JnormanIS312
Favorite Foods
These are two foods that we ALWAYS have in our house. Avocados are my favorite food and I eat them in many different ways. Apples are my son's favorite, and his first word was even apple! Both of these foods have enzymes that break down when exposed to oxygen, causing them to turn brown quickly after cutting into them. Their skin keeps the oxygen from reaching the enzymes before being cut into.
While my son could probably eat apples all day long, he's still young and can only eat a small amount at one time. He usually eats half an apple for lunch and half an apple for dinner. To prevent the second half of the apple from browning before dinner, I sprinkle some lemon juice on it. The lemon juice has a low pH (high acidity) so it has the ability to slow the browning process because the high amount of hydrogen ions disrupt the hydrogen bonds of the enzyme that causes the browning.
I always enjoy learning HOW some of my daily activities work. Most of the things I do, I don't think twice about, but there are always hidden process taken place.
Favorite Foods
These are two foods that we ALWAYS have in our house. Avocados are my favorite food and I eat them in many different ways. Apples are my son's favorite, and his first word was even apple! Both of these foods have enzymes that break down when exposed to oxygen, causing them to turn brown quickly after cutting into them. Their skin keeps the oxygen from reaching the enzymes before being cut into.
While my son could probably eat apples all day long, he's still young and can only eat a small amount at one time. He usually eats half an apple for lunch and half an apple for dinner. To prevent the second half of the apple from browning before dinner, I sprinkle some lemon juice on it. The lemon juice has a low pH (high acidity) so it has the ability to slow the browning process because the high amount of hydrogen ions disrupt the hydrogen bonds of the enzyme that causes the browning.
I always enjoy learning HOW some of my daily activities work. Most of the things I do, I don't think twice about, but there are always hidden process taken place.