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Which fruit is low in pectin, so jam often needs help setting?

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  1. 1 Easy

    What makes the liquid in packaged raw beef red?

    Answer: Myoglobin

    Why: Myoglobin is a cousin of hemoglobin that stores oxygen in muscle, and it turns bright red when oxygen reaches it.

  2. 2 Medium

    What process gives chocolate its snap and shine?

    Answer: Tempering

    Why: Tempering grows stable Form V cocoa butter crystals, which melt at about 34 °C, just under body temperature.

  3. 3 Hard

    Which molecule makes sticky rice sticky?

    Answer: Amylopectin

    Why: Sticky rice is gluten-free: 'glutinous' describes its glue-like stickiness, not the protein gluten.

  4. 4 Easy

    What process browns seared meat using sugars and amino acids?

    Answer: Maillard reaction

    Why: It runs fastest above about 140 °C, hotter than boiling water, which is why wet meat browns poorly.

  5. 5 Medium

    Which part of a chili pepper holds most of its capsaicin?

    Answer: White ribs

    Why: Capsaicin dissolves in fat, not water, so milk soothes the burn better than a glass of water.

  6. 6 Hard

    Cooking carrots makes which nutrient easier to absorb?

    Answer: Beta-carotene

    Why: In one study, people absorbed far more beta-carotene from cooked, pureed carrots than from raw chopped ones.

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