introduction to food chemistry

Man's quest for sources of energy is inexhaustible. Early man depended mainly on muscular energy and later began to use wind and flowing water as sources of energy. He learned the art of making and controlling fire. Fire became his source of light at night. He used fire for warmth and realize..

Man's quest for sources of energy is inexhaustible. Early man depended mainly on muscular energy and later began to use wind and flowing water as sources of energy. He learned the art of making and controlling fire. Fire became his source of light at night. He used fire for warmth and realized that..

We observe various chemical processes in our daily life. It is a common observation that the rates of these chemical reactions vary and depend on certain factors. The knowledge of the rate of a reaction is of importance in industries to ensure optimum productivity. An industrial process needs to be..

Carbohydrates are the organic molecules that are composed of elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. These carbohydrates are referred to as saccharides. Carbohydrates are defined as polyhydroxy-aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones or compounds, which produce them on hydrolysis. They supply energy and ser..

Introduction - Man's quest for sources of energy is inexhaustible. Early man depended mainly on muscular energy and later began to use wind and flowing water as sources of energy. He learned the art of making and controlling fire. Fire became his source of light at night. He used fire for..

Introduction - Vitamins are the organic compounds required for the normal maintenance and health of an organism in minute quantities and their absence cause specific deficiency diseases. These are required in diet in order to perform specific biological functions. There are about 15 vitam..

Study of chemistry is important for the simple reason that, many chemicals find applications in almost all aspects of our daily life. The flow chart given below illustrates the importance of chemistry in our daily lif..

It is well known that a base is a substance that combines with an acid to form salt and water only. In the equations given below, the metal oxides behave as bases. In the reactions given below, the three hydroxides i.e., sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and ammonium hydroxide behave as bas..

The branch of chemistry, which deals with energy changes during various physical processes and chemical reactions, is called chemical energetic..

Isocyanides are structural isomers of alkyl cyanides. In these compounds, the -C N group is linked to the alkyl or aryl group through N atom. The group is -NC. Thus they have the general formula is ..