TLE Lesson 10

1. Q: What is fructose in vegetables?

A: A natural sugar that provides sweetness in vegetables.

2. Q: What is chlorophyll in vegetables?

A: A fat-soluble compound responsible for the green color of plants.

3. Q: What happens to chlorophyll when combined with acid?

A: It forms pheophytin, which produces an olive green color.

4. Q: What happens to chlorophyll when combined with an alkali?

A: It forms chlorophyllins, which produces a more intense green color.

5. Q: What kitchen ingredient can make green vegetables look brighter when cooked?

A: Baking soda.

6. Q: What are carotenoids in vegetables?

A: Yellow, orange, to red soluble pigments found in plants.

7. Q: What vegetable pigment is responsible for orange color and found in carrots and squash?

A: Beta-carotene.

8. Q: What vegetable pigment is responsible for red color and found in tomatoes?

A: Lycopene.

9. Q: What are flavonoids in vegetables?

A: Pigments that contribute to different colors in vegetables.

10. Q: What are anthoxanthins, and what color do they produce?

A: They are flavonoids responsible for yellow pigments in vegetables.

11. Q: What are anthocyanins, and what colors do they produce?

A: They are flavonoids responsible for red, blue, and violet pigments in vegetables like beets and eggplants.