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Carbohydrates

Discover Carbohydrates: 455 flashcards with questions and answers.

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Sciences / Chemistry
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Card 221

Question

In which season do you plant winter wheat?

Answer

Fall

Card 222

Question

What is Cream of Wheat made of?

Answer

Farina

Card 223

Question

What is miso?

Answer

Fermented soybean paste

Card 224

Question

What is the difference between Fischer and Haworth projections of carbohydrates?

Answer

Fischer projections are straight chains, while Haworth projections are cyclical

Card 225

Question

What is levulose, a common monosaccharide found abundantly in honey, saps, and fruits, more commonly known as?

Answer

Fructose

Card 226

Question

What is the monomeric foundation of inulin?

Answer

Fructose

Card 227

Question

What ketohexose is most significant to food chemists?

Answer

Fructose

Card 228

Question

Why does honey lose its sweetness w/increasing temp?

Answer

Fructose is found either as pyranose or furanose; increasing the temp shifts the equilibrium toward the furanose form (which is less sweet)

Card 229

Question

What is the primary monosaccharide found in honey?

Answer

Fructose.

Card 230

Question

What is the monomer of the biological polymer pectin?

Answer

Galacturonic acid

Card 231

Question

What is the process in which starch granules absorb water, swell, rupture, and release starch molecules to associate into a matrix?

Answer

Gelatinization

Card 232

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What is the technical term for the process in which starches absorb water and swell when heated, leading to increased viscosity?

Answer

Gelatinization

Card 233

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What is the term for the process where starches absorb water and swell when heated, leading to increased viscosity in sauces and baked goods?

Answer

Gelatinization

Card 234

Question

From what part of the corn kernel does corn oil come from?

Answer

Germ

Card 235

Question

What hormone stimulates enzyme production in barley?

Answer

Gibberellic acid/ Gibberellin

Card 236

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Which wheat protein is responsible for celiac disease?

Answer

Gliadin

Card 237

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What are the two proteins that function in wheat gluten formation?

Answer

Gliadin (prolamine) and glutenin (glutelin)

Card 238

Question

What are the main proteins found in wheat?

Answer

Gliadin, glutenin

Card 239

Question

What 3 monosaccharides make up raffinose?

Answer

Glucose, galactose, fructose

Card 240

Question

What are the three most common food monosaccharides?

Answer

Glucose, Galatose, and Fructose

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