Which of the following chemicals can be added for sweetening of food
items at cooking temperature and does not provide calories?

1.  Sucrose

2.  Glucose

3.  Aspartame

4.  Sucralose

Subtopic:  Food - Preservatives, Artificial Sweeteners & Antioxidants |
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Which of the following will not enhance the nutritional value of food?

1. Minerals

2. Artificial sweeteners

3. Vitamins

4. Amino acids

Subtopic:  Food - Preservatives, Artificial Sweeteners & Antioxidants |
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Assertion: All chemicals added to food items are called food preservatives.

Reason: All these chemicals increase the nutritive value of the food.

1.  Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason does not explain assertion.

2.  Assertion and reason both are correct and reason explains the assertion.

3.  Both assertion and reason are wrong statements.

4.  Assertion is the correct statement reason is the wrong statement.

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Given below are two statements: 

Assertion (A): Preservative is added to food items.
Reason (R): Preservatives inhibit the growth of microorganisms.

1. Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason does not explain assertion.
2. Assertion and reason both are correct and reason explains the assertion.
3. Both assertion and reason are wrong statements.
4. Assertion is the correct statement reason is the wrong statement.

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Given below are two statements: 

Assertion (A): Artificial sweeteners are added to the food to control the intake of calories.
Reason (R): -Most artificial sweeteners are inert and do not metabolize in the body.


 

1. Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason does not explain assertion.
2. Assertion and reason both are correct and reason explains the assertion.
3. Assertion is the correct statement reason is the wrong statement.
4. Assertion is the wrong statement reason is the correct statement.-

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Which of the following are not used as food preservatives?

(a) Table salt

(b) Sodium hydrogen carbonate

(c) Sodium Carbonate

(d) Benzoic acid

Choose the correct option

1. (a, b)

2. (a, d)

3. (b, c)

4. (b, d)

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