This set of Fruits Processing Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Manufacturing Fruit Beverages and Concentrates”.
1. What are the total soluble solids of fruit syrup?
a) 65%
b) 75%
c) 55%
d) 45%
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Explanation: The total soluble solids of fruit syrup are 65%. Fruit syrups or fruit molasses are concentrated fruit juices used as sweeteners. In modern industrial foods, fruit syrups are often made from a less expensive fruit and used to sweeten more expensive fruits. It is also used to extend their quantity.
2. What are the total soluble solids of fruit juices?
a) 25%
b) 35%
c) 55%
d) 45%
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Explanation: The total soluble solids of fruit juice are 25%. Fruit juices are liquid, non-alcoholic products with certain degree of clarity and viscosity. It is obtained through pressing or breaking up of fruits with or without sugar or carbon dioxide addition.
3. What are the total soluble solids of fruit squash?
a) 20%
b) 30%
c) 50%
d) 40%
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Explanation: The fruit squash should consist of 40% total soluble solids. Squash is a concentrated liquid but is not alcoholic. It is used in beverage manufacture. It is a fruit-flavored made from water, sugar, fruit juice. Squash contains added food flavoring and coloring agents.
4. What are the total soluble solids of fruit beverages?
a) 25%
b) 35%
c) 15%
d) 45%
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Explanation: The fruit beverage should consist of 15% total soluble solids. Fruit beverages are consumed worldwide. The pulp is mixed with ingredients like acids, stabilizers, sugar and preservative. It also consist fruit juice instead of pulp.
5. What are the total soluble solids of fruit drink?
a) 20%
b) 30%
c) 10%
d) 40%
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Explanation: The total soluble solids of fruit squash is 10%. It is a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice. The fruit drink is a sugary solution that contains the color and flavor of the fruit, but not the real fruit juice.
6. How much percentage of fruit juice should be in squash?
a) 25%
b) 30%
c) 15%
d) 40%
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Explanation: A squash should contain 25% of fruit juice. The squashes can contain lots of added sugar and very few nutrients. It is concentrated syrup and is normally a zero alcoholic beverage. Water and sugar are added to the concentrated syrup for consumption.
7. What is the permissible limit for sulfur dioxide in cordial?
a) 350ppm
b) 450ppm
c) 400ppm
d) It is not advisable to add sulfur dioxide
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Explanation: The gas is mainly used to prevent browning in foods, especially in fruits and vegetables. It inhibits the enzyme polyphenol oxidase (PPO). In addition, sulfur dioxide acts as a powerful antimicrobial agent to prevent spoilage by microorganisms.
8. What is the permissible limit for acid in nectar?
a) 3%
b) 4%
c) 5%
d) 2%
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Explanation: Fruit nectars are the diluted fruit juice. It is mixed in with water, additives, sweeteners, and preservatives. It is fruit beverage contains at least 20% of fruit juice and 15% TSS and also 3% acid. It should not be further diluted before serving.
9. What clarifying agents are used in fruit juices?
a) Calcium carbonate
b) Sulphur dioxide
c) Pectin
d) Gelatin
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Explanation: The gelatin is added to the fermentation process. It helps in reducing astringency and improves clarity. It helps speed up the clarification process. It seizes the proteins and other haze forming particulates and helps them settle out faster.
10. Are these statements about the cordial true?
Statement 1: Cordial has total soluble solids of 40%.
Statement 2: Cordial has 25% of fruit juice.
a) True, False
b) True, True
c) False, True
d) False, False
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Explanation: Cordial has total soluble solids of 30%. Cordial has 25% of fruit juice. It is the sparkling clean sweetened fruit juice. The cordial are high in sugar and therefore high in energy. It contains artificial colors and flavors.
11. What is nectar drink?
a) It refers to the juice containing fruit pulps and flesh
b) It refers to the juice containing only fruit pulps
c) It refers to the juice containing only flesh
d) It refers to the juice containing no fruit pulps and no flesh
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Explanation: Nectar juice is made of original fruit pulps or concentrated pulps it is added with sugar and acid agent. It contains a large quantity of fruit pulps, fruit fibers and pectin. As the nectar juice reserve some solid content in fruit peels and pulps, it presents more of the fruit original taste, color and nutrition.
12. What is juice with sparkling water called?
a) Spritzer
b) Squash
c) Nectar
d) Beverage
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Explanation: Juice with sparkling water is called a spritzer. This drink is made from fruit juice and sparkling mineral water. The initial fruit juice is subject to the same regulations as 100% fruit juice. A good quality spritzer has a fruit content of 60%.
13. How much percentage of water is removed in the reconstituted juice manufacturing?
a) 50%
b) 60%
c) 65%
d) 80%
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Explanation: The fruit juice concentrate are used for producing reconstituted fruit juice. The taste is changed from natural fruit juices. The natural fruit juices are manually extracted whereas the reconstituted juices are manufactured with a juicing machine. The juice extracted from machine is heated to remove 80% of its moisture content.
14. Which of the following is not recommended for the preparation of syrups?
a) Invert sugar
b) Fructose
c) Sucrose
d) Sulphur based sugar
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Explanation: Sulphur based sugar is Juice not recommended for the preparation of syrups. Sulphitation is the process of purification of cane juice by employing lime and sulphur dioxide gas. This process generally used for clarification of sugar cane juice in plantation white sugar manufacturing industry.
15. Water, vitamin C is removed during fruit concentration.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: It retains the sugar and calories, but it loses the water, volume, fiber and vitamin C. Fruit juice concentrates, on the other hand have longer shelf life and are easy to pack, store, or transport to geographically far regions.
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