tests
eggs
baking powder
complex carbohydrates
miscellaneous
100
This test shows whether or not a food contains fat.
What is the brown bag test.
100
This is the most commonly used substance for emulsifiers and foams in cooking.
What is the egg.
100
Baking powder contains baking soda, a starch, and these.
What is dry acids.
100
This forms when between ten and thousands of monosaccharides chain together.
What is a polysaccharide.
100
This causes foods like apples, peaches, bananas, and potatoes to turn brown or gray when bruised or cut. This reaction must have oxygen to occur.
What is enzymatic browning.
200
This test will produce a green, yellow, orange, or red color if simple carbohydrates are present.
What is Benedict's solution.
200
The yolk contains all of this nutrient in an egg.
What is fat (and most of the other nutrients).
200
Cream of tartar is often used as this in baking powder.
What is a dry acid.
200
This basic structure of complex carbohydrate is a long, linear chain, found in roots and potatoes.
What is amylose.
200
This is the process of using heat to destroy bacteria - especially in milk and juices.
What is pasteurization.
300
This solution, which contains sodium hydroxide and copper sulfate, will change from blue to violet if protein is present.
What is Biuret reagent.
300
The majority of the protein in an egg is here.
What is in the egg white.
300
Double acting baking powder contains two of these - one that reacts with cold liquid, and one that reacts with heat.
What are dry acids.
300
This basic structure of complex carbohydrate is made of multiple branches, found in corn, wheat, and rice.
What is amylopectin.
300
To find the density of a sample, divide the weight of the sample by its ___________ .
What is volume.
400
This tests for starch, a complex carbohydrate.
What is iodine.
400
The other name for egg white.
What is albumin.
400
The two types of baking powder include these.
What are single-acting and double-acting.
400
This type of complex carb gives plants their structure.
What is fiber.
400
This mineral is found in a person's teeth and bones.
What is calcium.
500
The tests for fats, but we don't use it at Science Olympiad because it is carcinogenic.
What is Sudan IV.
500
The only minerals and vitamins that eggs lack.
What are vitamin C and calcium.
500
The filler in baking powder, usually cornstarch, absorbs this, which keeps the chemical reaction from taking place too soon.
What is moisture.
500
This occurs when starch absorbs water and swells, causing increased viscosity in a liquid or gravy.
What is gelatinization.
500
These fat soluble vitamins are stored in the body until needed.
What are vitamins K, A, D, and E.
M
e
n
u