BOARD PREP

• Indole Test screens for E. coli by a pink/red ring.
• Citrate Negative results in trace or no growth and no color change.
• Methyl Red Test screens for the ability of an organism to degrade the amino acid tryptophan and produce indole.
• Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is a technique that rapidly amplifies millions of copies of specific DNA sequences for analysis and study.
• IMVIC Series includes Indole Methyl Red Voges Proskauer Citrate, a battery of tests designed to distinguish among members of the family enterobacteriacaea.
• Acetyl Methyl Carbinol (Acetoin) is an intermediate in the production of butylene glycol, detected by Voges Proskauer.
• Citrate Positive results in growth on the slant surface and the medium is an intense Prussian blue.
• S. aureus will turn red in methyl red test if positive and yellow for negative.
• Citrate Utilization Test is used to distinguish between coliforms such as Klebsiella aerogenes which occur naturally in the soil and aquatic environments from fecal coliforms such as Escherichia coli, whose presence would be indicative of fecal contamination.
• Duo-trio test aims to determine if consumers can detect a difference between two products.
• This test forces a relative decision since no two samples may be ranked identically.
• Ranking test does not belong to the difference test since it falls under affective tests and is used to screen superior samples from inferior samples in terms of intensity of the characteristic in question.
• If the significance level was not reached, consumers were not able to reliably detect the change in the raw material.
• Sheila needs to attain representative samples for quantitative affective tests, which are used to measure the consumer responses and preferences based on overall or specific product attributes.
• 1 inch = 0.
• Gates serve as checkpoints or milestones where the progress of the project is reviewed and evaluated.
• The Stage & Gate Model is a New Product Development process designed to ensure the commercial success of a product.
• BMI is calculated by dividing weight by height squared (in m^2), with a minimum weight for a 5’2 height being 61.99 to 62 kg.
• BMI = weight/height in (m)^2.
• This evaluation helps determine whether the project should proceed to the next stage of development, providing critical decision points in the product development process.
• The basis for the recommended energy and nutrient intake in the nutrition label is the values for an adult male, 19 - 29 years old.
• Conceptualization in the Stage & Gate Model involves building a business case and conducting market research to determine whether a generated idea for a product has a potential placement in a market segment or category.
• The Marketing Mix is a set of controllable marketing variables that a company blends to produce the response it wants in the target market, comprised of the product, price, promotion and place.
• 1 foot = 12 inches.
• In the Testing and Validation stage of the Stage & Gate Model, various factors such as consumer acceptability and initial investment costs are reviewed and analyzed prior to deciding to launch a certain product.
• International units shall be used for Vitamins A, D, E.
• Sampling is the process of studying the population by gathering information and analyzing the data.
• IDF 238:2018 - Milk determination of fat content - Acido butyrometric (Gerber Method) - P Value < 0.05 - There is a significant difference between the samples.
• The selection and collection of items of foods, defined in number, size and nature to represent the food under consideration, is a part of sampling.
• Sampling is based on the data where the sample space is enormous.
• Physical operation or removal of the items from lots where necessary is a part of sampling.
• Plant and plant products, fishery products, live animals, meat and poultry products, fertilizers, animal feed and pet food function as an import permit.
• Consolidation and reduction of the collected items to form the portion of analysis is a part of sampling.
• Food standards are used in its generic sense and includes all categories of Codex texts.
• Nutrition facts are not mandatory in food labeling according to codex, but are required by the Philippine FDA.
• Safety issues in frozen meats include the presence of pathogenic microorganisms, lipid oxidation, nutrient degradation and enzymatic activity.
• Polystyrene is a synthetic polymer made from the monomer styrene, known for its clarity, rigidity and brittleness, and is commonly used in the food service industry for disposable items like foam or rigid plastic containers, cups and cutlery.
• Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polyester is one of the most common types of plastic in food packaging, known for its strength, lightweight build and crystal-clear coloring.
• A critical control point (CCP) is determined from a production process flow and is a step where hazards are eliminated or reduced below the critical control limit.
• Alcoholic fermentation is an anaerobic conversion of sugars into ethanol and carbon dioxide.