WorksheetsCookery Recitation (Starch and Cereals)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
Which of the following is a good source of starch? Click all the possible answers.
potato
rice
corn
tapioca
It is a polysaccharide made up of hundreds or even thousands of glucose molecules joined together.
(a)
What are the two molecules of starch?
(a)
It is the sum of changes that occur in the first stages of heating granules in a moist environment which include swelling of granules as water is absorbed and disruption of the organized granule structure.
(a)
The process in which starch molecule, particularly the amylose fraction, re-associate or bond together in an ordered structure by gelatinization; ultimately a crystalline order appears.
(a)
It is oozing of liquid from gel when cut and allowed to stand (e.g. jelly or baked custard)
(a)
The resistance to flow; increase in thickness or consistency.
(a)
It is any grain that is used for food.
Cereals
Grain
Starch
malt
What could the cereals provide to our body? Tick all the possible answer.
Fats
Carbohydrates
water
Minerals
Vitamins
What are the functional properties of starch?
Moisture retainer
Colloidal stabilizers
gel forming agents
binders
flavor carriers
