structure.

Question 17

Real-time PCR

Answer 17

Interspecies and varietal adulteration in coffee + meat in vegetarian foods

Question 18

RAPD

Answer 18

Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD). Low cost molecular marker detection method. Unreliable du to lack of reproductibility

Question 19

Medications in USA

Answer 19

In USA, Medications are approved through a formal data-driven process by the FDA. For medicinal cannabis, the dosage has not been established through such a process.

Question 20

Tendency of cannabis consumption in legalized state

Answer 20

Research shows that the use of edible cannabis is declining in jurisdictions where medicinal cannabis has been legalized. FALSE

Question 21

Edibles vs smoking cannabis

Answer 21

“Edibles avoid the harmful toxins and health risks that come with smoking cannabis” FALSE

Question 22

Scientific proof of medicinal cannabis benefits

Answer 22

Well-controlled clinical studies on the therapeutic effectiveness of cannabis and its constituents are sparse or nonexistent: hence, the scientific evidence for such claims is of low quality TRUE

Question 23

Effects of cannabis on body

Answer 23

Regular cannabis use may have detrimental effects on brain development, psychiatric health and heart health. TRUE

Question 24

Effect of cannabis on mind

Answer 24

65% of medical cannabis users experience severe cannabis-induced behavioral impairment

Question 25

Exposure to cannabis

Answer 25

Unintended exposure to cannabis products increased by 30,3% in jurisdictions where cannabis is legalized.