Food Engineering Questions and Answers – Food Additives

This set of Food Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Food Additives”.

1. A substance intentionally added that preserves flavour and improves taste is called _____
a) Food additive
b) Food adulterant
c) Food contaminant
d) Food material
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2. Which of the following is NOT a function of a food additive _____
a) To maintain product consistency
b) Maintain nutritive value
c) Controlling acidity/alkalinity
d) None of the mentioned
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3. Statement 1: Stabilizers, Emulsifiers are certain examples of food additives.
Statement 2: Antioxidant is a class of food additive.
a) True, False
b) True, True
c) False, False
d) False, True
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4. Statement 1: Food additives are divided into direct and indirect types.
Statement 2: Direct food additives become a part of the food during packaging. These are in trace amounts.
a) True, False
b) True, True
c) False, False
d) False, True
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5. What is “carryover” principle?
a) Additives added in the raw materials are not present in the final products
b) Antioxidant added to oil is present in all oil based products made from it
c) All of the mentioned
d) None of the mentioned
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6. What are Sequestrants?
a) They are added to keep the food stable
b) Form a complex ion with metals like copper, iron etc
c) Added for color
d) They keep the food oxidized
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7. _____ help in maintaining/controlling the acidic/alkaline changes during food processing and hence maintain flavor and stability.
a) Buffering agents
b) Sequestrants
c) Anti-caking agents
d) Anti-foaming agents
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8. Statement 1: In control of yeast in industries, baking soda is added (which is sodium bicarbonate) react with an acid which is externally added to release carbon-di-oxide which escapes.
Statement 2: Baking soda is a leavening agent. It is an additive.
a) True, False
b) True, True
c) False, False
d) False, True
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9. Statement 1: Preservatives are food additives.
Statement 2: Sweeteners consist of calorie, low-calorie and non-calorie sweeteners.
a) True, False
b) True, True
c) False, False
d) False, True
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10. Which sentence is untrue?
a) GRAS stands for ‘generally recognized as safe’
b) Boric acid has been banned
c) High levels of MSG leads to ‘Chinese Restaurant Syndrome’
d) Food additives need not be numbered or labelled
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11. Statement 1: All food additives are carcinogenic.
Statement 2: Food additives must be avoided as far as possible.
a) True, False
b) True, True
c) False, False
d) False, True
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