Across

6. an example of a carotenoid

7. Kate Middleton is married to prince ___

10. the IB (and rest of the English-speaking world) way to spell "color"

11. capitol of Afghanistan

13. changing pH of a foods with anthocyanins shifts ___ favoring a brown color

16. color of oxymyoglobin

18. a heme (or haem) group contains this metal ion

19. contain anthocyanins which give plants red or blue colors

24. animal which has the carotenoid astaxanthin in it

26. the circle around a lacrosse goal

27. the name of the ring in a haem/heme group

28. red pigment in meat + blood

29. when red oxymyoglobin (with Fe2+ ) gets oxidized, it turns into brown ___ (with Fe3+ )

31. light with a short wavelength near 400nm

32. we see color when objects either reflect, absorb, or scatter this

33. different colors are the result of different ___ of light

34. caramelization involves the decomposition of ___ to create brown polymers + nutty flavor

Down

1. green pigment in plants

2. the pigment in strawberries

3. bucky balls are fullerene molecules with 12 pentagons and 20 of these

4. the Maillard Reaction is between this and a sugar, producing a brown color

5. ___ metal complexes are often the substances which color foods

8. carotenoids are not ___ by most forms of food processing

9. decomposition of proteins

10. most common pigment in nature: carrots, bananas, tomatoes, saffron

12. band that is about to release Hot Sauce Committee Part 2, their 8th album

14. former Soviet state nestled between Romania and the Ukraine

15. synthetic pigment

16. since foods are crossing international boundaries regularly, there is a need for ___ of food colorants

17. this causes cell membranes to deteriorate releasing acids which break down chlorophyll

18. light with a wavelength near 700nm, outside the visible spectrum

20. guitarist for Led Zepplin

21. Butler University’s basketball coach

22. roasting this is an example of using the Maillard Reaction to create brown color

23. nonenzymatic __ is a process which can enhance color and flavor of food

25. natural colorant in the cells of plants and animals

30. light ___ carotenoid degradation, bleaching them

Pigment / Anthocyanins / Carotenoids / Chlorophyll / Haem/Heme
Color(s) / Green
Found in / Blueberries, strawberries, cranberries, raspberries + others
How degraded / Oxidation
Oxygen binds to myoglobin converting Fe2+ to Fe3+ (metmyoglobin) which is brown
Other Notes / Precursor for vitamin A synthesis