Chemistry of food quiz

Table sugar is which type of sugar?

• Fructose

• Glucose

• Galactose

• Sucrose

Regular coffee, tea, and soda all contain which stimulant?

• Caffeine

• Theobromine

• Sucrose

• Theophylline

Sodium bicarbonate is commonly used in cooking as:

• Alum

• Baking Soda

• Baking Powder

• Cream of Tartar

A tomato gets its red color from

• Beta Carotene

• Lycopene

• Fructose

• Limonene

Leafy vegetables get most of their green color from:

• Carotene

• Mitochondria

• Chlorophyll

• Xanthophyll

The bubbles in champagne and soda are:

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

Hot peppers get their heat from:

• Acetic acid

• Lycopene

• Capsaicin

• Sulfuric Acid

Table salt is which chemical?

• Iodine

• Sodium Bicarbonate

• Potassium Chloride

• Sodium Chloride

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

• Acetic Acid

• Nitric Acid

• Hydrochloric Acid

• Sulfuric Acid

Which one of the following groups of chemicals is not a food nutrient?:

• Proteins

• Enzymes

• Carbohydrates

• Vitamins