Question

Chapter 21 Sweetners Questions

 1. Discuss the different functions of sucrose, glucose, fructose, and maltose in cooking.

 2. How can you prevent crystallization when heating sugar solutions?

 3. List the five nonnutritive sweeteners in the Unites States. What government agency regulates these?

 4. What is the browning reactions that involve sugar?

 5. How are sugar alcohols different from other sweeteners?

Answer 1

1. Sucrose: commonly used in food items as a sweetener.

glucose: use in icing to stop becoming hard and in baking items to keep them soft.

fructose : causes browning of baked goods, increase palatability and taste enhancement of certain food and drinks

maltose: used in making food dishes like peking roast duck

2. interfering agents are used to prevent crystallisation like lemon juice, acid such as cream of tartaror there is a method in which 2 cups of granulated sugar and 1 cup of water are brought to a simmer in a medium saucepan , covered for 10 min and then let it cool completely. Solution can be kept for 2 wks without crystallisation.

3. acesulfame k, aspartame, neotame, stevia, saccharin approved by food and drug administration

4. The maillard reaction involving amino avid and a reducing sugar is a non enzymatic browning.

5. Other sweeteners have zero calories whereas sugar alcohol contain 2.6 calories per gm.

Answer 2

1.The different functions of sucrose, glucose, fructose and maltose in cooking are

Sucrose	Glucose	Fructose	Maltose
It releases the energy from the food It enables to provide mental functions It enhances the physical functions	It is used for baking Can be used as syrup as dried form Used as browning agent It helps in fermentation Used for crystallization It can reduce the freezing point 9f a food	Used as a sweetener Used in an energy, glucogen production Used in baked foods Can be used as coloring and flavoring substance It can improve texture and sweetness	Can be used in caramelization Can ferment sugar Used in malting process It can be used as a mild sweetener