Of the Following Fibers Are Used by the Food Industry

question 63

Multiple Choice

of the following fibers are used by the food industry as additives or stabilizers except:

• A)pectins.
• B)gums.
• C)lignins.
• D)mucilages.

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Definitions:

Cellulose

Cellulose is an organic compound and a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β(1→4) linked D-glucose units, primarily found in the cell walls of plants.

Hydrogen Bonding

Hydrogen bonding is a type of weak chemical bond that occurs when a hydrogen atom that is covalently bonded to a highly electronegative atom, such as oxygen or nitrogen, experiences attraction to another electronegative atom.

Secondary Structure

The secondary structure of proteins involves the local folding or coiling of the peptide chain into structures such as alpha-helices and beta-sheets, primarily stabilized by hydrogen bonds.

Alpha-Helical

Pertaining to the alpha-helix structure, a type of secondary structure of proteins, characterized by a right-handed coil.