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Is mashed potatoes a biomolecule
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No — mashed potatoes are not a biomolecule.
A biomolecule is an individual molecule produced by living organisms (examples: glucose, DNA, proteins, starch). Mashed potatoes are a macroscopic food mixture made up of many different biomolecules (and water/minerals): mainly starch (amylose/amylopectin), cellulose, potato proteins (e.g., patatin), sugars, lipids if you add butter or milk, vitamins (C, B6), and minerals like potassium and sodium. Physically it’s a colloidal paste of those components, not a single molecule.
A biomolecule is an individual molecule produced by living organisms (examples: glucose, DNA, proteins, starch). Mashed potatoes are a macroscopic food mixture made up of many different biomolecules (and water/minerals): mainly starch (amylose/amylopectin), cellulose, potato proteins (e.g., patatin), sugars, lipids if you add butter or milk, vitamins (C, B6), and minerals like potassium and sodium. Physically it’s a colloidal paste of those components, not a single molecule.
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