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Chap 5: Food Chemistry Flashcards

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Food Chemistry

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encompasses the composition and properties of food components and the chemical changes they undergo during handling, processing, and storage

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Chemical Bonds

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  • Holds atoms and molecules together
  • Requires energy
  • Only electrons involved
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Types of Bonds

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  • Covalent
  • Ionic
  • Hydrogen
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Covalent Bonds

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  • Sharing one or more pairs of electrons
    (Fats, proteins, and carbohydrates incorporate covalently bonded atoms to form backbones of food molecules)
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Ionic Bonds

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  • Transfer of electrons
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Hydrogen (Bond)

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  • Type of covalent bond
    • Unequal sharing of electron
    • Compounds containing oxygen, nitrogen bonded to hydrogen
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Composition vs Decomposition

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Composition - two or more substances combined to form a product A + B = AB
Sugars/Amino Acids —-> Polysaccharides/Proteins
Decomposition - One substance breaking down to form two or more products AB = A+B
Polysaccharides —-> Sugar

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Enzymes

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  • Biological Catalysts
  • Speeds up reactions
  • Lowers activation energy
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Desirable
Fermentation

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Pickles, Tea, Yogurt

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Oxidation

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addition of oxygen or removal of hydrogen

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Reduction

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losing oxygen or gaining of hydrogen

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Browning of fruits and vegetables (catalyst)

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Polyphenol Oxidase

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Browning of fruits and vegetables (melanin)

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Oxidizes Polyphenols

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Properties of Water

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  • Acts at a dilutant and carrier of hydrophilic substances
  • Fat replacer
  • Dispersing/solvent action
  • Medium for heat transfer
  • Plasticizer
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Dipolar

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Hydrogens share electron pair with oxygen

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Boiling and Freezing Point

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BP: 100 C & 212 F
FP: 0 C & 32 F

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Solubility

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Forming hydrogen bonds with water

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Hydration

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Process by which water molecules surround and interact with solutes by acting as a solvent

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Amphiphatic

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Containing both hydrophilic and hydrophobic ends

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Water disperses amphipathic substances by

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Forming Micelles

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Types of Water

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Free, Adsorbed, and Bound

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Free Water

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Lightly entrapped
Easily pressed out
Easily boils and freezes
Flow properties

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Adsorbed Water

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Structural

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Bound Water (bread, crackers)

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Tightly chemical bound
Doesn’t exhibit typical properties of water
Doesn’t act as a solvent

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Polar (Ex)

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Salts
Minerals
Carbohydrates
Vitamins

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Amphipathic (Ex)

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Phospholipids
Sterols
Proteins
Vitamins

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Water Activity

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Amount of water available for chemical, enzymatic, or microbial reactions
Aw=P/Po
Range = (None) 0.0 - 1.0 (Pure Water)

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Higher Moisture Foods

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Water Activity Range - greater than 0.84 (microorganisms grow)

Moisture Content Range - greater than 40%

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Intermediate Moisture Foods

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Water Activity Range - (Chemical reactions take place, oxidation) 0.6 - 0.84

Moisture Content Range - 15%-40%

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Intermediate Moisture Foods

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Water Activity Range - (Chemical reactions take place, oxidation) 0.6 - 0.84

Moisture Content Range - 15%-40%

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Low Moisture Foods

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Water Activity Range - less than 0.6

Moisture Content Range - less than 15%

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Tartaric Acid

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Leavening (bread)

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Phosphoric Acid

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Cola beverage (preservation in cola, decreases pH)

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Amino Acid cysteine

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reduced sulfhydryl groups

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SH groups are oxidized during processing

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hardening of dough

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Fumaric acid added to

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establish reducing conditions

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pH

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potential of hydrogen ion concentration

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pH =

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-log{H+}

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High acid foods

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pH 4.6 and below
Ex. Orange Juice and Canned Tomatoes

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Low acid foods

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pH 4.6 and above
Ex. Fermented foods

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