When You Place a Piece of Red Meat on a Hot

Multiple Choice

When you place a piece of red meat on a hot barbeque,it slowly changes from soft to firm.Meat is primarily made of proteins.Which of the following might account for the change in texture during cooking?

A) The heat causes the cells in the meat to produce more protein.
B) The heat causes chemical bonds to form between the proteins and nucleic acids in the meat.
C) The heat from the barbeque converts proteins into lipids.
D) The addition of heat causes proteins to denature and link together.