When Cooking Food, What Is the Best Way to Keep

question 27

Multiple Choice

When cooking food, what is the best way to keep food from sticking that is also a good choice from an environmental perspective?

• A) use a canned cooking spray
• B) apply shortening using a paper towel
• C) use aluminum foil
• D) use a pump oil sprayer

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Definitions:

Kiliani-Fischer Chain Lengthening

A chemical reaction that increases the carbon chain length of aldoses by one carbon atom using cyanohydrin formation.

Optical Activity

The ability of a compound to rotate the plane of polarized light, indicating its chiral nature.

Adenosine Monophosphate

A nucleotide composed of an adenine base attached to a ribose sugar and single phosphate group; involved in energy transfer within cells.

Kiliani-Fischer Synthesis

A method for elongating the carbon chain of a monosaccharide, thereby facilitating the synthesis of higher carbohydrates.