Carbohydrates

What is the caloric value of aspartame and saccharin per gram?

Aspartame has 4 cal/g, Saccharin has 0 cal/g

Aspartame and Thaumatin are both nonnutritive sweeteners, and both consist of amino acids. What is the difference between the two noncaloric sweeteners?

Aspartame is a dipeptide and Thaumatin is a protein or polypeptide

State the non-caloric sweetener(s) found in Bottled Diet Pepsi.

Aspartame, Ace-K

Which artificial sweetener cannot be consumed by people w/disease known as phenylketonuria?

Aspartame, contains phenylalanine

Which two amino acids is aspartame derived from?

Aspartic Acid and Phenylalanine

Name 2 glycosidic linkages in mixed-linked glucans in oats and barley.

B-1-3 and B-1-4

What makes the backbone and what makes the side chain of arabinoxylans?

Backbone: β-D-Xylopyranose; Side chain: α-L-Arabinofuranose

The prolamin hordein can be found in which cereal grain?

Barley

Name two approved bleaching agents used in flour production.

Benzoyl peroxide, azodicarbonamide, Chlorine and chlorine dioxide

What is the most commonly used chemical for bleaching flour?

Benzyl peroxide

Which polysaccharides in oats provide viscosity and filtration problems in the brewing industry?

Beta glucans

What enzyme hydrolyzes starch into maltose during mashing?

Beta-amylase.

What are beta-glucans?

Beta-glucans are a type of soluble dietary fiber, a complex polysaccharide made of chains of glucose molecules joined together by beta-glycosidic bonds. They primarily consist of β-(1,3) and β-(1,4) bonds, but can also include β-(1,6) bonds in some cases, particularly in fungal and yeast glucans. They are naturally found in the cell walls of various sources like bacteria, fungi, algae, and certain plants, including cereals like oats and barley.

What is the most commonly added synthetic antioxidant in breakfast cereals?

BHT, BHA

What Pentose abundant wood is used to make a non-cariogenic sugar alcohol commonly used in chewing gum?

Birch wood, rich in xylan made up of xylose used to produce xylitol

What is the main ingredient of tortilla azul?

Blue corn masa

What part of the wheat kernel contains most of the fiber?

Bran.

Where does isoamylase attack on amylopectin?

Breaks the alpha 1, 6 bond between two glucose molecules

What is the difference between white and brown sugar besides the color and consistency?

Brown sugar contains molasses.

Which grain does the term 'Kasha' refer to?

Buckwheat