FOOD TECHNOLOGY

INTRODUCTION TO FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD SCIENCE VS FOOD TECHNOLOGY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

When wheat is processed into flour, a loss of some nutrients occurs. To counteract this, companies are required to enrich flour with which of the following nutrients?

A	Niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, folic acid and iron
B	Niacin, thiamin, riboflavin and iron
C	Niacin, thiamin, riboflavin and folic acid
D	Niacin, thiamin, and folic acid

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Enriched flour is flour with specific nutrients returned to it that have been lost while being prepared. These restored nutrients include iron and B vitamins (folic acid, riboflavin, niacin, and thiamine). Calcium may also be supplemented.

Detailed explanation-2: -Background: Folate is a B-vitamin required for DNA synthesis, methylation, and cellular division. Wheat and maize (corn) flour are staple crops consumed widely throughout the world and have been fortified with folic acid in over 80 countries to prevent neural tube defects.

Detailed explanation-3: -Enrichment means that essential missing nutrients that are lost during refinement processing, (such as B vitamins, protein and minerals), are added back into the product.

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