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Food Additives

Authored by Sarah Hogan

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12th Grade

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Food Additives
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which food additive matches the description: Important for taste as well as to influence how other substances in the food function e.g. an acidic food can retard the growth of some microorganisms.

Additives

Acidity Regulators

Humectants

Colours

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which food additive matches the description: Reduce the tendency of individual food particles to stick together and improve flowing characteristics e.g. seasoning with added anti-caking agent doesn’t clump together.

Antioxidants

Colours

Anti-caking agent

Bulking agent

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which description matches the additive: Increase the volume of food; e.g. sugar often contributes to the volume of lollies

Bulking agent

Whitening agent

Artificial sweetener

Bleaching agent

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which additive matches the description: Retard or prevent the oxidative deterioration of foods; e.g. in fats and oils, rancid flavours can develop when exposed to oxygen - these additives prevent this.

Colours

Firming agents

Humectants

Antioxidants

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which additive matches the description: Used to whiten foods.

Bleaching agents

Whitening agents

Flavouring

Colours

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which additive matches the description: Improve the existing flavour or aroma of a food without imparting any flavour of their own.

Colours

Flavouring

Flavour enhancers

Humectants

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which additive matches the description: Reduce moisture loss in foods; glycerine may be added to icing to prevent it from drying out.

Also used to absorb moisture from the atmosphere to avoid foods from becoming unpalatable.

Mineral Salts

Humectants

Thickeners

Preservatives

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