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Earn 100

State the function of lipase enzyme?

Important Questions on Biochemistry

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Discuss the responsibilities of governments, industry, and individuals in making healthy choices about diet and maintaining a balance between the protection of public and individual freedom.
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Predict and explain which fatty acid has the highest melting point in the given group.

Butanoic, palmitic, and stearic acids.

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How will you show that groundnuts contain fat (or oil)?
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A student carried out an experiment to determine the energy value of 100.00 g of a food product by burning some of it. A 5.00 g sample was burned and the heat produced was used to hear water in a glass beaker. She recorded the following data:

Mass of water heated=100.00 g

Initial temperature of water=19.2 Â°C.

Highest temperature of water=28.6 Â°C.

Heat capacity of the glass beaker=90.2 J K-1.

Specific heat capacity of water=4.18 J g-1 K-1.

Calculate the energy value for 100.00 g of the food product, in kJ, showing your working. 

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Fats, such as butter, are solid triglycerides. Explain why fats have a higher energy value than carbohydrates.
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Chocolate is a luxury food made from cocoa, sugars, unsaturated vegetable fats, milk whey, and emulsifiers. Bars of chocolate sold in hot climates are made with a different blend of vegetable fats from bars sold in cold climates.
Explain why fats with different physical properties are used for making chocolate solid in different climates.
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Write a short note on wax.
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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

X={x | x is a prime number between 80 and 100}

Y={y | y is an odd number between 90 and 100}

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Explain why linoleic acid has a lower melting point compared to stearic acid.
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When a little part of the food item is rubbed on a sheet of paper, a translucent spot is produced. Which of the following nutrient is present in this food item? 
HARD

Unsaturated fats contain C=C double bonds. The amount of unsaturation in a fat or oil can be determined by titrating with iodine solution.

Define the term iodine number.

MEDIUM

Unsaturated fats contain C=C double bonds. The amount of unsaturation in a fat or oil can be determined by titrating with iodine solution.

Linoleic acid Mr=281 has the following formula: CH3CH24CH=CHCH2CH=CHCH27COOH. Calculate the volume of 1.00 mol dm-3 iodine solution required to react exactly with 1.00 g of linoleic acid.

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Chocolate is a luxury food made from cocoa, sugars, unsaturated vegetable fats, milk whey, and emulsifiers. Bars of chocolate sold in hot climates are made with a different blend of vegetable fats from bars sold in cold climates.

Suggest how the structure of fat molecules used in a hot climate might differ from those used in a cold climate.

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Countries have different laws about the use of synthetic colourants in food. Explain why this can be dangerous for the consumer.
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When a little of food material is rubbed in the centre of a paper and then the paper is held towards the light, a bright greasy patch (translucent patch) is observed. Name the component of food indicated by this test.
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Predict and explain which fatty acid has the highest melting point in the given group.

Oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acids.

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How can we test the presence of the following nutrient?

Fats

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How will you test the presence of fat in a given sample of a food material?
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Name the substance which the emulsion test detects.
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Examples of straight-chain fatty acids include C19H39COOHC19H31COOH and C19H29COOH.

Deduce the number of C=C bonds present in one molecule of each fatty acid.