Kitchen claims worth checking.
Ten food facts, with no cooking contest attached.
Ten questions, with the answers explained. Try them in your head, then open each answer when you're ready.
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White chocolate contains cocoa butter.
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True
White chocolate uses cocoa butter, though it does not contain the cocoa solids that color dark chocolate.
QUESTION 2 / 10
A peanut is a botanical tree nut.
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False
Peanuts are legumes. Their pods develop underground rather than on a tree.
QUESTION 3 / 10
Nutmeg and mace come from the same fruit.
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True
Nutmeg is the seed kernel, while mace comes from the lacy covering around the seed.
QUESTION 4 / 10
Saffron is collected from a flower's stigmas.
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True
The dried stigmas of the saffron crocus are the spice.
QUESTION 5 / 10
All peppercorn colors come from entirely different plant species.
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False
Black, white, and green peppercorns can come from the same species, processed at different stages or in different ways.
QUESTION 6 / 10
Gelatin traditionally comes from plant starch.
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False
Traditional gelatin is derived from animal collagen. Agar is a different, seaweed-derived gelling ingredient.
QUESTION 7 / 10
Vanilla flavoring originally came from an orchid.
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True
Vanilla pods are the fruits of orchids in the genus Vanilla.
QUESTION 8 / 10
Brown sugar can be made by adding molasses to white sugar.
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True
Some brown sugar is made this way; the molasses supplies color and flavor.
QUESTION 9 / 10
An omelet is normally made primarily from flour.
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False
Eggs are the main ingredient in an omelet.
QUESTION 10 / 10
Traditional mustard can be made from ground mustard seeds.
- True
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True
Ground mustard seeds are mixed with liquid and other ingredients to make prepared mustard.