INTRODUCTION TO FOOD TECHNOLOGY
FOOD SCIENCE VS FOOD TECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Which of these are a mechanical raising agent?
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Whisking
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Folding
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Creaming
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All of them
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -It is the incorporation of air by beating, creaming, whisking and sieving. Whisking of egg and sugar, creaming of fat and sugar, sieving of flour are the eg of mechanical raising. All these actions involve physical movement hence known as mechanical raising or leavening.
Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of mechanical leavening agents include whipped cream and beaten egg whites. Whipping heavy cream or egg whites traps air between thin layers of egg whites or cream fat in a foam-like substance.
Detailed explanation-3: -How Leavening Agents Work. Yeast: Biological Leavening Agent. Baking Soda and Baking Powder: Chemical Leavening Agents. Steam: Vaporous Leavening Agent. 08-Aug-2020
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