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Esters are flavorings. They are also used with perfumes.
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What features of esters allow them to be used to flavor food?
Pleasant odours of flowers and fruits taken from simple esters can be used to flavour food and drink. They can also be mixed together to form flavour combinations.
What are the major food types?
Protein, Glucose, Carbohydrate
What are the major types of expenses?
food, clothing, shelter, and transportation
What is the chemicals which give fruits their smell?
Such compounds are mostly esters.
What is the purpose of esters in soap?
Esters are used as softeners in molding and plastic industries, in artificial fragrances or scents, as solvents in pharmaceutical industries, as industrial solvents for making fats, cellulose, paints and varnishes, and used in making artificial food flavors that are added into food such as ice cream and sweets.
Are esters ionic?
No, esters are covalent compounds having polar character.
Do esters react with sodium carbonate?
No, but esters do react with some acids.
Why are esters unable to form hydrogen bonds with other esters?
Esters cannot form hydrogen bonds with other esters because there wouldn't be enough room on the molecules to support the hydrogen bonding (octet rule).
What describes esters?
Esters are compounds that form when organic acids react with alcohols.
Are esters acids bases or neutral?
Esters are neutral compounds
What is simple lipids?
simple lipid is define to as esters of fatty acids with various alcohols. Types: a.neutral fats(fats and oils) b.waxes
Is lipid simple?
simple lipid is define to as esters of fatty acids with various alcohols. Types: a.neutral fats(fats and oils) b.waxes
