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Chapter 7 Flashcards

Vegetable oils

1
Q

What are 2 types of lipids?

A

oils and waxes

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2
Q

What part of the plant stores oil?

A

seeds and fruits

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3
Q

What is one-way oil enhances food? (there are 3)

A

Flavor, distributes heat evenly when cooking, adds calories to food

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4
Q

What is the difference between saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids?

A

Saturated fatty acids do NOT have double bonds, unsatured fatty acids have double bonds

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5
Q

What do we call a fats that are necessary for life?

A

EFAs essentail fatty acids

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6
Q

How do humans obtain unsaturated fat?

A

the eat is

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7
Q

What type of fat will increase your cholesterol?

A

trans fatty acids

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8
Q

What is cold pressing?

A

When a fruit, vegetable or plant is just squeezed with a machine and the oil is collected.

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9
Q

What is steam distillation?

A

Hot steam is passed throught the petals and leaves and the oil is collected

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10
Q

What plant makes the canola seed?

A

Rape plant makes the rapeseed

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11
Q

What family is the canola seed from?

A

Brassicaseae

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12
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Can you use canola oil from deep frying?

A

yes

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13
Q

What plant family of corn in?

A

Poaceae

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14
Q

What is another name for corn?

A

maize

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15
Q

What is one industrial use for corn oil?

A

biofuel for cars

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16
Q

What plant is Crisco made from?

A

cotton plant

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17
Q

Is an olive a fruit or a vegetable?

A

fruit

18
Q

What is “Nectar of the gods?”

A

olive oil

19
Q

What is the difference between EVOO and VOO?

A

EVOO is the first press of the olive and VOO is the 2nd press of the olive.

20
Q

What is the lowest grade olive oil we talked about in class?

A

olive oil

21
Q

Can olive oil be used in deep frying?

A

no

22
Q

Would you use olive oil from baking cakes and cookies?

A

no

23
Q

When did the French begin making peanut oil?

A

the late 1800s

24
Q

What is another name for peanut oil?

A

ground nut oli

25
Q

What is a “Bran Beauty” ?

A

a women that uses rice bran oil to moisturize her skin

26
Q

What type of oil is great for Asian stir-fry?

A

sesame oil

27
Q

What is the difference between light brown sesame oil and dark brown sesame oil?

A

Light brown is cold pressed seseame seeds, dark brown is toasted then cold pressed sesame seeds.

28
Q

Which oil is a natural preservative?

A

sesame oil

29
Q

What plant family is the soy bean in?

A

fabaceae

30
Q

Who is the leading producer of soy beans?

A

USA

31
Q

Vegetable oil is technically what oil?

A

soy bean oil

32
Q

What oil was used for red and yellow dyes?

A

safflower

33
Q

What are the 2 types of sunflower seeds?

A

Large gray striped ones that you eat as a snack and small black ones that are used to make oil.

34
Q

How much saturated fat is in coconut oil?

A

92%

35
Q

What temperature does coconut oil solidify?

A

75 degrees F

36
Q

Is it healthy to consume a lot of coconut oil?

A

no

37
Q

What poison can be extracted from the castor bean?

A

ricin

38
Q

Once ricin is extracted from the castor bean is the oil safe to use and consume?

A

yes

39
Q

What is one use for castor oil?

A

laxative or antinflammatory

40
Q

Name one additional oil what we discussed in class.

A

almond, walnut, avocado

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