Card 261
Question
Glucose isomerase has been used for more than 30 years by the starch industry for the manufacture of what?
Answer
High fructose syrups
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Card 262
Question
What corn derivative is one of the most commonly used sweetners in the food industry?
Answer
High frutose corn syrup (HFCS)
Card 263
Question
What characterizes waxy maize?
Answer
High percentage of amylopectin
Card 264
Question
Pectin with a 50-58% of the carboxyl groups esterified with methanol is known as what?
Answer
High-methoxyl pectin
Card 265
Question
Why is short-grain rice more sticky than long-grain rice after cooking?
Answer
Higher amylopectin
Card 266
Question
Why is Japanese rice more sticky?
Answer
Higher amylopectin content
Card 267
Question
Name food made from dried maize undergone alkali treatment.
Answer
Hominy
Card 268
Question
With which food product are apiaries associated?
Answer
Honey
Card 269
Question
What changes occur in starch during fruit ripening?
Answer
Hydrolysis to sucrose, fructose, and glucose
Card 270
Question
What does the term dockage mean in cereal processing?
Answer
In grain grading, dockage refers to any material, other than the desired grain, that is readily removable using sieves or cleaning devices. This includes weed seeds, weed stems, chaff, straw, grains other than the primary one, and even underdeveloped or shriveled grains.
Card 271
Question
What is incaparina?
Answer
Incaparina is a protein-rich, low-cost food supplement, particularly for children, made from corn and soy flours, and fortified with vitamins and minerals.
Card 272
Question
Name the top three rice producing countries.
Answer
India, China, Bangladesh
Card 273
Question
What kind of corn has multicolored kernels on the cob?
Answer
Indian corn/Rainbow corn/Glass Gem corn
Card 274
Question
What is the name of the polymer made from fructose and cannot be digested in upper GI tract?
Answer
Inulin
Card 275
Question
How is invert sugar made?
Answer
Inversion of sucrose (hydrolysis of sucrose to glucose and fructose) by citric acid, ascorbic acid, cream of tartar, or lemon juice
Card 276
Question
What five vitamins, minerals, and or elements is flour commonly enriched with?
Answer
Iron and B vitamins (folic acid, riboflavin, niacin, and thiamine).
Card 277
Question
What phytochemical class is mostly abundant in soybeans and have significant physiological contributions?
Answer
Isoflavones
Card 278
Question
What artificial sweetener does the number E953 refer to?
Answer
Isomalt
Card 279
Question
What does chlorine gas do to wheat flour?
Answer
It improves color and bleaching, enhances dough characteristics, and lowers pH.
Card 280
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What company is the world's largest manufacturer of farm equipment?
Answer
John Deere
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