Simple Carbs
What is oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon?
Compounds in this category of complex carbs contain chains of 10+ monosaccharides.
What are polysaccharides?
This category of fats has NO double bonds. All carbons in the hydrocarbon chain are bound to hydrogens, and the molecule is straight.
What are saturated fats?
temperature at which oil starts burning
What is Smoke point?
The worst type of fat for you to consume
What is trans fat?
the primary sugar found in honey
What is fructose?
Complex carbohydrates are generally considered healthier sources of energy than simple carbs, because they break down _______
what is "slow"?
This is the storage form of free fatty acids. Sometimes abbreviated as TAGs.
What are Triacylglycerols (triglycerides)?
Process of sugars reacting with sugars at high heat (makes onions yummy, and is the reason bread has crust)
What is caramelization?
You should choose this type of carbohydrate if you want longer sustained energy.
What is complex carbohydrate?
Many people have an intolerance to this disaccharide which is found in milk
What is lactose?
Category of complex carbohydrates which contain 3-10 monosaccharides
What are oligosaccharides?
This type of bond occurs in unsaturated fats when the hydrogen is on the opposite side of the hydrocarbon chain, and does not exist in nature.
What is a trans bond?
What is hydrogenation?
When baking cookies, you use this disaccharide, otherwise known as table sugar.
What is sucrose?
A disaccharide which is composed of one fructose molecule and one glucose molecule
What is sucrose?
a fiber with grid-like structure which cannot be digested by humans
what is cellulose?
The term for when fats are dispersed in water
Process which occurs when starch is heated in a liquid, heat causes the starch to swell and burst resulting in a thick consistency.
What is Gelatinization?
These oils are considered to be the most healthy choice and retain more flavor than other oils, but have a shorter shelf life.
a disaccharide in bread that is produced by yeast and enzymes in flour, and is a key part of the bread making process.
what is maltose?
on oligosaccharide compound composed of one galactose molecule, one fructose molecule, and one glucose molecule.
What is raffinose?
Occurs when the carbons in a hydrocarbon chain do not bind to the max number of hydrogens - instead there are double bonds between some carbons. These molecules have a bent shape.
What is unsaturated fat?
process by which starch molecules begin to realign themselves to their original structure after gelatinization has occurred.
this essential polyunsaturated fat has its first double bond at the 6th carbon atom.
What is omega-6?