General Knowledge
This is the study of the nature of food, the causes of deterioration, the principles underlying food processing, and the improvement of foods for the consuming public.
What is Food Science?
This means the freedom from accidents.
What is safety?
These 5 things are commonly associated with food science and help you during sensory analysis.
What are the 5 senses?
This is the first step in the scientific method and is what sparks the idea for an experiment.
What is Observe and Wonder?
There are these many nutrients in food.
What is 6? - Don't forget about water!
This is a person or organization that uses a commodity or service.
What is a commodity?
This safety technique decreases the spread of germs and other microorganisms by using warm water and soap.
What is hand washing?
This is the interaction of food and/or drink in a person's mouth.
What is mouthfeel?
This step in the Scientific Method answers your experimental questions.
What is the hypothesis?
This is an organic dye that demonstrates through color change the presence of a substance within a solution.
What is an indicator?
A consumer utilizes this tool, that requires all 5 senses, to determine if they prefer a food.
What is sensory analysis?
This refers to all the safety equipment you should wear while in the lab.
What is PPE? (Personal Protective Equipment)
These two senses are the most used in Food Science.
What are taste and smell?
This step in the scientific method is when you can state if your hypothesis was confirmed, supported, or rejected.
What is the conclusion?
This nutrient is the building block for amino acids and is indicated by Biuret Reagent.
What is protein?
This food processing technique utilized aluminum cans that let food stay fresh longer.
What is canning?
This is the first step that should happen if there is an accident in the lab.
What is tell the teacher?
This sense refers to the crunchiness of food.
What is hearing?
This allows scientist to properly inquire about the world around them and design experiments to test questions.
What is the Scientific Method?
This nutrient uses iodine as its indicator and turns blue/purple when the iodine reacts with it.
What is a complex carbohydrate?
This food processing technique is named after Louis Pasteur and allows dairy products and eggs to be safe to eat.
What is pasteurization?
You should never put this on a grease fire.
What is water?
This is the 5th, and most newly discovered, type of taste. It comes from a Japanese word meaning "pleasant, savory taste".
What is Umami?
Data that is numbers is referred to as this type of data.
What is Quantitative Data?
This indicator can have multiple color changes depending on the amount of simple sugar, also known as dextrose, that is present in a sample.
What is Benedict Solution?