Saturday, June 23, 2012

Foodies

Foods 
1. This vegetable is said to be the least nutritious when it is eaten raw. Name it.

2. True or false: All Champagnes are made from the grape juice and grape skin of green, gold or yellowish colored grapes.

3. Kopi Luwak, or civet coffee, is the most expensive coffee in the world and has been known to sell for between $120 and $600 U.S. dollars per pound. Unlike coffee beans, which grow on trees, the Kopi Luwak is harvested in this unusual manner. Name it.

4. These are the top 8 food allergens in the United States. Name them.

5. This unusual tree nut is in the top five food allergens in India, where it is a common food source. Name it.

6. The fruit of this plant comes in a variety of colors when ripe, including yellow, purple and red and is made up of 75 percent water and 25 percent dry matter. Name the fruit.

7. The absence or lack of this important nutrient can lead to goiter and thyroid problems. Name the element.

8. Garlic plants can be grown year round in mild climates and are grown globally. However, this country is by far the largest producer of garlic in the world. Name the country.

9. This popular food is actually a stem or, in botanical terms, a tuber. Name it.

10. This vegetable has twice as much Vitamin C as an orange and is also a good source of iron, calcium and vitamin A. Name it
 
Andy Seamans and Dawn Seamans-Shook

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  1. Answers

    1. Spinach

    2. False: They can also be made from just the juice (not the skin) of select red grapes.

    3. Kopi Luwak are coffee beans that come from Civet (a cat-sized mammal) feces. The animals gorge on ripe berries and excrete the partially digested beans, which are then harvested for sale.

    4. Milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, soy and wheat.

    5. Coconut.

    6. Banana.

    7. Iodine.

    8. China.

    9. The potato.

    10. Broccoli.

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