How does freeze drying affect the volatile molecules? Taste?
In Todd Watson’s Organic Lab Students will freeze dry foods and examine changes in the chemical composition of these products.
In this project, students will use the following organic lab techniques:
- Extraction – Separation Based on Solubility
- Drying Organic Solvents
- Filtration
- Thin Layer Chromatography – Examining Solvent Polarity
- Gas Chromatography
- Mass Spectrometry
- Literature Searches of Molecules