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How can we say that a cooked potato is a chemical change?

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Created: 2022-06-20 16:15:12

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A food changes when it is cooked. It cannot go back to its raw state. Cooking is a chemical change because a new substance is made. The process cannot be reversed, a new substance is made and the process cannot be reversed.


Is cooking a potato a chemical change?

Potatoes are largely starch; cooking (heating with water) causes chemical changes in the structure of these starches, similar to those that occur in rice (which is almost predominantly starch). Potatoes have relatively large starch granules- up to 0.1mm in size.

What changes in a potato when it is cooked?

When you bake a potato, the starch granules absorb the moisture within the potato. Within the confines of the potato skin, moisture soon turns to steam that expands with great force, separating the starch granules and making a fluffy baked potato.

Why boiling a potato is a chemical change?

When we boil it with water, the carbohydrates are broken down showing chemical reaction. You can not get the original potato after cooling. Even taste is also changed due to chemical reaction. In chemical changes, breaking and making of bonds take place.

Is cooked food a chemical change?

Cooking of food is a chemical change as it involves the change in the composition of the food. After cooking, the raw ingredients of the vegetables cannot be regained.

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