STATE FOOD SAFETY TEST FOR UTAH
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Getting enough of this vitamin (also called ascorbic acid) will help
prevent scurvy.
Answer: Vitamin C
◉ This vitamin will help prevent night blindness and poor eyesight.
Answer: Vitamin A
◉ This mineral helps to prevent osteoporosis.
Answer: Calcium
◉ This vitamin can help prevent neural tube defects like spina
bifida.
Answer: Folate (a B vitamin)
◉ This vitamin helps your blood clot normally.
Answer: Vitamin K
,◉ Anemia may be prevented by getting enough of this mineral.
Answer: Iron
◉ Three things that destroy nutrients in fruits and vegetables.
Answer: heat, air, water
◉ Oxidation occurs when cut fruit is exposed to.
Answer: air
◉ What is one advantage of buying fruits in season.
Answer: Less expensive
◉ Two ways to preserve nutrients in fruits and vegetables during
cooking.
Answer: Steam, microwave
◉ What foods contain the most salt/sodium?.
Answer: Processed foods, bread products
◉ What kinds of vitamins need to be replaced daily.
Answer: water soluble
, ◉ What do vitamins ADEK need to dissolve in the body.
Answer: Fat
◉ What types of vitamins does water carry in the body.
Answer: B and C Vitamins
◉ Function of water is to regulate body temperature.
Answer: True
◉ How many calories per gram do proteins provide.
Answer: 4
◉ What is the main function of proteins.
Answer: build and repair body tissues
◉ The building blocks of protein.
Answer: amino acids
◉ The number of essential amino acids.
Answer: 9
◉ What plant food has complete proteins.
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Getting enough of this vitamin (also called ascorbic acid) will help
prevent scurvy.
Answer: Vitamin C
◉ This vitamin will help prevent night blindness and poor eyesight.
Answer: Vitamin A
◉ This mineral helps to prevent osteoporosis.
Answer: Calcium
◉ This vitamin can help prevent neural tube defects like spina
bifida.
Answer: Folate (a B vitamin)
◉ This vitamin helps your blood clot normally.
Answer: Vitamin K
,◉ Anemia may be prevented by getting enough of this mineral.
Answer: Iron
◉ Three things that destroy nutrients in fruits and vegetables.
Answer: heat, air, water
◉ Oxidation occurs when cut fruit is exposed to.
Answer: air
◉ What is one advantage of buying fruits in season.
Answer: Less expensive
◉ Two ways to preserve nutrients in fruits and vegetables during
cooking.
Answer: Steam, microwave
◉ What foods contain the most salt/sodium?.
Answer: Processed foods, bread products
◉ What kinds of vitamins need to be replaced daily.
Answer: water soluble
, ◉ What do vitamins ADEK need to dissolve in the body.
Answer: Fat
◉ What types of vitamins does water carry in the body.
Answer: B and C Vitamins
◉ Function of water is to regulate body temperature.
Answer: True
◉ How many calories per gram do proteins provide.
Answer: 4
◉ What is the main function of proteins.
Answer: build and repair body tissues
◉ The building blocks of protein.
Answer: amino acids
◉ The number of essential amino acids.
Answer: 9
◉ What plant food has complete proteins.
