Week2-Course1

Question 1

True or false : Most employment in quebec in food science is concentrated in the Montreal

Answer 1

True : 65% of jobs are in the metropolitan area

Question 2

T or F : In Quebec, larger companies provide 43.5% of all jobs in the food processing sector.

Answer 2

T

Question 3

T or F : In Quebec most food processing companies are larger companies

Answer 3

Most food processing companies are small and medium-sized businesses

Question 4

What is the largest dairy cooperative in Canada?

Answer 4

Agropur

Question 5

Complete : In Canada and the U.S., spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages consumed at home accounts for ___% of personal household expenditures.

Answer 5

10

Question 6

What is food freedom day?

Answer 6

is in the 1st week of February: by this date, the average Canadian has earned enough money to pay for his or her food for the entire year.

Question 7

What are the major contributing factors in food cost? (3)

Answer 7

1. Advance agricultural practices
2. Advanced food preservation and processing technologies
3. Very efficient distribution networks

Question 8

in 1940 one farmer was capable of feeding ____ Now in 2006, 1 farmer can feed ____

Answer 8

12

200

Question 9

In the 60’s personal household expenditures spent ____ of their average income on food

Answer 9

20%

Question 10

What are the downsides of increased production efficiency

Answer 10

Environmental issues (either due to extensive use of pesticides or extensive use of fertilizers)

Question 11

In the developing world, post-production losses of agricultural products are often >50% due to (3) :

Answer 11

1. Pests
2. No refrigeration
3. no preservation technology

Question 12

What are the 4 sectors of food industry

Answer 12

1-production
2-processing
3-distribution
4-marketing

Question 13

Witch food industry sector produce the most job related to food science

Answer 13

Processing sector

Question 14

Witch food industry sector relates to this sentence : Involves variety selection, cultivation, harvest and some bulk
pre-processing and storage

Answer 14

Production

Question 15

Witch food industry sector relates to this sentence : converts raw materials (usually a basic commodity) into consumable or preserved food products

Answer 15

Processing sector

Question 16

Give an example of a raw commodity that can be processed into multiple products

Answer 16

Milk

Question 17

Witch food industry sector relates to this sentence : consists of wholesale, retail and food service operations

Answer 17

Distributor

Question 18

In 2012, the online food market in both the U.S. and Europe was less than ____ of total food sales.

Answer 18

0.3%

Question 19

T of F : Food retail is a low-profit/item business

Answer 19

T

Question 20

Give three type of allied industry

Answer 20

1- packaging industry
2-Specialty chemicals/functional ingredients
3-Equipment manufacturers

Question 21

Give some key demographic changes affecting the food industry in recent decades

Answer 21

1-Aging population
2-More women in work force
3-More ethnic diversity
4-Changes in disposable income 
5-Higher levels of education
6-More nutritional/medical awareness 
7-Smaller household size

Question 22

Complete the following : new products fail ___ of the time.

Answer 22

~95%

Question 23

Complete the following : ____ is essential to remaining competitive and maintaining or expanding market share.

Answer 23

product development

Question 24

Industries that produce packaging materials and manufacturing equipment for the food industry are referred to as ___

Answer 24

allied industries

Question 25

Food product development is more scientific or more artistic ?

Answer 25

A science

Question 26

Complete : ____ is the analysis of the taste, smell, sound, feel, and appearance of food

Answer 26

Sensory evaluation

Question 27

Name 4 factors that influences the food likes and dislikes

Answer 27

1. Physical 2. Psychological 3. Cultural 4. Environmental

Question 28

What is a taste bias ?

Answer 28

It is a like or dislike that is linked to past positive or negative experiences

Question 29

Name 3 sensory characteristic of food products

Answer 29

Flavor Appearance Texture

Question 30

Complete : flavor is the combined effect of ___ and ___

Answer 30

taste | aroma

Question 31

What is chewiness

Answer 31

the ability to slide without breaking

Question 32

What is graininess

Answer 32

the size of the particles

Question 33

What is brittleness

Answer 33

how easily a food breaks apart

Question 34

What is firmness

Answer 34

food’s resistance to pressure

Question 35

What is consistency

Answer 35

the thinness or thickness

Question 36

What are the two steps of sensory evaluation?

Answer 36

Taste test panel by trained panelist and after made by consumers

Question 37

Name 3 factors that you need to control during the sensory evaluation

Answer 37

1. Influence from other teters 2. Environmental factors 3. Psychological biases

Question 38

T or F : Food scientists evaluate the human factors affecting consumer food choices

Answer 38

True, it is called sensory evaluation of food