CHEMISTRY Flashcards
A colourless, flammable, extemely toxic gas with a disagreeable garliclike odour
PHOSPHOLIPID
Purpose of egg in baking - bc oil and water can’t combine, egg will act as a sweater around the lipids (butter, oils, other fats) and help mix better
ALUM
A chemical substance containing aluminium used in dyeing (= changing the colour of something) and as an astringent
BRIMSTONE
Chemcial sulfur
‘AS-PAR-TAME
ˈæs.pɚ.teɪm
An artificial non-saccharide sweetener 200 times sweeter than sucrose
RADICALS
An atom, molecule, or ion that has at least one unpaired valence electron
‘RI-BO-FLA-VIN
ˈrībəˌflāvən
Fight free radicals and may reduce or help prevent some of the damage they cause
Help the body change vitamin B6 and folate into forms it can use
Growth and red blood cell production
TANNINS
TANNOIDS
Class of astringent, polyphenolic biomolecules that bind to and precipitate proteins and various other organic compounds including amino acids and alkaloids.
The component of red wine that frames the fruit and more savory notes.
ISOTOPES