Complex Carbs Terminology

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What are thickened mixtures of starch and liquid with little flow called?

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Pastes

Front

What is the process in which a molecule is divided into smaller parts by adding water?

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Hydrolysis

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What do we call starch mixtures that are rigid?

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Gels

Front

How much an object blocks light is referred to as?

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Opacity

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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What term describes the resistance of a mixture to flow, measuring the thickening ability of a starch?

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Viscosity

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What is the term for the process where starch granules absorb water and swell upon heating?

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Gelatinization

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is the phenomenon called when water is expelled from a gel upon standing?

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Syneresis

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What is the term for the ability of a substance to allow light to pass through it partially?

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Translucency

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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What is the main carbohydrate found in potatoes and corn?

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Starch

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What is the term for the breakdown of starch into simpler sugars?

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Saccharification