Baking
Chemistry
Food Facts
100

A white liquid that can be turned into many different foods using chemistry

What is milk?

100

The chemical formula for water

What is H2O?

100

A key ingredient in cakes that comes from chickens

What are eggs?

200

An ingredient found in Jello that makes it solid and jiggly 

What is gelatin?

200

The process that happens when a liquid is changing states from a liquid to a gas

What is evaporation?

200

A frozen dessert made with cream and sugar 

What is ice cream?

300

The gas produced when baking soda and vinegar are mixed

What is carbon dioxide?

300

The gas used to make drinks fizzy

What is carbon dioxide?

300

The acid derived from lactose that makes yogurt tangy/sour

What is lactic acid?

400

The leavening agent in cakes

What is baking powder?

400

The acid found in citrus fruits

What is citric acid?

400

The fruit used to make store bought pectin

What are apples?

500

The process that occurs when sugar is heated up and turns brown

What is caramelization?

500

A naturally occurring molecule used to thicken jams

What is pectin?

500

The name of the reaction that causes food with protein in it to brown

What is the Maillard reaction?