Fruit and vegetable products

Name the orange coloring agent or dye allowed in the production of oranges? What is the food dye allowed to dye the skin of oranges?

Citrus Red 2

Clementine botanical name?

Citrus reticulata [Rutaceae (Citrus)]

Tangerine botanical name?

Citrus tangerina [Rutaceae (Citrus)]

What is the stage of fruit ripening associated with increased ethylene production and a rise in cellular respiration?

climacteric

What is the difference between a climacteric fruit and a non-climacteric fruit?

Climacteric fruits continue to ripen after harvest, non-climacteric fruits do not

Which spice is associated with eugenol, kaempferol, and rhamnetin as sources of flavor and is known to have anti-inflammatory activity? Eugenol is the active pungent component of what spice?

Cloves

What are the three spices or herbs that contain the essential oil eugenol?

Cloves, cinnamon, and sage

To slow the deterioration process of fruits what gas is added to the storage environment?

CO2

Coconut palm botanical name?

Cocos nucifera

Arabica coffee botanical name?

Coffea arabica

What problem may arise when potato tubers are taken from cold storage and immediately processed?

Cold sweetening caused by Maillard browning

How do you determine whether an orange is ripe?

Color, texture, weight, and aroma. A ripe orange should be a bright, vibrant color, firm but yielding to gentle pressure, heavy for its size, and have a sweet, citrusy aroma

With respect to food flavor, what are potentiators?

Compounds that enhance or accentuate existing flavor

what variety of grape is the unfermented grape products industry in the US based on?

Concord

Green Vegetables turn dull "olive green" or brown in thermal processing due to what chemical reaction?

conversion of chlorophyll to the pheophytin due to loss of the magnesium in the structure. (Heat causes a magnesium atom at the center of each chlorophyll molecule to detach and be replaced by hydrogen atoms. This chemical change in chlorophyll molecules changes their bright green color to a dull gray-green.)

What metal can cause an abnormal green color in vegetables?

Copper

What is the second generation source of Beta-Carotene in golden rice after?

Corn

What two vegetables are combined in succotash?

Corn and beans

What fruit naturally contains benzoic acid?

Cranberries

What are the cropping technique involves the systematic sequencing of various crops in a field to help in insect control and soil fertility?

Crop Rotation