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GK QUESTION#3566

Which listed process causes browning and flavour development when sugars are heated?

  1. AFiltration
  2. BCaramelisationCorrect answer
  3. CEmulsification
  4. DBromination
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B. Caramelisation

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Caramelisation is browning associated with heating sugars. It involves sugar breakdown and further reactions that form coloured and flavour-active products. It is not accurately described as simply oxidation, and the temperature required depends on the sugar and conditions.

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