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100

The reaction between a protein and a reducing sugar.

What is the Maillard reacton?

100

The boiling point of water in Celsius.

What is 100 C?

100

This physical property explains why ice floats on water.

What is density?

100

The function of egg yolk in pastry cream.

What is emulsification?

100

The disaccharide composed of glucose and fructose

What is sucrose?

200

The number of classes of caramel color.

What is four?

200

The browning reaction that requires high heat.

What is caramelization?

200
This adjective might be used to describe previously frozen fruit that is now defrosted.

What is mushy?

200

Water and oil don't mix due to differences in electronegativity

What is polarity?

200

The class of protein that lowers activation energy

What is an enzyme?

300

Adding lemon juice to apple slices prevents enzymatic browning by lowering this.

What is pH?

300

This is what happens to egg proteins when they are fried.

What is denaturation?

300

This step in ice cream production freezes fat.

What is ageing?

300

The term for pairs of incomplete plant-based foods that, when eaten together, supply all nine essential amino acids your body needs.

What are complementary proteins?

300

The study of food from post-harvest to pre-consumption.

What is food science?

400

This type of browning requires oxygen.

What is enzymatic browning?

400

When heated past this point, lipids will break apart.

What is the smoke point?

400

The percent overrun if the base mix is 50 gallons and the finished product is 100 gallons.

What is 100%?

400

Butter is an example of this type of emulsion.

What is water in oil?

400

Lecithin is an example of this type of lipid.

What is a phospholipid?
500

In non-enzymatic browning, moving the pH in this direction will increase the rate of browning.

What is up?

500

The undesirable reaction that can happen if oils are stored in warm places.

What is oxidative rancidity?

500

When solute is added to water, the freezing point does this.

What is decreases?

500

This food is created by whipping egg whites at high speeds.

What is meringue?

500

The chemical element that proteins contain but that carbohydrates and lipids don't.

What is nitrogen?

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