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U2-4-3 - Chemistry of Cooking
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Total cards: 5•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026
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#1
Front (Question)
What types of compounds dissolve in water?
Back (Answer)
Polar
#2
Front (Question)
What types of compounds dissolve in oil?
Back (Answer)
Non-polar
#3
Front (Question)
Why is capsaicin non-polar despite being able to form hydrogen bonds (N-H present)?
Back (Answer)
Long non-polar hydrocarbon chain makes the whole molecule non-polar Not enough polar groups to ‘cancel out’ this effect
#4
Front (Question)
Antioxidants
Back (Answer)
Molecules that prevent unwanted oxidation reactions from occurring.
#5
Front (Question)
How do antioxidants prevent oxidation?
Back (Answer)
They are easily oxidised, and oxidise in place of the compounds they have been added to protect. They act as reducing agents in redox reactions.