Fruit and vegetable products

Name four factors that contribute to texture of fruits and vegetables.

plant cell walls and intercellular cementing substances, cellulose, pectic substances, proteins, lignin, hemicellulose, water

Name the following peppers in order from mild to hot: jalapeno, habanero, serrano, poblano, chipotle

Poblano: 1000-2000 SHU Serrano: 2000-5000 SHU Jalapeno: 3500-8000 SHU Chipotle: 5000-10k SHU Habanero: 10k-350k SHU

Name four enzymes which contribute to the softening of fruits and vegetables during ripening. Describe their action and whether they increase or decrease during ripening.

polygalacturonases -- Hydrolyze pectic materials; increase cellulases -- hydrolyze cellulose; increase β-galactosidase -- hydrolyze galactans and release galactose; increase pectin methyl esterase -- esterify pectin -COOH groups; decrease

Five fruits/vegetables from the family solanaceae.

Potatoes, tomato, pepper, eggplant, different types of peppers

Name three Zucchini cultivars.

President, Seneca, Gold Rush, Senator, Eight Ball Tigress, Elite

Name 2 sun-dried fruits.

Raisins, tomatoes, apricots, figs

Name 8 types of lettuce used commonly in salads.

Romaine, arugula, Batavia (French crisp or summer crisp), endive, butter lettuce, little gem lettuce, Mache (lambs lettuce), mescalin, mizuna, oak leaf lettuce, purslane, iceberg, radicchio, watercress

Name the three major classifications of vegetables.

Root Vegetables: These are the edible roots of plants. Examples include carrots, beets, and radishes. Leafy Greens: These consist of the edible leaves of plants, such as spinach, lettuce, and kale. Fruit Vegetables: These are botanically fruits but are used as vegetables in culinary contexts. Examples are tomatoes, cucumbers, and bell peppers.

Name three potato cultivars.

Russet Burbank, Yukon Gold, and Red Norland

Name 3 of the top 5 raspberry producing countries.

Russia, Poland, United States, Serbia, Mexico

List the five most expensive spices in order from most to least expensive.

Saffron,Vanilla, Cardamom, Cloves, Cinnamon

Name three cucumber cultivars.

Saladin, Calypso, Carolina, Burpless, Slice Master, Diva, Suyo, Sweet Slice/Success

Put the following 5 crops in order of least to greatest based on total extractable oil percentage by weight. sesame, sunflower, soybean, copra, rapeseed

Soybean (14) Sunflower (32) Rapeseed (37) Sesame (50) Copra (62)

Name five types of foodstocks found in the cucurbitaceae family?

Squash, pumpkin, cucumbers, gourds, zucchini

Three species of curcubita produce edible fruit. What are the general names for these edible fruits?

Squash, pumpkin, gourd

What are the spices in Chinese five-spice?

Star anise, Chinese cinnamon, Sichuan pepper, Cloves, Fennel seeds

What are the four female parts of a flower?

Stigma, style, ovary, ovule

Rank the following fruits from highest water percentage to the lowest water percentage: orange, apple, grape, strawberry.

Strawberry 91%> Orange 86% > Apple 85% > Grape 81%

What are the eight vegetables in Campbell’s “V-8” Juice?

tomato, carrot, lettuce, celery, parsley, watercress, spinach, beets (bcclpstw)

Name 3 fruits or veggies that contains lycopene.

tomatoes, watermelon, guava, red/pink grapefruit, papaya, red cabbage, mango