Carbohydrates: Role in Diet

Products Carbohydrates (“sugars”) are found in many natural and processed foods, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and dietary supplements. For example, foods containing carbohydrates include pasta, cereals, flour, dough, bread, legumes, potatoes, corn, honey, sweets, fruits, sweet beverages, and dairy products. Structure Carbohydrates are natural products and biomolecules that are usually composed of only carbon (C), hydrogen … Carbohydrates: Role in Diet

Xanthan Gum

Products Pure xanthan gum is available in pharmacies and drugstores, among other places. It was discovered in the 1950s and came on the market in the 1960s. Structure and properties Xanthan gum is a natural, high molecular weight, extracellular, purified and ground heteropolysaccharide obtained by the fermentation of carbohydrates (e.g., glucose, starch) with the rod-shaped … Xanthan Gum

Bread

Products Bread is available, for example, in bakeries and grocery stores, and people also like to make their own. Most additives for baking bread are available in pharmacies and drugstores. Ingredients Only four basic ingredients are needed to make a loaf of bread: Cereal flour, e.g. wheat, barley, rye and spelt flour. Drinking water Salt … Bread

Sulfuric Acid

Products Pure sulfuric acid is available in specialized stores. It is one of the most important chemicals and millions of tons of it are produced annually. Concentrated sulfuric acid should not be given to private individuals in our view because of the potential risk. Structure and properties The sulfuric acid (H2SO4, Mr = 98.1 g/mol) … Sulfuric Acid

Iodine Health Benefits

Products Pure iodine is available in specialty stores. Potassium iodide is available as a drug in tablet form and as a dietary supplement, among other products. The name iodine is obsolete and should no longer be used. Iodine stands for the chemical element and iodide for the negatively charged anion that forms salts with cations. … Iodine Health Benefits

Quinoa

Products Quinoa is available in grocery stores and specialty stores. The pseudocereal is counted among the so-called superfoods. Plant Quinoa, from the foxtail family (Amaranthaceae), is native to South America and has been cultivated in the Andes for thousands of years. Since the 1980s, the hardy plant has also been cultivated in other countries. South … Quinoa

Infant Milk

Products Infant milk is commercially available in many countries from various suppliers in the form of powder. These include: Bimbosan Hero Baby (formerly Adapta) HiPP Holle Milupa Aptamil, Milupa Milumil Nestlé Beba Nestlé BabyNes Schoppen from the capsule (in many countries out of trade). Products based on goat’s milk, eg Bambinchen, Holle. Basics In many … Infant Milk

Glucose

Products Glucose is found in numerous medicines, medical devices, in dietary supplements, and in countless natural and processed foods (e.g., bread, pasta, candy, potatoes, rice, fruits). As a pure substance, it is available as a pharmacopoeia-grade powder in pharmacies and drugstores. Structure and properties D-glucose (C6H12O6, Mr = 180.16 g/mol) is a carbohydrate belonging to … Glucose

Glucose Syrup

Products Glucose syrup is used as an excipient in pharmaceuticals. It is also used in many food products, such as gingerbread, marzipan, glacé and gummy sweets like gummy bears. Structure and properties Glucose syrup is an aqueous solution of a mixture of glucose, oligo- and polysaccharides obtained from starch by acid or enzymatic hydrolysis (with … Glucose Syrup

Disaccharides

Products Disaccharides are found in many foods and in pharmaceuticals. Pure disaccharides are available in pharmacies, for example. Structure and properties Disaccharides are carbohydrates consisting of two monosaccharides that are glycosidically linked. They are formed from two monosaccharides in a condensation reaction that releases water. Disaccharides occur as natural substances in plants, animals and fungi, … Disaccharides

Pregelatinized Starch

Products Pregelatinized starch is used as an excipient in pharmaceuticals, especially in tablets. Structure and properties Pregelatinized starch is obtained from corn starch, potato starch, or rice starch by mechanical processing in the presence of water with or application of heat. In this process, some or all of the starch granules burst. The powder is … Pregelatinized Starch

Baking Soda

Use To loosen dough: the formation of carbon dioxide creates small gas bubbles before and mainly during baking, which loosen the dough of bread or pastry, making it more edible. Working principle General reaction of chemical leavening agents: leavening agent + acid + heat + water gases (carbon dioxide, possibly ammonia) + by-products. Substances 1. … Baking Soda