Food Spoilage

What is an example of food spoilage

• Mold on bread

• Milk becoming chunky and turning sour

• Fruit turning brown

• Vegetables turning brown after cooking them for a short period of time

What are some examples of microorganisms

• All Bacteria

• All Fungi

• All Protozoa

• All Viruses

Truth or False: Time are one of the aspects that can adjust the rate in which food spoils.

• True

• False

Does reducing the pH of food lower the chances of food spoiling? If so, why

• No

• Yes because with a lower pH it is able to slow down the microbes

• No

• Yes, because a lower pH prevents microbes from growing

True or False: Microbes cause food to spoil

• True

• False

What amount of oxygen present food helps to reduce food spoilage?

• Less oxygen doesn't allow microbes to live on food

• Less oxygen prevents microorganisms from growing and spreading

• No oxygen kills microbes that cause food spoilage

What does mold need in order to grow and spread?

• vibrant and dry areas

• vibrant and damp areas

• dark and dry areas

• dark and damp areas

What does Bacteria need in order to grow?

• Air and Soil

• Air and Moisture

• Food, Moisture, and Time

• Air, Time, and Light

What is common food borne illness that is identified from coming from under cooked poultry?

• Nitrospira

• Salmonella

• Aquificae

True or False: Mold can survive in high acid foods

• True

• False