PERISHABILITY OF FOODS

' (a)   ' is a term used in the context of food that goes bad quickly.

If milk at room temperature, specially in hot summer, by evening it (a)  

dough is kept at room temperature, it (a)   and soon starts giving smell.

Are bread or potatoes or apples or pulses stored in the open?

• Yes

• No

Do bread or potatoes or apples or pulses rot when they are stored at room temperature?

• Yes

• No

Bread will show signs of decay in probably (a)   days times

_________________ usually do not show any damage for months.

• Pulses

• Bread

• Fruits

• Milk

Three different terms to describe perishability of food.

• perishable

• semi-perishable

• non-perishable.

You must know that each food stuff has a specific period after which it begins to spoil. This period is called (a)  

____________________ food cannot be stored for more than one or two days at room temperature, that is, they have a shelf life of 1 or 2 days.

• Semi-perishable foods

• Perishable foods

• Non-perishable foods