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Food-Info Quiz

What do you know about food (science) ?

Try also our new food sudoku !

Test yourself in this self-grading quiz with 10 questions, updated every two months ! This is the quiz of September-October 2008..
All answers can be found on Food-Info.net !

 

1) What is anethole ?
An aroma component.
A thickening agent.
An emulsifier
A sweetener.

2) Tea comes from which plant ?
Coffea thea
Ibex paraquayensis
Camelia sinensis
Camelis japonica

3) Which type of pasta is this ?


Radiatori
Gemellli
Dischi
Gigli



4) Gluten intolerant people can eat ?
rye
wheat
bulgur
buckwheat

5) The barcode country identification 45 is from ?
Germany
France
Japan
Brazil

6) Where does coffee origianlly come from ?
Saudi Arabia
Jemen
Somalia
Ethiopia

7) Fenugreek is an essential spice in ?
Curry
Pasta
Herbes de Provence
Cajun spices

8) The Biological Value of foods is based on which main nutrient ?
carbohydrates
fats
protein
dietary fibres

9) Carotenoids are popular food colours. In which natural product(s) do they mainly occur ?
grapes
meat
oranges
beetroot

10) What is the name for health-improving bacteria added to our food (like in dairy products) ?
probiotics
prebiotics
synbiotics
symbiotics

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