Chemistry
What are Carbo --- Hydrates made out of
Carbon and water
What is the basic type of sugar
Glucose
What is a starch
a polysacharide of glucose
What is a monosaccharide
A single sugar molecule
How many calories are in 1 gram of carbohydrate
4
Photosynthesis
What sugar is found in milk
Lactose
What is the difference between amylose and amylopectin
Amylose is a straight, linear polymer, amylopectin is branched
What is hydrolysis
When a water molecule is used to break a chemical bond
What does fiber do for your body
How do bees make honey
They vomit sugars multiple times so that enzymes break down more complex starches and sugars
What sugar is used the most in baking
Sucrose
How do you get starches to gelatinize?
Adding heat in water
What is a disaccharide
2 sugar molecules bonded together
Is high fructose corn syrup a healthy ingredient?
No
What are the 3 types of disacchrides?
what monosacchride is only found in milk
Galactose
Why are starches not soluble at cold temperatures
They are packed in a stable crystalline structure
What is gelatization
the irreversible breakdown of organized, insoluble starch granules when they are heated in the presence of wate
What percentage of you daily calories should come from starch
45-65%
What are the 3 types of mono sacchrides
glucose, fructose, galactose
Why are sugars highly soluble in water?
They are Polar and have many OH groups
Why are modified starches used in the food science industry?
Increase stability, reduce Syneresis and retrogradation
What is Syneresis
When water separates from a starch as the molecules contract.
What part of the body needs glucose the most
The brain