simple & complex carbohydrates
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- 1. A complex carbohydrate that is found in plant cells and made of chemical derivatives of a monosaccharide called sugar acids.
- 4. A thickened liquid that is pourable.
- 9. A gravy that has had the starch heated in fat until it turns rich re-brown.
- 10. A carbohydrate made from large amounts of B-D-glucose, which is not digested
- 12. The inability to digest lactose; occurs when the small intestine does not make enough of the enzyme lactase which is needed for absorption of lactose.
- 15. Describes any solution that has been heated to dissolve more solute than water would normally hold.
- 16. Water-soluble polyaccharides that are extracted from plants.
- 18. A monosaccharide that is the most abundant of the sugars, which is the basic energy source of humans.
- 20. The degree to which an object blocks light.
- 21. Multibranched chains of glucose.
- 22. Two monosaccharides joined together.
- 25. A group of organic compounds that contain the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in the basic structure Cm(H2O)n
- 28. An uncooked mixture of water and starch.
- 29. The name given in organic chemistry to all carbohydrates that are classified as sugars.
- 30. A monosaccharide that is a component of long chains of sugars found in some plants.
- 32. Water leaking out of a gel in storage.
- 33. A paste formed by quickly stirring a small amount of cold water into starch until the mixture is smooth.
- 34. A process that occurs when a molecule, such as disaccharide or larger molecule, is split into its composite parts by adding water.
- 37. A process through which plants convert the energy from the sun into glucose.
- 38. A simple sugar molecule that cannot be broken down into a smaller molecule without changing its basic nature.
- 39. The ability of a solute to dissolve in a solvent.
- 40. The phase change when a substance changes from a liquid to a solid; also known as freezing.
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- 2. The changing of sugar into a brown liquid when it is subjected to high or prolonged heat.
- 3. A molecule that consists of many sugar units
- 5. The crude, boiled liquid pressed from sugar cane.
- 6. The firming of a gel during cooling and standing.
- 7. A disaccharide composed of one glucose and one galactose molecule that is the sugar found in milk.
- 8. Starches that have the glucose units linked in a line.
- 11. A measure of how much light an object will let through.
- 13. A disaccharide made of two glucose molecules that is commonly found in grains such as malt.
- 14. A monosaccharide that is found widely in fruits and honey.
- 17. The material that carries the genetic code in all cells and is used for production of DNA.
- 18. A monosaccharide that can only be found in animals and humans and is one of the basic sugars found in milk.
- 19. Molecules that are composed of sugar units or saccharides linked in branches or straight chains.
- 23. The name for glucose used by confectionery trade.
- 24. The ability of a thickened mixture to remain constant over time and temperature changes.
- 26. A sugar that contains only five carbons.
- 27. A thickened mixture of starch and liquid that has very little flow.
- 31. A ball of equal amounts of solid fat and starch mixed together often used by professional chefs to thicken soups and sauces.
- 35. Table sugar; a disaccharide that contains one glucose and one fructose molecule.
- 36. The resistance of a mixture to flow.