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13.4 Summary of Lesson 13

In this lesson you were introduced to the concepts of functional foods, natural health product and probiotics. A few examples of each category have been provided to solidify the concepts. You have also learned about the regulations pertaining these food products.



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1. Which country led the way in the regulation of functional foods?

Canada
China
Japan
The United States
Korea


2. Which of the following are ways to develop (make/create) functional foods?

By adding vitamins and/or minerals
By adding bioactive ingredients
Produce foods with increased levels of bioactive ingredients through breeding and/or genetic modifications
Produce food with increased levels of bioactive ingredients through processing and/or livestock feeding


3. What type of food is most commonly designed to be a functional food?

Snacks
Desserts
Beverages
Entrees


4. How much probiotic bacteria must be in a food for it to have a physiological effect on the consumer? (cells per ml and at least 100 mL consumed twice per week)

10^4
10^6
10^8
10^10


5. Which one is considered a probiotic bacteria?

Listeria monocytogenes
Lactobacillus acidophilus
Clostridium botulinum
Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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