Carbohydrates
Proteins
Fats
Microbiology and Safety
Sensory Science
100

This class of sugars has two sugar units bonded to each other. 

Disaccharides

100

These units are the bases of proteins.

Amino Acids.

100

This class of fats is typically liquid at room temperature.

Unsaturated Fats

100

HACCP stands for...

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points

100

These key food ingredients are used to produce a sour flavor.  

Acids (Citric acid, Mallic acid, etc.)

200

An essential sugar reaction that involves the reaction of an amino group with reducing sugars resulting in the production of melanoids.

The Maillard Browning Reaction.

200

This protein structure is not affected by denaturation.

Primary Structure. 

200

This class of fats was banned in Canada due to health concerns in September of 2020.

Trans Fats 

200

This mesophilic pathogenic microorganism is most commonly found in raw beef, raw milk, and uncooked vegetables. 

E.coli 

200

This key food ingredient is used to produce a savory flavor. 

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG).

300

The least sweet sugar according to the sweetness index.

Lactose.

300

This is the pH at which the net charge of a protein is zero. 

Isoelectric Point. 

300

This type of unsaturated fatty acids has hydrogen atoms on the same side of the double bond.

Cis Fatty Acids 

300

This microorganism is essential in the yogurt production process

Lactobacillus. 

300

Our sense of smell is responsible for what percentage of what we taste?

80%.

400

This polysaccharide is extracted from red seaweed and is commonly used as a thickening agent and stabilizer. 

Carrageenan.

400

This peptide bond is used as an artificial sweetener in many products such as diet sodas and is known to be 200 times sweeter than sucrose. 

Aspartame

400

This process converts liquid vegetable oil into solid or semi-solid fats 

Hydrogenation

400

This component of the Ecoli cell is responsible for metabolizing lactose. 

The Lac Operon. 

400

Without our sense of smell, we are limited to what 5 tastes?

Sweet, Salty, Bitter, Sour, and Savoury/Umami. 

500

This process involves continuous heating and shearing of gelatinized starch granules in excess water.

Starch Pasting. 

500

This form of myoglobin appears in meat that has no oxygen present and gives it a red-purple color. 

Deoxymyoglobin. 

500

This temperature is characterized as the smoke point of refined canola oil.

220 degrees celcius. 

500

This range of temperatures is known as the danger zone in food microbiology.

4°C to 60°C. 

500

This type of sensory test is used to describe the difference between two or more samples. 

Discrimination Test.