Gelatin Experiment
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Gelatin Experiment
Lab 6 – Gelatin Experiment
Introduction
This lab will look at the enzymatic breakdown of collagen. There is a big difference between fresh fruit and canned fruit. Fresh fruit has no processes done to it except for natural processes. Canned fruit changes because of chemical reactions during the canning process. During the process of canning the fruit, the fruit is heated to high temperatures in order to kill and viruses or bacteria. While the fruit is heated, everything is killed and the proteins associated with the canned fruit will become denatured. When the protein becomes denatured, the proteins lose some of its characteristics. For example is an egg. When an egg is...
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