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amino acid |
the organic acids in proteins |
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collagen |
a protein in connective tissue |
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caseins |
proteins found in milk |
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albumin |
good foaming protein found in eggs and milk |
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peptide bond |
the bond formed between two amino acids |
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whey |
by-product of cheese production; looks like watery milk |
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gluten |
elastic proteins found in wheat,oats,rye,and barley |
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oxidation |
The reversible process of adding oxygen to a compound |
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emulsion |
a stable mixture of a fat and water-based liquid |
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reduction |
the reversible process of removing oxygen from a compound |
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complete protein |
Foods that contain all the indispensable amino acids needed for human growth |
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Maillard reaction |
reaction between proteins and carbohydrates that causes food to brown when cooked |
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coagulation |
results when a liquid or semi-liquid protein forms solid or semi-soft clots |
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polypeptide |
chain of multiple amino acids bound together by peptide bonds |
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myoglobin |
the iron-binding protein in muscle tissue that provides the color. |
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denaturation |
Any change of the shape of a protein molecule without breaking the peptide bonds |
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protein gel |
Mixture of mostly fluids locked in a tangled three-dimensional mesh made of denatured and coagulated proteins |
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incomplete protein |
food that contain only some of the indispensable amino acids needed for human growth. |
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amine group |
part of the amino acid structure with 1 nitrogen and 2 hydrogen atoms bonded to a carbon atom |
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essential amino acids |
amino acids that cannot be created by the body; must be supplied in the diet |
