Question
This beverage’s antioxidant resveratrol was briefly touted as a “miraculous” anti-aging drug in the 2000s, but its clinical trials were tanked by falsified data and its many side effects. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this alcoholic beverage that contains many natural plant products, including resveratrol, tannins, and anthocyanin pigments, from the grapes used to ferment it.
ANSWER: red wine
[10m] Resveratrol and flavonoids in wine belong to a class of plant natural products named for containing many instances of this functional group. This aromatic functional group is synthesized from cumene in the Hock process.
ANSWER: phenols [accept polyphenols]
[10h] The oxidation of polyphenols in wines, which results in this process, is prevented by adding SO2. This process’ “enzymatic” form occurs as PPO converts phenolic compounds into quinones, which polymerize into catechol melanins.
ANSWER: browning [accept enzymatic browning or food browning]
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Summary
| 2024 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Waterloo | 2024-11-09 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Illinois | 2024-11-09 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Data
| Waterloo Basic | Toronto A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |