Food Chemistry
What is acidic?
This microorganism is used to make bread rise.
What is yeast?
This country is credited with inventing pizza.
What is Italy?
This tool measures the internal temperature of food.
What is a thermometer?
This condition results from a deficiency of vitamin C.
What is scurvy?
This reaction gives browned foods like toast and steak their flavour.
What is the Maillard reaction?
This pathogen is commonly associated with raw poultry.
What is Salmonella?
This 19th century invention revolutionized food preservation using airtight containers.
What is canning?
This process involves cooking food in a vacuum-sealed bag in a water bath.
What is sous-vide?
This vitamin is produced in the skin when exposed to sunlight.
What is vitamin D?
This type of bond holds water molecules together and contributes to surface tension.
What is a hydrogen bond?
This process produces alcohol and CO2.
What is alcoholic fermentation?
This beverage originated in Ethiopia and became a globally popular morning drink.
What is coffee?
This is the term for when egg proteins unravel and solidify when heated.
What is denaturation?
This mineral is essential for oxygen transport in hemoglobin.
What is iron?
This process breaks down fats into glycerol and fatty acids using water.
What is hydrolysis?
This deadly toxin is produced by Clostridium botulinum.
What is botulinum toxin?
This stable grain was first domesticated in the Fertile Crescent.
What is wheat?
This phenomenon explains why oil and water don't mix.
What is immiscibility?
This macronutrient provides 4 kcal per gram and is the body's primary energy source.
What are carbohydrates?
This law explains the relationship between gas solubility and pressure (important in carbonated drinks).
What is Henry's Law?
This bacterium is commonly used to ferment yogurt.
What is Lactobacillus?
This kind of food enhancer, once called "gold," drove European exploration and colonization.
What are spices?
This dimensionless number describes heat transfer and fluid flow in cooking systems.
This type of fat is considered "heart-healthy" and found in olive oil.
What are unsaturated fats?