Carbohydrate (Karthik) Flashcards
Examples of variety of foods
Starchy Vegetables
Grains
Milk
Dairy Products
Desserts
Yogurt
Carbohydrate Classification
Simple and Complex
Simple Carbohydrates
Monosaccharides & Disaccharides
Complex Carbohydrates
Polysaccharides
Ex. Monosaccharides
Glucose
Fructose
Galactose
Ex. Disaccharides
Lactose
Maltose
Sucrose
Ex. Polysaccharides
Starches
Glycogen
Fibers
Reasons for determining carbohydrates
Standard of Identity
Nutritional Labeling
Detection of Adulteration
Food Quality
Economic
Food Processing
Categories of examination
Total Sugar Analysis
Mono & Disaccharide Analysis
Oligo & Polysaccharide Analysis
Dietary Fiber Analysis
Methods of Analysis
1) Chromatographic and Electrophoretic Methods
2) Chemical methods
3) Enzymatic methods
4) Physical Methods
5) Immunoassays
Chromatographic Methods
Thin Layer Chromatography
Gas Chromatography
High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
Why Chromatographic methods
Most effective method for determining type and concen. of mono and oligo involved in separating and identifying carbohydrates
How does electrophoretic methods work
Carbs undergo electrophoresis following derivatization to induce electrical charge
what happens to crabs with the electrophoretic methods
Carbs are separated according to size with smaller ones moving more quickly
Chemical Techniques
1) Gravimetric Methods
2) Colorimetric methods utilizing spectrophotometry
3) Titration
