When You Place a Piece of Red Meat on a Hot

question 86

Multiple Choice

When you place a piece of red meat on a hot barbeque,it slowly changes from soft to firm.Meat is primarily made of proteins.Which of the following might account for the change in texture during cooking?

• A) The heat causes the cells in the meat to produce more protein.
• B) The heat causes chemical bonds to form between the proteins and nucleic acids in the meat.
• C) The heat from the barbeque converts proteins into lipids.
• D) The addition of heat causes proteins to denature and link together.

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