Cysteine, cystine and methionine are which kind of amino acids?
Correct answer B. Sulphur-containing
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Food Technology MCQs
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By what chemical name is vitamin C known?
Correct answer D. Ascorbic acid
What does a deficiency of folic acid cause?
Correct answer B. Anaemia
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Deficiency of which vitamin causes beriberi?
Correct answer D. Vitamin B1
Which of these vitamins acts as an antioxidant?
Correct answer D. Vitamin E
Cholesterol is the natural precursor of which vitamin?
Correct answer B. Vitamin D
On which country’s food laws are the food laws of Commonwealth countries, including Pakistan, based?
Correct answer D. British food laws
Who is known as the father of canning?
Correct answer C. Nicolas Appert
How are meat, fruit and vegetables classified as foods?
Correct answer A. Complex food
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What is cane sugar called chemically?
Correct answer C. Sucrose
What are all the treatments given to a foodstuff from washing until the point of consumption called?
Correct answer B. Food processing
Roughly what percentage of world food production is estimated to be lost?
Correct answer B. 25
From which sense does the main sensory stimulus for food arise?
Correct answer C. Smell
In which food component do deamination, oxidation, polymerisation and decarboxylation occur during irradiation?
Correct answer A. Protein
What percentage of acetic acid does natural vinegar typically contain?
Correct answer A. 4%
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces carlsbergensis are common yeasts used in which process?
Correct answer A. Alcoholic fermentation
In which industry are Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus used as lactic acid fermenters?
Correct answer C. Dairy industry
Which fruit is wine traditionally made from?
Correct answer D. Grapes
Which type of fermentation is used in making leavened bread and alcoholic drinks?
Correct answer B. Alcoholic fermentation
Into which food category do yoghurt, cheese and pickles fall?
Correct answer B. Fermented food