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Key to French fries: get the outside crispy while making fluff out of this, one of the 3 main types of carbs along with sugar & fiber |
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$800 |
DJ |
POTATO SCIENCE |
2025-07-07 |
#9371 |
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(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows high-speed photography of a popcorn kernel popping on the monitor.) Pressure of about 135 pounds per square inch is needed to pop each popcorn kernel; the pressure comes from steam, created when this white carbohydrate is heated to around 400 degrees |
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$600 |
J |
FOOD SCIENCE |
2020-09-22 |
#8242 |
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(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Jeopardy!science lab.) Iodine reacts with this carbohydrate in food; if it's present, the iodine turns abluish-black color |
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$800 |
DJ |
SCIENCE |
2008-01-10 |
#5374 |
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Gerty Theresa Cori won a Nobel Prize for finding an enzyme that helps the body turn this into sugar |
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$1,200 |
DJ |
SCIENCE POTPOURRI |
2004-06-17 |
#4569 |