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Sweeteners Flashcards

1
Q

What are the primary sources of sucrose?

A

Sugar cane and sugar beets

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2
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What is the most common sweetener?

A

Sucrose (table sugar)

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3
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What are the functions of sugars aside from sweetness?

A

Texture, browning rxns, fermentation, extend shelf life

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4
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What is the only sweetener of animal origin?

A

Lactose

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5
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What are the 3 major groups of sweeteners on chemical structure?

A

Sugar, syrups, and sugar alcohols

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6
Q

Glucose and fructose make up what?

A

Sucrose

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7
Q

When do sugar crystals formed?

A

When the solution becomes saturated

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8
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What are the forms of sucrose?

A

Raw sugar, turbinado sugar, white sugar and brown sugar

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9
Q

What is the most hygroscopic sugar?

A

Fructose

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10
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What is the least sweet among the sugars?

A

Lactose

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11
Q

Corn syrup consists of what?

A

75% sugar and 25% water

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12
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Corn syrup is a byproduct of what?

A

Corn starch production

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13
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Small sugars taste:

A

sweeter

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14
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Longer sugars contribute:

A

to viscosity

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15
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In HFCS production cornstarch is treated with alpha-amylase and converts it to:

A

dextrins

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16
Q

Dextrins is treated with glucoamylase and converts dextrin to:

A

Glucose

17
Q

Glucose is treated with glucose isomerase and converts glucose to:

A

fructose

18
Q

Glucose content of corn syrups measured in units of DE. True or False

A

True

19
Q

What does DE stand for?

A

Dextrose equivalent

20
Q

As DE increases sweetness increases. True or false

A

True

21
Q

Molasses is fermented to produce what?

A

Rum

22
Q

How is invert sugar syrup made?

A

It’s made by hydrolyzing sucrose

23
Q

Sugar alcohols __________ be digested by bacteria that cause dental cavities

A

cannot

24
Q

Aspartame should not be consumed by those with PKU. True or False.

A

True

25
Q

What nonnutritive sweeteners is heat stable?

A

Neotame

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