2024 · Q19
When eggs are heated, the transparent liquid portion around yolk turns solid and turbid white. This happens due to the thermal denaturation of
General KnowledgeBiology
- Afats
- Bproteins
- Cribose sugar
- Dcarbohydrates
Explanation
The transparent liquid portion of an egg around the yolk is the egg white (albumen), which is mostly water and proteins such as ovalbumin. On heating, these proteins undergo thermal denaturation: their folded structures unfold and coagulate, turning the liquid into a solid, turbid white mass. Fats, sugars and carbohydrates do not account for this change. The answer is (B).