NUSC 3272 Final Exam correctly
answered to pass
What does cut fruit need in order to prevent it from browning at room temperature? - correct
answer ✔✔Needs oil or acid
-ex. lemon or pineapple juice
What fruit should not be stored at room temperature? What fruit should not be washed before
storing? - correct answer ✔✔Apples- do not store room temperature
Berries- do not wash beforehand (will grow mold)
What apples are good for all purposes? - correct answer ✔✔-Golden Delicious
-Fuji
-Johnathan
Is it better to use fresh or dried orange peel in recipes? What part should be avoided? - correct
answer ✔✔Better to use fresh- oil is in the fresh fruit, which is where all the flavor is
Avoid the white pith- very bitter
What type of orange is best for eating? - correct answer ✔✔Mandarins (tangerines,
clementines most common)
-not too sweet or bitter
What is a pomelo? - correct answer ✔✔-"Asian grapefruit"
,-largest citrus fruit
-thick skin
-sweeter than grapefruit
What is the best way to dry fruit and why? - correct answer ✔✔Freeze Drying (chilled below
zero, then water evaporated)
-retains the majority of nutrients/phenols/ antioxidants (<10% loss)
-heat dried and cold storage do lose nutrients
What is often added during heat processing? - correct answer ✔✔-added sugar or fat (banana
chips)
-sulfur dioxide to preserve color
-vitamin C
What is the largest berry in North America? - correct answer ✔✔Persimmons (crunchy texture,
eat raw or cooked pureed- looks like tomato)
Why don't you want to cook vegetables with baking soda? - correct answer ✔✔Keeps the color
of vegetables, but it destroys the vitamin C (better to steam or oven roast)
How should greens be cleaned? - correct answer ✔✔-rinse upside down so dirt flows down, put
paper towel around it, place in ziplock bag
How do you reduce the heat of a pepper? - correct answer ✔✔Remove all the seeds (wearing
gloves!)
What is the heat scale that peppers are measured on? - correct answer ✔✔Scolville Heat Scale
(measures capsaician, which gives peppers heat)
, What percent of milkfat are in whole milk, reduced fat, and low fat milks? What about
cream/heavy cream, buttermilk, and sweetened condensed? - correct answer ✔✔Whole- 2.25%
Reduced fat- 2%
Low fat- 1%
Cream- >18%
Buttermilk- 0-1%
Sweetened Condensed- 8%
Some places have 0.5% milk
How do you whip cream? What do you need to be careful of? - correct answer ✔✔Need cold
and high fat content
Cream absorbs food flavors, do not store near onions or garlic
What percent milkfat is butter? Does it have a high or low smoke point? - correct answer
✔✔80%, low smoke point
What is the problem with calcium carbonate added to alternative milks? - correct answer
✔✔Causes constipation, GI problems
*look for calcium phosphate, or calcium citrate instead*
What alternative milk is most similar to cow's milk in nutrients? - correct answer ✔✔Pea milk
What is a problem encountered with a lot of alternative milks? - correct answer ✔✔Protein
content low, added sugar, price
answered to pass
What does cut fruit need in order to prevent it from browning at room temperature? - correct
answer ✔✔Needs oil or acid
-ex. lemon or pineapple juice
What fruit should not be stored at room temperature? What fruit should not be washed before
storing? - correct answer ✔✔Apples- do not store room temperature
Berries- do not wash beforehand (will grow mold)
What apples are good for all purposes? - correct answer ✔✔-Golden Delicious
-Fuji
-Johnathan
Is it better to use fresh or dried orange peel in recipes? What part should be avoided? - correct
answer ✔✔Better to use fresh- oil is in the fresh fruit, which is where all the flavor is
Avoid the white pith- very bitter
What type of orange is best for eating? - correct answer ✔✔Mandarins (tangerines,
clementines most common)
-not too sweet or bitter
What is a pomelo? - correct answer ✔✔-"Asian grapefruit"
,-largest citrus fruit
-thick skin
-sweeter than grapefruit
What is the best way to dry fruit and why? - correct answer ✔✔Freeze Drying (chilled below
zero, then water evaporated)
-retains the majority of nutrients/phenols/ antioxidants (<10% loss)
-heat dried and cold storage do lose nutrients
What is often added during heat processing? - correct answer ✔✔-added sugar or fat (banana
chips)
-sulfur dioxide to preserve color
-vitamin C
What is the largest berry in North America? - correct answer ✔✔Persimmons (crunchy texture,
eat raw or cooked pureed- looks like tomato)
Why don't you want to cook vegetables with baking soda? - correct answer ✔✔Keeps the color
of vegetables, but it destroys the vitamin C (better to steam or oven roast)
How should greens be cleaned? - correct answer ✔✔-rinse upside down so dirt flows down, put
paper towel around it, place in ziplock bag
How do you reduce the heat of a pepper? - correct answer ✔✔Remove all the seeds (wearing
gloves!)
What is the heat scale that peppers are measured on? - correct answer ✔✔Scolville Heat Scale
(measures capsaician, which gives peppers heat)
, What percent of milkfat are in whole milk, reduced fat, and low fat milks? What about
cream/heavy cream, buttermilk, and sweetened condensed? - correct answer ✔✔Whole- 2.25%
Reduced fat- 2%
Low fat- 1%
Cream- >18%
Buttermilk- 0-1%
Sweetened Condensed- 8%
Some places have 0.5% milk
How do you whip cream? What do you need to be careful of? - correct answer ✔✔Need cold
and high fat content
Cream absorbs food flavors, do not store near onions or garlic
What percent milkfat is butter? Does it have a high or low smoke point? - correct answer
✔✔80%, low smoke point
What is the problem with calcium carbonate added to alternative milks? - correct answer
✔✔Causes constipation, GI problems
*look for calcium phosphate, or calcium citrate instead*
What alternative milk is most similar to cow's milk in nutrients? - correct answer ✔✔Pea milk
What is a problem encountered with a lot of alternative milks? - correct answer ✔✔Protein
content low, added sugar, price
