Compounds
Functions of Chemistry
Significance
Primary Uses
Miscellaneous
100
What is the name of NaCl
Sodium Chloride or salt
100
You mixed together baking soda and vinegar which makes lots of bubbles. What is this called?
A chemical reaction
100
When was the earliest known record of yeast being used? (Options: 1500 BC / 500 AD / 1800s)
1500 BC
100
How is chemistry generally used in baking
Chemical reactions
100
You dissolve sugar into water. Which is the solute?
Sugar
200
What is the name for C6H12O6
Glocose or a sugar
200
Is baking a cake in the oven chemical or physical
Chemical
200
Baking and Brewing companies are built on the procedure of converting sugars into alcohol and carbon dioxide. What is the chemical process?
Fermentation
200
What is one of the things released when Baking Soda and Vinegar are mixed together (Hint: there are)
Carbon dioxide, water, sodium acetate
200
What is it called when you add liquid to flour to make dough?
Hydration
300
What is it called when baking soda and yeast are used to emit CO2 to make dough rise? (Hint: starts with “L”)
Leavening
300
Is cracking an egg a chemical or physical change
Physical
300
This gas, produced by baking powder or yeast, makes dough rise and be soft —a key factor in baked goods.
Carbon Dioxide
300
What is oil and water forming a homogeneous mixture an example of
Emulsification
300
Why do bakers use beaten egg white?
It contains a protein that when beaten uses the air bubbles to prevent the baked good from collapsing.
400
NaHCO3 is Sodium Bicarbonate. What is its baking term?
Baking soda
400
physical or chemical change?
Chemical
400
White sugar is heated in a pot creating a light brown liquid. What’s the term for this?
Thermal composition / Caramelization (Bonus #2)
400
What is gelatinization
When starches absorb liquids and expand when exposed to heat and water
400
What is infusion
steeping or soaking an ingredient in a fat or liquid to enhance the flavor
500
What's the most common macromolecule in baking?
Carbohydrates
500
Baking powder vs Baking soda
powder = combination of an acid and a base, soda= base thats needs acidic ingredient
500
The Maillard Reaction is a chemical reaction between _____ and ____?
amino acids OR proteins / sugars
500
What is called when two substances that cannot be mixed form a homogenous mixture
Emulsification
500
What is the Maillard reaction
heat causing amino acids and reducing sugars to combine (creates brown crust)