FCP - Summer 2025 newsletter quiz - Sodium and Taste: A necessity for education and policy

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* 1. Please add your info.

Name:

Academy #:

Email address:

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* 2. Taste is specific to several sensations EXCEPT:

a. Sweet

b. Spicy

c. Umami

d. Bitter

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* 3. Taste buds are regenerated, producing new taste cells, approximately every _____ days.

a. 6-9

b. 9-12

c. 8-10

d. 3-4

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* 4. Sodium can enhance the overall flavor of foods. One way this occurs is through

a. Adding an overriding salty flavor

b. Suppressing adversive sensations

c. Enhancing sweetness

d. Enhancing umami

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* 5. Taste plasticity refers to

a. Physiologic adaptation to consuming foods that are served very hot

b. Physiologic adaptation to consuming foods that are served very cold

c. Physiologic adaptation to consuming foods that have a wide array of textures

d. Physiological adaptation to a diet high in sodium

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* 6. The ability to taste salt can be impacted by all of the following EXCEPT

a. Medication

b. Regenerative rate of taste buds

c. Food pH

d. Salivary production

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* 7. The voluntary sodium reduction released by the FDA was originally published in __ and was updated in _.

a. 2021, 2024

b. 2020, 2023

c. 2021, 2023

d. 2022, 2024

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* 8. A recent study evaluating the sodium content in food categories states that the sodium content in food categories has decreased by an average of ___%.

a. 7

b. 5

c. 12

d. 3

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* 9. Food categories seeing more significant increases in sodium content are

a. Restaurant categories

b. Savory snacks

c. Breads and cereals

d. Luncheon meat and cheeses

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* 10. Salt is added to foods for other reasons EXCEPT

a. Reducing microbial growth

b. Extending shelf life

c. Contributing to color contrast

d. None of the above

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* 11. One new novel strategy used to boost flavor of food is

a. The use of nano-salt particles

b. The use of increased textures

c. The use of enhanced colors and shapes

d. The use of temperature differentiation

FCP - Summer 2025 newsletter quiz - Sodium and Taste: A necessity for education and policy

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* 1. Please add your info.

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* 2. Taste is specific to several sensations EXCEPT:

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* 3. Taste buds are regenerated, producing new taste cells, approximately every _____ days.

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* 4. Sodium can enhance the overall flavor of foods. One way this occurs is through

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* 5. Taste plasticity refers to

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* 6. The ability to taste salt can be impacted by all of the following EXCEPT

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* 7. The voluntary sodium reduction released by the FDA was originally published in ____ and was updated in ___.

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* 8. A recent study evaluating the sodium content in food categories states that the sodium content in food categories has decreased by an average of ___%.

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* 9. Food categories seeing more significant increases in sodium content are

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* 10. Salt is added to foods for other reasons EXCEPT

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* 11. One new novel strategy used to boost flavor of food is

* 7. The voluntary sodium reduction released by the FDA was originally published in __ and was updated in _.