Quiz on Food Chemistry and Nutrition | Food Technology Quiz

1. Kwashiorkar disease is caused due to the deficiency of
Lysine
Protein
Vitamin K
Unsaturated fatty acids

2.Which of the following carbohydrates is not classified as dietary fiber?
Agar
Pectin
Tapioca starch
Sodium alginate

3. Among the following animal foods, the fat content is least in
beef
pork
lamb flesh
chicken meat

4. The enzyme that hydrolyzes starch to maltose is
alpha amylase
beta amylase
glucoamylase
cyclodextrin glucanotransferase

5.Re-association of amylose and formation of crystalline structure upon coolong of the cooked starch solution is termed as
denaturation
synersis
gelatinisation
retrogradation

6. Which of the following statement is not true in case of oxidative rancidity of fatty acids?
Peroxides and hydroperoxides are formed during auto oxidation
Auto-oxidation is complex chain reaction
the reaction is brought about by an enzyme, called lipase
The final breakdown products of auto oxidation are aldehydes, ketones and alcohols

7.Cellulose, the structural polysaccharide of plant is a polymer of
Beta-D-glucose
alpha-D-glucose
Beta-D-galactose
alpha-D-galacturonic acid

8. The enyme that hydrolyzes starch to maltose is
Beta-D-glucose
beta amylase
glucoamylase
cyclodextrin glucanotransferase

9.Yeast is not used in the manufaturing of
wine
toddy
baking soda
Penicillin

10. Amanita, apoisonous fungus is a
puffball
toad stool
bracket fungus
mushroom

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