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Carbohydrates

Discover Carbohydrates: 455 flashcards with questions and answers.

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Sciences / Chemistry
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Card 301

Question

What are the % moisture, % CHO, % protein, and % fat of corn grain?

Answer

Moisture: 10-13, Carbohydrate: 70-87, Protein: 6-13, Fat: 4

Card 302

Question

What are the % moisture, % CHO, % protein, and % fat found in rice on the average?

Answer

Moisture: 11, Carbohydrate: 80, Protein: 8, Fat: 2

Card 303

Question

What is the % moisture, % CHO, % protein, and % fat found in the average wheat?

Answer

Moisture: 12, Carbohydrate: 70, Protein: 12, Fat: 2

Card 304

Question

What is the Luo Han Guo fruit more commonly known as?

Answer

Monkfruit

Card 305

Question

Compounds that consist of one molecule of fatty acid esterified to a glycerol are called?

Answer

Monoglycerides

Card 306

Question

What is a single sugar unit called?

Answer

Monosaccharide

Card 307

Question

The transformation of glucofuranose to glucopyranose is defined as what?

Answer

Mutarotation

Card 308

Question

What are the 2 monosaccharides that make up peptidoglycan in bacteria?

Answer

N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) and N-acetylmuramic acid (MurNAc)

Card 309

Question

What is the name of long chain plant waxes that are typically composed of odd carbon length?

Answer

N-alkanes

Card 310

Question

Name the artificial sweetener derived from orange peels.

Answer

Naringin dihydrochalcone (a flavone glycoside)

Card 311

Question

What artificial sweetener does the number E961 refer to?

Answer

Neotame

Card 312

Question

Name 2 grains that contains Beta-glucans.

Answer

Oats, barley, wheat, rye, and rice (Oats and barley have a significant amount)

Card 313

Question

What type of oil is consumed the most around the world?

Answer

Palm oil/Soybean oil

Card 314

Question

Which American crop has the nickname "goobers"?

Answer

Peanuts

Card 315

Question

The main carbohydrates found in the middle lamella of plant cells are?

Answer

Pectic substances

Card 316

Question

What is the primary plant structural carbohydrate that acts as the intercellular "cement," often responsible for fruit and vegetable firmness?

Answer

Pectin

Card 317

Question

Soluble polymers of anhydro-galacturonic acid and its esters are called ___.

Answer

Pectins

Card 318

Question

An important group of non-starch polysaccharides that contributes to the baking quality of rye flour is what?

Answer

Pentosans (particularly arabinoxylans)

Card 319

Question

What is the latin name for beans?

Answer

Phaseolus vulgaris

Card 320

Question

What are the gums that are naturally found in soybean oil, and how are they removed?

Answer

Phospholipids; removed by adding water to the oil and allowing centrifugation to separate the gum.

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