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You can tell if food has gone bad simply by smelling it.

True
False

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You don't have to refrigerate pasteurized milk.

True
False

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Nope, sorry. 😢

Which stimulant is present in coffee, tea and coca cola?

Caffeine
Theophylline
Theobromine

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Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

Honey discovered in ancient Egyptian tombs within the last century is still edible and unspoiled.

True
False

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A tomato gets its red color from .....

Beta Carotene
Lycopene
Fructose

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That was incorrect.

Leafy vegetables get most of their green color from .....

Chlorophyll
Carotene
Xanthophyll

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Hot peppers get their heat from .......

Sulfuric acid
Acetic acid
Capsaicin

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When you chop onions, your eyes can burn because a chemical reaction produces ........

Sulfuric Acid
Nitric Acid
Hydrochloric Acid

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Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

Which is the primary protein in traditional marshmallows?

Gelatin
Whey
Casein

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What happens to a food when it undergoes a Maillard reaction?

It freezes
It solidifies
It turns brown

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Which of these foods gets its flavor from microorganisms?

Chocolate
Cheese

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What is gluten?

Fat
Protein
Starch

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That was incorrect.

Seeds from square watermelons produce a square watermelon.

False
True

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That was incorrect.

What term describes food where an ingredient — such as a vitamin or mineral — has been added for dietary purposes only?

Homogenized
Pasteurized
Fortified

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People will pay more for coffee in a firm cup than they will for the exact same coffee in a flimsy cup.

True
False

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Which type of sugar is table sugar?

Fructose
Galactose
Sucrose

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Nope, sorry. 😢

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