The Primary Functions of Starch in Food Preparation Include Serving

question 32

Multiple Choice

The primary functions of starch in food preparation include serving:

• A) as an edible film.
• B) as a sweetener source.
• C) as a thickening and gelling agent.
• D) as a leavening agent.
• E) all of the above

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Definitions:

Kruskal-Wallis Test

A nonparametric statistical test that assesses whether there are significant differences between two or more groups of an independent variable on a continuous or ordinal dependent variable.

Null Hypothesis

A default position that there is no difference or effect, used in statistics as a starting point for testing.

Distribution

Describes the way values of a variable or set of variables are spread or dispersed across possible values or ranges.

H Statistic

A test statistic used in non-parametric tests that compares the ranks of observations across multiple groups to assess the equality of their distributions.