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Why might plant storage organs (such as fruit or tuber) contain both starch and sugar?
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∙ 7y ago
Starch and sugar are essentially the same thing. Starch is a polymer (chain) of single sugar molecules. As the starch is made up or broken down, you would expect to find both in the cells responsible for this action.
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Are green bananas a starch?
Certain enzymes in bananas convert starch in the banana into sugar, which is part of the ripening process and what makes the fruit sweeter and softer as it ripens. Therefore, the greener the fruit is the more starch it will contain.
Does fruit contain starch?
Yes, actually almost all fruits contain starches to some degree or another. The process of ripening is actually a breakdown of starches into fructose (in most fruits). Bananas and plantains are well-known examples of high-starch fruit and as such are the traditional staple starch food source of many tropical areas.
What functions do the organs under the aerial shoot system perform?
The organs under the aerial shoot system, such as leaves, stems, and flowers, perform various functions. Leaves are responsible for photosynthesis and gas exchange. Stems provide support for the plant and transport water, nutrients, and sugars. Flowers are involved in reproduction by producing seeds.
What are the elements found in fruit storage?
Nitrogen
How much iodine and starch do i have to us to test the vitamin c in citrus fruit?
You have to make a solutuin containing iodine and starch. Go to Google for more information
Do fruit strips from Costco contain starch?
no carbon is
What starch is good starch?
The type of starch that is considered to be good starch is a complex carbohydrate. Foods that contain good starch include grains, fruit, vegetables, lentils and beans.
Are green bananas a starch?
Certain enzymes in bananas convert starch in the banana into sugar, which is part of the ripening process and what makes the fruit sweeter and softer as it ripens. Therefore, the greener the fruit is the more starch it will contain.
Are bananas starches?
No, they're fruit. Bananas, especially those that are not fully ripened contain starch.
Does fruit contain starch?
Yes, actually almost all fruits contain starches to some degree or another. The process of ripening is actually a breakdown of starches into fructose (in most fruits). Bananas and plantains are well-known examples of high-starch fruit and as such are the traditional staple starch food source of many tropical areas.
What is the part of a fruit-bearing plant that contains the repoductive parts of the plant?
The flowers contain the reproductive organs of fruit bearing plants (Angiosperms)
Does orange have starch?
Oranges, like almost every fruit, have an abundance of natural sugars (glucose, sucrose, fructose) in the form of mono or di-saccharides. It probably do not contain detectable amount of starch.
Does banana contain fat and starch?
Bananas are a good source of dietary starch. Different types of bananas have different percentages of starch content. As bananas ripen the starch changes to dextrin and glucose. Cooking bananas (plantains) are about 25% starch, which is much more starch that 'eating' bananas have, which can be in the range of 5% to 6% of the edible part of the fruit. For more information, see Related links below this box.
Do any drinks contain vitamins?
Most of the fruit juices contain many vitamins like A C E . but the storage of juices for a long time can destroy the vitamins.
Does mango have starch?
Ya its the starchy fruit from peel to seed
What happens to the starch in fruit as fruit ripens?
A starch is actually a long chain of sugar molecules. As the fruit ripens, the starches break apart into the sugar molecules. This is why they become sweeter as they ripen.
What does an animal's heart not contain?
fruit!It doesn't contain fruit!
