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intro_to_food_chem

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What are the four branches of food science?   food chemistry / food microbiology / food processing / food analysis  
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Which is the oldest of the four branches?   Food Chemistry  
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Food Chemistry deals with?   chemical composition /structure of food chem. / function of food chem./ reactions undergonbyfood chem. / effect of chemical changes on quality of food  
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Chemical composition   is what or how much molecules are present in food (minerals, sugars, fat etc)  
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Structure of Food Chems   how unstable/stable it is or how foods are constantly changing biochemically  
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Functionality of Food Chemicals   the taste, color, texture / properties of molecules ie. wet, dry, crispy, foamy  
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Reactions undergonby food chemicals   processing operations such as heating, freezing, drying or fermentation  
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Many chemicals are unstable unless   it's chemical property changes its function like freezing, dehydrating etc.  
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Effect of chemical changes on quality of food   changes occur during processing that effect nutritional value. As well as, color, flavor, texture, and aroma  
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Food Chemicals include such things as   lipids/fats, carbohydrates/sugars, protein, minerals/salts, vitamins, pigments, flavors, enzymes, additives (like synthetic or artificial sweetners), water  
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Food Additives include   minerals, antioxidants, chelators, preservatives, colorants, flavorants, thickeners, stabilizers, anti-caking agents, non-nutritive sweetners  
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Non-natural food additives are   edta, sodium silico-aluminate, benzyol peroxide  
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Minerals   help improve nutritional value  
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Antioxidants   help food from oxidizing  
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Chelators   chemical that bonds metals in fats (like iron, copper, zinc in salad dressing)  
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Preservatives   inhibit growth of bacteria and fungi (like microbial substances to prevent spoilage)  
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Thickeners   changes texture  
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Anti-caking Agents   dry powder  
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Non-nutritive sweetners   chemicals that provide sweetners without being metabolized by the body  
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EDTA   A metal chelator common in fatty foods (Ethylene diamine tetraactic acid)  
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Sodium Silico-Aluminate   An anti caking agent  
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Benzyol Peroxide   bleaching agent that bleaches out color in flour  
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Pectin   an ingredient which is often found in jam that is responsible for the gel-like formation/spreadability  
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Jams usually contain   sugar (60-65%), water, fruit, acid, and gelatin  
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Low-Calorie Jam   has modified pectin and calcium  
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Chemical changes/reactions mostly lead to   loss in food quality i.e. color, texture, flavor, nutritive value  
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Some examples of chemical changes are   non-enzymic browning, enzymic browning, lipid oxidation, protein denaturation, protein crosslinking, loss of vitamins  
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Non-enzymic browning   happens whenever protein interacts with sugar (toasting of bread or dough from heat)  
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Enzymic browning   oxidation of fruits  
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Protein denaturation   loss in natural structure and function  
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Protein crosslinking   protein chemicals interact with each other, changes in quality (example: beef jerky becomes tough)  
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Loss of Vitamins   by heat (B1, B6, C), by light (B2), by oxidation (C, D, E, A)  
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Some chemicals changes actually improves quality   example: tenderizing of meat by action of proteolytic enzymes  
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