Chapter 4: Fruit Vocab

Question 1

Enzymatic browning

Answer 1

enzymes in cut or peeled fruits cause browning when exposed to oxygen in the air.. Browning of apple and banana skin.

Question 2

Fruit

Answer 2

Is the edible part of a plant that contains seed or the matured ovary of a flower.. Apples and grapes

Question 3

Pectin

Answer 3

Is a polysaccharide which is found in the cell walls of fruit. Released on cooking and reacts with sugar and acids to form a gel

Question 4

Segmenting

Answer 4

Removal of the carpels of citrus fruits leaving them free from pith, seeds and membrane.. Oranges can be segmented but less common in lemons

Question 5

Zest

Answer 5

Is the coloured rind or skin of citrus fruit. Adds flavour to foods and can also be used as decoration