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Food Science

Quiz: What do you know about the toxins in fruits and vegetables?

Test your knowledge of the toxic compounds in the plants that we eat

by Andy Brunning, special to C&EN
January 26, 2021

 

 

Before you take our quiz on toxins in fruits and vegetables, make sure you check out our Periodic Graphic for some helpful hints.

Which family of compounds causes minor stomach poisoning if present in high concentrations in gourds and squashes?
What is the name given to the poisoning caused by cucurbitacins in gourds and squashes?
Phytohemagglutinin in uncooked red kidney beans can make people sick. How many hemagglutination units (a measure of phytohemagglutinin content) does one uncooked red kidney bean contain?
Furanocourmarins can cause skin to blister when exposed to sunlight. In which of the following vegetables are they found?
Which of the following alkaloid poisons is found in green potatoes?
High levels of which of the following acids are sometimes blamed for the toxicity of rhubarb leaves?
Which family of glycosides have also been linked to rhubarb leaf toxicity?

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