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Food analysis

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Card 61

Question

A technique that separates readable pattern of DNA fragment is A. Genetic engineering B. Recombinant DNA C. Gel electrophoresis

Answer

C. Gel electrophoresis

Card 62

Question

Balancing cost, speed, and ease of use, which rapid quality control for syrup is used by the industry? a. forced draft oven b. reflux distillation c. hydrometer d. NIR

Answer

c. Hydrometer

Card 63

Question

Absorbtivity is a proportionality constant dependent on: A. molecular properties of species, B. Wavelength, C. Chemical Environment, or D. All of the above?

Answer

D. All of the Above

Card 64

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Which of the following is a response surface experimental design? A. Plackett–Burman design B. Full factorial C. Simplex Centroid D. Box-Behnken

Answer

D. Box-Behnken

Card 65

Question

Which of the following can be an official method of analysis or an AOAC method for certain food matrices: A. Dumas, B. Soxhlet, C. Karl Fischer Titration, D. Muffle Furnace Dry Ashing, or E. All of the above?

Answer

E. All of the Above

Card 66

Question

Which of the following is NOT a method used to determine the fat content of a food: A. Soxhlet extraction, B. Mojonnier extraction, C. Goldfish method, D. Karl Fischer

Answer

Karl Fischer

Card 67

Question

The type of chromatography used to separate color pigments is A) GC, B) Thin layer, C) HPLC and D) Paper

Answer

Paper

Card 68

Question

Which one of the followin values would give you the most information about the melting properites and mouthfeel of fats? a. Oil stability index b. Solid fat index c. IV d. Cloud point

Answer

Solid fat content

Card 69

Question

What is the logarithm of 1?

Answer

0

Card 70

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What is the general nitrogen to protein conversion factor used in Kjeldahl method?

Answer

6.25

Card 71

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If the temperature of a solution is -40°F, what will be its temperature in °C?

Answer

-40 °C.

Card 72

Question

Explain 'Ghost peaks' in chromatography.

Answer

"Ghost peaks" are unexpected or unexplained peaks in a chromatogram that do not correspond to any known analyte. They may be caused by: Contamination (from solvents, columns, or glassware), Carryover from previous injections, Degradation of compounds or reagents, Mobile phase impurities or instrumental artifacts

Card 73

Question

What is the unit of transmittance in spectrophotometry?

Answer

% T (percent Transmittence)

Card 74

Question

If you take 20 ml of .1 M NaOH to titrate 40 mL of an HCl solution to the phenolphthalein end point what is the molarity of the HCl solution?

Answer

0.05 M HCl

Card 75

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If a solution of ascorbic acid obeys Beer's Law and a 1 M solution gives an optical density of 0.75, what will be the optical density of a 2 M solution?

Answer

1.5 absorbance units

Card 76

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What is the molarity of 40% w/v NaOH solution?

Answer

10 M

Card 77

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How many meters is 1 Angstrom?

Answer

10^-10 meters

Card 78

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How much time must pass after a new analytical method has been published in the Journal of AOAC before it is included in the AOAC handbook?

Answer

2 years

Card 79

Question

What is a TTC test? What is it used for?

Answer

2,3,5 triphenyl tetrazolium chloride test, used for detection of antibiotics in milk

Card 80

Question

What is the wavelength range of UV-Vis spectroscopy?

Answer

200-700nm (UV=200-350nm, Vis=350-700)

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