Sucrose

When we first were signing up to choose our topics, I chose baking because I like to simply bake. I thought that there could be some chemistry involved due to heat in the oven changing food from liquid to solid. I was so wrong. Even though the oven and heat portion plays a major factor, a good portion of the real chemistry lies in the ingredients we use to make such delicious dessert treats and our different breads. From the ten different sources I looked up previously, for the Annotated…

In the article, “Dietary Sugar and Body Weight….Health be Damned! Pour on the Sugar,” dietary experts George Bray and Barry Popkin explore the detrimental effects of sugar on society’s health. The article delineates how rapid increases in the consumption of sugar (particularly fructose) and sugar sweetened beverages over the past 25 years are contributing to the growth of chronic conditions such as fatty liver disease and metabolic syndromes. Both authors suggest that the presence and…

also involves the help of Hugh Jackman who does some hocus pocus with visual aides concocted with sugar granules on a lit-up podium to illustrate the history of sugar and Brit wit Stephen Fry who elucidates the difference between glucose, lactose, sucrose and fructose in rhyme. The way that Gameau chooses his information is clever. Instead of that…

Tuesday in 1976, executives from the Sugar Association went to the podium to accept the Silver Anvil award, a prestigious award for excellence in the forging of public opinion. The trade group had recently pulled off one of the greatest turnarounds in the history of Public Relations. For the past decade, the sugar industry faced crisis after crisis as the media and the public criticized their product (sugar) and scientists began to view it as a possible cause of obesity, diabetes, and heart…

uction The point of this experiment is to examine the result of altering the concentration of sucrose on the rate of osmosis in cylinders of potatoes. This would occur by using like sizes and lengths of potato cylinders and applying them into varying concentrations of sucrose (1%, 5%, 10%, 15%, and 30%) in test tubes then assessing the change in mass of the potato cylinders after. Sustaining all variables unaffected such as the pH, same size, and a constant temperature. Hypothesis: I predict if…

Carbohydrates : Carbohydrates are commonly identified as sugars, they are the 'staff of life' for mainly organisms. They are mainly rich class of biomolecules in nature, based on mass. Carbohydrates are also known as saccharides, in Greek sakcharon mean sugar or sweetness. They are generally distributed molecules in plant and animal tissues. In plants, and arthropods, carbohydrates from the skeletal structures, they also provide as food reserves in plants and animals. They are main energy…

Why there are different amounts of energy released for popcorn and peanuts Peanuts and Popcorn comprise of different molecular compounds which contribute to their different amounts of energy given off during what should have occured during the experiment. For example, Popcorn comprises mainly of simple carbohydrates, whereas the peanut is comprised of proteins and lipids which contain higher energy densities. The differing energy densities of lipids and carbohydrates ultimately come down to the…

Consuming too much sugar has downfalls, which involves more than extra calorie intake. As society has added sugars to foods, beyond the recommended daily intake, people have developed sugar-addiction. Researchers have identified these sugar-addictions. As an addict, there are signs that can help determine if there is a sugar-addiction. Unfortunately, there are hidden sugars that even someone trying to eat healthy may not be aware. There is a reason why we call them hidden sugars, on food labels…

The regular can of Coca Cola will sink in the water. The reasoning behind this involves the density of the two cans. Sugar or a form of sugar like high fructose corn syrup, will need to be used in a much greater quantity than a sugar substitute, like aspartame. This is simply because we need much less of aspartame to make Coca Cola the desired sweetness needed as we do with high fructose corn syrup. As we know, regular Coca Cola has sugar or high fructose corn syrup, while diet Coca Cola…

Candy. That single word makes everyone's eyes open wide and stomachs rumble in need of sugary goodness. You can’t go wrong with any kind you pick. Who doesn't love candy? . Every child loves the adorable, fun sized, multicolored and flavored gummy bears.However, these devilish little bears may not be as good as you think. The gelatin that is put in gummy bears is made from bones, skin, and carcuses from decomposed animals. Who’s saying yum now? Also,the food coloring named yellow #5 and red…