Understanding Food Amy Brown Chapter 2: Chemistry of Food Composition Quiz

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Raffinose and stachyose are the two most common carbohydrate oligosaccharides.

True (A)

Oligosaccharides are commonly used as cariogenic bulking agents in low-calorie diet foods.

False (B)

Fiber is classified as a digestible polysaccharide.

False (B)

Water is the simplest nutrient.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The boiling point is the temperature at which a heated liquid begins to freeze and changes to a solid.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The minerals in water determine whether it is hard or soft water.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Enriched foods have had nutrients added that were not present in the original food.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

An antioxidant is an unstable molecule that can damage cells.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Dominant pigments found in most plants are carotenoids (orange-yellow), chlorophyll (green), and flavonoids (blue, cream, red).

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flavor compounds are classified by food scientists according to shiny, glossy, opaque, and translucent categories.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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