SSC CHSL 2021 PYQ — Question 32

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. The Maillard reaction.

• The Maillard reaction occurs when dry food is cooked at high heat or for a long period of time.
• It happens in foods where both sugar and protein are present.
• The Maillard reaction is a chemical reaction between amino acids and reducing sugars that gives browned food its distinctive flavour.
• The Gattermann reaction is a chemical reaction in which aromatic compounds are formulated by a mixture of hydrogen cyanide and hydrogen chloride in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst.
• The Swartz reaction is a reaction in which alkyl fluoride is formed when alkyl bromide or chloride reacts with metal fluorides.
• The Finkelstein reaction is a preparation of alkyl iodide from alkyl bromide or chloride with potassium or sodium iodide in acetone.