Commodity Regulations CDFA exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Maturity of fuji apples: What is the % soluble solids indi-
A. 12.0
cate maturity?
When testing maturity of granny smith apples, you look
B. a reading of 2.5 from the starch test
for:
What is the tolerance for Broccoli? B. 10% by weight
Which of the following are not a grade of asparagus? D. medium
What is a defect of cauliflower? B. rot penetrating or damaging the curd
Celery shall be free from which of the following defects? A. pink rot
Shriveling in corn is an indication of what? B. over maturity
What is used to determine the ripeness of table grapes? C. refractometer
What is the only tool used to extract juice from navel
C. citrus press
oranges?
Which of the following is a defect of table grapes? A. waterberry
What is the minimum sample size for 5 bins (not tons) of
A. 10 (the highest number)
watermelons?
Maturity standards for black , red cherries: A. solid, light colors
What is the tolerance for asparagus? B. 10% by count
Which of these is not an oflcial grade of apples? C. US commercial
Limb rub: what size indicates, "appreciably damage" in
B. 3/4"
apples?
Which of the following is NOT a defect of apples? C. seed stem
Which of the following is not a listed defect in artichokes? D. over maturity
Globe artichokes shall be: A. tightly packed
What does "fairly well formed" mean? B. slightly abnormal shaped
, A. 6
The Decay of Lettuce Wrapper leaves is considered a de-
fect when?
** or D. none of the above, if 6 is not an option**
Which of the following is a defect of avocados? B. rancidity
Apricot maturity: what is used to indicate this? C. both inside and outside colors
Which of the following are NOT an avocado variety? A. bartlett
Which of the following is a consumer package? C. a 10 lb bag of apples
Which of the following is used for testing maturity of
B. Pycnometer
(some citrus fruits, can't remember the names though)?
What do you issue to someone who wants to ship
the damaged produce to a plant where they will be B. disposal notice
processed. You issue:
Whose responsibility is to ensure that the produce arrives
B. oflcer at destination
at its destination or is disposed of?
If apple variety is not known, what statement shall appear
B. unknown variety
on the box?
Which of these is a scorable defect in apricot? B. insect injury penetrating edible portions
Broccoli is over mature when: C. 4 or more are open
True/False: A leaker refers to an egg with crack in the
True
shell/membranes with contents exuding or free to exude.
True/False: Candling refers to the use of transmitted light
True
to examine the inside of an egg.
B. 85% & 15% at origin
What is the tolerance for grade AA eggs?
C. 80% & 20% at destination
You have taken a sample size of 200 eggs: 100 from each
B. 1 to 10 cases
of 2 cases. The amount of cases you are examining is?
CORRECT Answers
Maturity of fuji apples: What is the % soluble solids indi-
A. 12.0
cate maturity?
When testing maturity of granny smith apples, you look
B. a reading of 2.5 from the starch test
for:
What is the tolerance for Broccoli? B. 10% by weight
Which of the following are not a grade of asparagus? D. medium
What is a defect of cauliflower? B. rot penetrating or damaging the curd
Celery shall be free from which of the following defects? A. pink rot
Shriveling in corn is an indication of what? B. over maturity
What is used to determine the ripeness of table grapes? C. refractometer
What is the only tool used to extract juice from navel
C. citrus press
oranges?
Which of the following is a defect of table grapes? A. waterberry
What is the minimum sample size for 5 bins (not tons) of
A. 10 (the highest number)
watermelons?
Maturity standards for black , red cherries: A. solid, light colors
What is the tolerance for asparagus? B. 10% by count
Which of these is not an oflcial grade of apples? C. US commercial
Limb rub: what size indicates, "appreciably damage" in
B. 3/4"
apples?
Which of the following is NOT a defect of apples? C. seed stem
Which of the following is not a listed defect in artichokes? D. over maturity
Globe artichokes shall be: A. tightly packed
What does "fairly well formed" mean? B. slightly abnormal shaped
, A. 6
The Decay of Lettuce Wrapper leaves is considered a de-
fect when?
** or D. none of the above, if 6 is not an option**
Which of the following is a defect of avocados? B. rancidity
Apricot maturity: what is used to indicate this? C. both inside and outside colors
Which of the following are NOT an avocado variety? A. bartlett
Which of the following is a consumer package? C. a 10 lb bag of apples
Which of the following is used for testing maturity of
B. Pycnometer
(some citrus fruits, can't remember the names though)?
What do you issue to someone who wants to ship
the damaged produce to a plant where they will be B. disposal notice
processed. You issue:
Whose responsibility is to ensure that the produce arrives
B. oflcer at destination
at its destination or is disposed of?
If apple variety is not known, what statement shall appear
B. unknown variety
on the box?
Which of these is a scorable defect in apricot? B. insect injury penetrating edible portions
Broccoli is over mature when: C. 4 or more are open
True/False: A leaker refers to an egg with crack in the
True
shell/membranes with contents exuding or free to exude.
True/False: Candling refers to the use of transmitted light
True
to examine the inside of an egg.
B. 85% & 15% at origin
What is the tolerance for grade AA eggs?
C. 80% & 20% at destination
You have taken a sample size of 200 eggs: 100 from each
B. 1 to 10 cases
of 2 cases. The amount of cases you are examining is?
