Set: Chem Cuisine Practical Questions 2

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Term Definition
Red No. 2 This coloring was outlawed in 1976
Red No. 3 This coloring is used in cherries, fruit cocktails, and candy
Corn Syrup This is made by treating cornstarch with acids and enzymes
Ferrous Gluconate This is used in pills as a source of iron
Fumaric Acid This dissolves slowly in cold water
Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate This is used to speed up the dissolution of fumaric acid
Fucceleran This gum is used to form a gel in pudding
Heptyl Paraben This is used as a preservative in some beers
Lactose This carbohydrate is found in milk
Lactose Milk turns sour when this turns to lactic acid
Lecithin The major sources of this include egg yolk and soybean
Polysorbate 60 This works similarly to mono- and diglycerides but needs less quantity
Saccharin This was proposed to be banned in 1977
Mannitol This prevents gum from absorbing moisture and becoming sticky
Monosodium Glutamate This destroys nerve cells in mice
Sucrose Americans consume 100 pounds of this every year
Sucrose This makes up one-sixth of the average diet
Ethyl Vanillin This comes close to matching the true taste of vanilla
Sulfur Dioxide and Sodium Bisulfate These destroy Vitamin B-1
Starch This makes food seem richer and thicker than they are
Potassium Sorbate This is a safer replacement for Sodium Nitrite
Sorbitol This can have a laxative effect on adults
Sorbitol Diabetics use this
Antioxidants These retard oxidation of unsaturated fats and oils
Sodium Citrate This acts as a buffer that controls acidity
Hydrolized Vegetable Oil This is used as a flavor enhancer in instant soups, frankfurters, sauce mix, and beef stew
Erythorbic Acid This serves the same function as ascorbic acid but has no value as a vitamin
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) This prevents the formation of nitrosamines
Sodium Nitrite This is tolerated in foods because it can prevent the growth of bacteria that cause botulism poisoning
Saccharin This sugar replacement does not help people lose weight
Yellow No. 6 This coloring occasionally causes allergic reactions
Citric Acid This is an important metabolite in virtually all living organisms
Citric Acid This is used as an acid, flavorer, and chelating agent in ice cream, sherbet, fruit drinks, candy, and instant potatoes
Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C) This prevents loss of color and flavoring by reacting with unwanted oxygen

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Creator jalenack
Created March 5, 2006
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  1. Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C) → This prevents loss of color and flavoring by reacting with unwanted oxygen - 11 misses
  2. Hydrolized Vegetable Oil → This is used as a flavor enhancer in instant soups, frankfurters, sauce mix, and beef stew - 10 misses
  3. Sodium Citrate → This acts as a buffer that controls acidity - 9 misses
  4. Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate → This is used to speed up the dissolution of fumaric acid - 8 misses
  5. Fucceleran → This gum is used to form a gel in pudding - 8 misses
  6. Sulfur Dioxide and Sodium Bisulfate → These destroy Vitamin B-1 - 7 misses
  7. Potassium Sorbate → This is a safer replacement for Sodium Nitrite - 7 misses