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Food Chemistry

Discover Food Chemistry: 945 flashcards with questions and answers.

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Sciences / Chemistry
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Card 181

Question

What is the molar concentration of disassociated H+ in pure water at 25°C?

Answer

1 x 10^-7 M

Card 182

Question

What is the chemical nomenclature for caffeine?

Answer

1,3,7-trimethylxanthine

Card 183

Question

What is the flour to liquid ratio in a popover batter?

Answer

1:1

Card 184

Question

There are two kinds of food colorants, what are they?

Answer

1. Certified, synthetic, derived from petroleum-based sources and undergo batch testing; 2. Exempt from certification, do not undergo batch testing, derived from plants.

Card 185

Question

Name the two types of water crystal nucleation and name the type that occurs in food systems.

Answer

1) Homogeneous and heterogeneous 2) Heterogeneous occurs in foods

Card 186

Question

Name the two principal methods of describing the dependence of the reaction rate constant, k, on temperature.

Answer

1) The Arrhenius equation 2) Thermal death time curves

Card 187

Question

What is the molarity of pure HCL in a pH 7 solution?

Answer

10-7 molar

Card 188

Question

What is the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution with a pH of 4.0?

Answer

10⁻⁴ M.

Card 189

Question

20 grams of amylose is added to 80 grams of water in a beaker; the boiling point is measured with an ordinary mercury-in-glass thermometer. What is the observed boiling point of the material in the beaker?

Answer

100 Degrees Celsius (it is not a true solution - there is no boiling point of elevation)

Card 190

Question

How many times more acidic is something with a pH of 2 than a substance with a pH of 5?

Answer

1000x more

Card 191

Question

What is the angle of the covalent bond in water?

Answer

105 degrees (104.52 degrees)

Card 192

Question

How many carbons are in lactose?

Answer

12

Card 193

Question

What is the minimum temp for carmelization to occur?

Answer

160 degree C/ 320 F

Card 194

Question

In which year did belgian chemist ernest solvay patented his method for the industrial production of sodium carbonate?

Answer

1882

Card 195

Question

What year was the Maillard reaction discovered?

Answer

1912

Card 196

Question

What are two common reducing agents that break disulfide bonds in proteins?

Answer

2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME), dithiothreitol (DTT)

Card 197

Question

Name two compounds that result in mushroom aroma.

Answer

2-octanol, 1-octan-3-one

Card 198

Question

How many PKa(s) does ascorbic acid have?

Answer

2: one at 4.10 and another at 11.79

Card 199

Question

How many carbon atoms and how many double bonds are there in arachidonic acid?

Answer

20 carbons and 4 double bonds

Card 200

Question

At what temperature is sugar syrup considered to be in a soft, cracked stage?

Answer

270-290°F

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