CHM 418 Theory Questions: Food Processing Principles: Sugar Production, Ice Cream Formulation, and Preservation Chemistry

400 Level Chemistry Department exam questions and detailed answers. Download the answers in document format. Correct, detailed, and straightforward answers.

Questions:

a. Using a flow diagram, describe the production of sugar from sugar cane.

b. An ice cream mix has 25% fat, 5% sugar solids, and 10% stabilizer. Calculate the highest percentage milk solid not fat that should be used in rapid- and slow turnover operations.

c. Benzoic acid is used as a food additive. Give the equation of its action on protein-containing foods and justify why caution should be exercised in its use.

d. Discuss the physicochemical processes which occur during the freezing of fresh fish.

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