Dispersed systems Flashcards
1
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food dispersions
A
Colloids, sols, emulsions
2
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Intatc edible tissue
A
Biological cells interconnected by polymer systems/membranes
fruits
flesh foods
3
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Emulsions
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Oil in water - salad dressing
Water in oil - butter and marg
hydrophillic and hydrophobic
4
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Glyceryl monosterate
A
made by treating fats with excess glycerol
good emulsion
5
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Stabilisers
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Used in conjuction with emuslions
vegetable gums - gelatine
Maintains stability and increases viscousity
6
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sols
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Solid in liquid colloid
In between true solution and suspension
7
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Gels
A
Large molecules forming 3D network
water trapped
8
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Foams
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Small bubbles of gas dispersed ina liquid
egg white
