My oh Maillard!
Protein, Sugar and Heat
What are the three reactants required for the Maillard Rxn.
Carbon Dioxide
Caramelization Rxn
A decomposition reaction involving sugar.
Honey, tomato paste, egg yolks
What is an example of an emulsifier.
An unfolded protein
What is protein denaturation?
New Brown Colored Pigments full of Umami Flavor
What are the products created from the Maillard Reaction?
Lemon juice used in a muffin batter recipe.
What is the acid?
increased sweetness
What is the taste evidence that caramelization has occurred?
Polar Head
When a protein forms a new structure.
What is coagulation?
A Common base used in leavening.
What is baking soda?
changing from light colored to brown
What is the observed evidence that caramelization has occurred?
polar head, non-polar tail
What are the two parts of an emulsifier molecule?
The outer crust of the muffin, full of flavor and brown pigments.
What is the observed evidence that the Maillard rxn has taken place?
A common leavening agent containing both an acid and a base.
What is baking powder.
brown savory flavors
vs
sweet nutty flavors
What is the difference in taste between Maillard and caramelization?
Olive Oil, fat, butter, coconut oil
What ingredients are attracted to the nonpolar tail of an emulsifer?
poached it
How did we cook our egg in our Shakshuka recipe?
Long chains of polysaccharides breaking down into individual molecules of glucose
vs
Proteins and Sugars recombining to form new brown flavorful compounds.
What are the differences between caramelization and Maillard Rxn?
Neutralization Rxn
or
Double Displacement Rxn
What type of chemical reaction is an acid base reaction?
Long chains of polysaccharides breaking down into individual molecules of glucose
vs
Proteins and Sugars recombining to form new brown flavorful compounds.
What is the difference between the Maillard rxn and caramelization rxn?
Vinegar, water, vanilla, lemon juice
What are ingredients attracted to the polar head of an emulsifer molecule?
What are the folded proteins of an egg.
A chemical reaction that involves compounds swapping partners to form new products.
What is double displacement?
Produced in addition to CO2 gas in a neutralization reaction.
What is water H2O
the two requirements for creating an emulsion
What are an emulsifier molecule and blending/whisking/shaking?
Exposure to Heat, High Salt, Alcohol, or Acid
What are the causes of protein denaturation?