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Food Chemistry

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Sciences / Chemistry
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Card 201

Question

A triglyceride is composed of?

Answer

3 fatty acids bonded to glycerol

Card 202

Question

What is the normality of a 1 M solution of citric acid?

Answer

3 N.

Card 203

Question

At what temperature does water have its maximum density?

Answer

3.92 or 4°C

Card 204

Question

Gelato’s texture is due to its density as it is denser than ice cream. How much of gelato is air (%)?

Answer

30%, ice cream is 50%

Card 205

Question

What is the isoelectric point of casein?

Answer

4.6

Card 206

Question

How many carbon atoms are in one molecule of beta-carotene?

Answer

40 (most carotenoids are made up of 8 isoprene units)

Card 207

Question

If 2 M NaOH solution contains 80 g of NaOH, how much NaOH does a 1 M solution contain?

Answer

40 g

Card 208

Question

Polymorphic forms of lipids in chocolate?

Answer

5

Card 209

Question

Combustion of 10 g of food in a bomb calorimeter increases the temperature of 1 kg of water by 5°C. How many calories are present in 100 g of this food?

Answer

50 (kcal)

Card 210

Question

What is a racemic mixture?

Answer

50:50 mixture of two enantiomers (mirror-image isomers) of a chiral molecule, resulting in an optically inactive compound because the enantiomers' effects on polarized light cancel each other out.

Card 211

Question

What is the approximate number of flavorists in the world?

Answer

500

Card 212

Question

What is the formula weight of sodium chloride within 1/2 a gram?

Answer

58.5g

Card 213

Question

How many hydrogen atoms benzene has?

Answer

6

Card 214

Question

Regular orange extract contains 250 flavor compounds. How many are found in artificial orange?

Answer

6

Card 215

Question

How many valence electrons does oxygen have, and what orbitals are they hybridized to?

Answer

6, 4 sp3 orbitals

Card 216

Question

How many molecules are in a mole?

Answer

6.022 x 10^23

Card 217

Question

What is the pH range of the indicator, phenolphthalein?

Answer

8-9.6

Card 218

Question

At which pH does the indicator phenolphthalein turn from colorless to red?

Answer

8.2-8.3

Card 219

Question

What is the percent of non-fat solids found in whole milk?

Answer

8.25

Card 220

Question

What is the approximate energy content of 1 gram of fat?

Answer

9 kcal.

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