KS3 Enzymic Browning

Enzymic browning occurs when...

• enzymes are damaged and oxidation takes place

• Fruit is spoiled and unsafe to eat

• Fruit goes mouldy

• Food gets bacteria on it and makes your enzymes go brown

Organize these foods into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Fruit

,

(b) Vegetables

• Tomatoes

• Pear

• Apple

• Peas

• Cucumber

• Mushrooms

• Carrots

• Watermelon

• Celery

• Swede

This antioxidant is often used in fruit salads in the form of orange juice to prevent enzymic browning.

• Vitamin C

• Protein

• Fat

• Calcium

Match the following sentences...

• acid, heat or water.

• Enzymes are

• polyphenol oxidase

• Pigmentation occurs when fruit browns because

• the oxygen reacts with the enzymes.

• Polyphenol oxidase is an

• enzyme.

• Enzymic browning can be prevented by

• catalysts that speed up reactions.

• The enzyme in fruit that causes fruit to go brown is called

Enzymic browning is a ...

• Biological reaction

• Emotional reaction

• Chemical Reaction

• Allergic reaction

Match the following

• they speed up chemical reactions

• Apples, potatoes, avocados, bananas and aubergines are fruits and vegetables...

• a chemical reaction that causes fruit do go brown when exposed to oxygen

• Enzymes are catalysts...

• Polyphenol Oxidase

• The enzyme in fruit which causes it to go brown is...

• that are commonly affected by enzymic browning

• Enzymic browning is...

• enzymes react with oxygen in the air and oxidation takes place.

• When the cell of a fruit is cut open,

To prevent enzymic browning you can use an acid such as...

• Water

• Apple juice

• Lemon juice

• Bicarbonate of soda

Fruits and vegetables that are affected by enzymic browning shouldn't be stored in...

• Metal containers

• Plastic containers

• Glass bowls

• Paper plates

Polyphenol oxidase is an ..... this acts as a catalyst and speeds up reactions.

This type of cooking method can prevent enzymic browning...

• Boiling

• Roasting

• Blanching

• Grilling

Answer explanation

By plunging fruit and vegetables into boiling hot water for a short amount of time it denatures the protein. Then plunging them into ice cold water after draining from the hot water you can stop the cooking process and retain the vegetables colour, crunch and flavour.