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Study Guide Seasonings



Matching
 
 
Read each description carefully. Match each description with the correct key term. Use each term only once. Check your answers before turning in your paper.
a.
Seasonings
f.
Zest
b.
Flavor enhancers
g.
Pith
c.
Flavorings
h.
Herbs
d.
Extracts
i.
Spices
e.
Pepper
j.
Blends
 

1. 

The most widely used spice.
 

2. 

Ingredients that actually change the natural flavor of the foods.
 

3. 

Obtained from the bark, buds, fruits, roots, seeds, or stems of plants and trees.
 

4. 

Concentrated flavors.
 

5. 

A combination of herbs, spices, and seeds.
 

6. 

The rind of a citrus fruit.
 

7. 

These increase the way you perceive the food’s flavor without changing the actual flavor.
 

8. 

The white membrane of a citrus fruit.
 

9. 

The leaves and stems of plants that grow in temperate climates.
 

10. 

Ingredients that enhance without changing the natural flavor of food.
 
 
Read each description carefully. Match each description with the correct key term. Use each term only once. Check your answers before turning in your paper.
a.
Sensory perception
f.
Opaque
b.
Sensory properties
g.
Pigments
c.
Receptors
h.
Savory
d.
Stimuli
i.
Nerve endings
e.
Translucent
j.
Sensory evaluation
 

11. 

Stimulating and full of flavor.
 

12. 

The chemicals that give vegetables their color.
 

13. 

Sensors that reside just below the skin throughout the mouth and nose and are responsible for detecting flavors.
 

14. 

Groups of cells.
 

15. 

Clear.
 

16. 

Systematic tasting of food.
 

17. 

How a person’s ears, eyes, nose, mouth, and skin detect and evaluate the environment.
 

18. 

Cloudy.
 

19. 

Things that cause an activity or response.
 

20. 

Color and appearance, flavor, and texture.
 



 
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