1. COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES

2. 3 FUNCTIONS of Complex Carbohydrates 1.Provide Structure 2.Bind 3.Thicken

3. FUNCTIONS OF COMPLES CARBOHYDRATES PROVIDE STRUCTURE BIND THICKEN 1. 2.3. Starch is main ingredient in wheat flour. Flour is primary ingredient in baked food products. Flour provides the bulk and structure of baked food products. Holds two substances together. Amylose hold batters to vegetables and meats when frying. Carageenan gum stabilizes cocoa in chocolate milk so the cocoa does not settle out of the product. Starch thickens liquids. Gelatinization is when thickening a liquid with a starch. An example is instant pudding mixes.

4. Providing Structure Starch main ingredient in flour Flour main ingredient in baked goods. Flour provides bulk or structure of baked food products.

5. Binding Agents Holds two products together. Amylose molecules work together to hold batters to vegetables and meats when frying. Carageenan is a gum used as a binding agent for cocoa in chocolate milk.

6. Thicken Starches thicken liquids. –Flour –Cornstarch –Arrowroot –Pectin

7. RESOURCES Principles of Food Science, Glencoe, 2007. Janet Ward. Chapter 9.