Marshmallows Chemistry

Cornstarch was the next powder experiment on. Cornstarch is a white, soft powder generally used as a thickening agent in liquid-based foods such as soups or sauces. When mixed with lower temperature liquids, it forms a past/slurry. As the starch is heated, the molecular chains unravel, allowing them to collide with other starch chains to form a mesh, thickening the liquid (Starch gelatinization). When mixed with a fluid, cornstarch can make a non-Newtonian fluid, for example, adding water creates Oobleck while adding oil creates an Electro rheological fluid (a suspension of extremely fine non-conducting particles which can be up to 50 micrometers in diameter) (Cornstarch).

In the United States of America, corn ethanol is the main raw material we use to move our vehicles to accomplish our daily goals. Obviously, corn ethanol is presenting ethanol by corn. The biomass in the ethanol adds fermentation, a system that breaks down any chemicals or other substance in any liquid. Additionally, it is added distillation, the action of purifying the process of heating and cooling. This is how corn ethanol is made.

One other reason is the caramel that is in them. The caramel makes it gooey and holds everything together until you eat it. The caramel goes with the marshmallow really good also.

These are refined sugars commonly added to food, beverages and pastries by consumers, cooks and manufacturers. It may also be found in natural sources like syrups, honey, fruit juices and fruit juice concentrates.

“Molasses, from the Latin word melaceres, meaning honey-like, is a thick dark syrup that is a byproduct of sugar refining. This results when sugar is crystallized out of sugar cane or sugar beet juice.” (Molasses) Before doing thorough research, I never knew the history of syrup, in fact, I had never actually thought about syrup quite often either, considering that I am not an extremely tremendous fan of syrup. However, I believe that I am further educated on the subject after my recent research

Also by using the molecular weight of glucose (342.3) it can be determined that the average degree of polymerization of the corn syrup solids is 2.669. These numbers were calculated based on boiling point data. A freezing point experiment was not conducted. This data makes sense, for corn syrup solids are created via hydrolysis of starch and consist of a mixture of glucose, maltose, and small glucose oligomers. The molecular weight/average degree of polymerization determined via this experiment directly correlates with that

Which takes place in a thing called a sugar shanty. You back the mule up to where you can hook up the big container that contains the sap to drain it down to a nothing container in the sugar shanty.Then you run on the pipe that makes that sap run down to the boiling pans. Which you have to start a fire under so that it heats up the sap to where it will boil. Then you keep on adding sap for many hours. After a while the sap with boil out almost all of the water to where it is mostly sugar that is when it turns into maple syrup. To test if it is truly maple syrup you have to use a maple syrup thermometer. It has to read just right for it to be maple syrup.

Molasses are primarily used for sweetening and flavoring foods. Sweet sorghum syrup is commonly called sorghum molasses in the southern United States. In 1733, Molasses Act was created to regulate trade by making British products cheaper than those from the French West Indies. The Molasses Act greatly affected the significant colonial molasses trade.

What are the ingredients for gum? Over 17,600,000 people look up what’s in gum. Over the past years people look up what’s in gum, most people don't care about it, but others do. Many people asked for so many years, but there are things in it that could lead to cancer and many other diseases. People think ingredients inside gum is made with whale fat, but the truth is it isn't. There are many dangerous chemicals and toxins in chewing gum. People say gum is made out of tree sap, from the sapodilla tree. The texture of the sap is a rubbery material from the tree called polyisobutylene. It is also called chicle.

Powdered sugar is used as a coating to keep the gum from sticking to the machinery. The chewing gum is then transported to a temperature controlled room until it is the right consistency, and then wrapped and packaged. After the gum is packaged it is ready to be distributed to the public.

Mintz begins by explaining the process of obtaining granular sugar from the liquid extracted from the sugar cane. There was

Sugar is in so many things that you can barely count. It is even in healthy things such as fruit like apples and bananas, but it is a different kind of sugar. The sugar that is highly addictive, unhealthy, and overall delicious, is the type that is in sweet things like candy, ice cream, so it is in different types of desserts in general. (zelf geschreven)

Maltose, also known as malt sugar, is made up of two glucose molecules. It has a molar mass of 342.3 g/mol. The melting point of maltose when it is anhydrous is 160-165 °C and 102 °C when it is a monohydrate. Maltose looks like a syrup, smells sweet, and has a somewhat sweet taste. This chemical is mainly used as a sweetener, but it can also be used in fermentation processes to extend the shelf life of foods. It is a natural chemical that can be found in your body when digesting starches or in germinating seeds. To artificially make maltose you can caramelize glucose or a 3 step process involving germinating grains. The first step is germinating and drying. The second step is mixing the grains with water to produce a slurry. In the last step

Splenda is a synthetic product that replaces sugar it is a zero calorie backup and is not addictive, helps cut down on pollution from the creating of sugar, isn’t hard on soil, much easier to mass produce, doesn’t need as much land to mass produce as regular sugar because it is made from a sweetener that is 4 times sweeter than sugar cane but has zero calories. So artificial sweetener like splenda has had a big impact on people's lives that were addicted to regular sugar it is a zero calorie alternative. But at the same time,

These complimentary candies for children are made with polyols, but do not contain any alcohol. These are derived from certain kinds of fruits and berries. It has been found that these are substitutes contain nearly half or less than that of sugar in them, but they taste the same as regular variant. Sugar gratis candies are also good for your kid in another aspect. It abates tooth decay which is common in children with hard candies playing the most villainous role. With these sugar complimentary candies your child will have less chances of tooth