EGG ABULMEN

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  • Denaturation can be seen most easily by looking at the changes in an egg white as the egg is fried or poached​
• Where is the protein albumen found in the egg?

  egg white
• Albumen is soluble but

  • Heating causes the hydrophobic amino acids to appear at the edges, where they cause the protein to become insoluble​
• • A harder, solid layer forms, which is the cooked white​
  • Similar events occur in the proteins of the egg yolk as it cooks​
• what is the optimum ph

  ph 2