FOOD PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY

1. Which spoilt food has this characteristics?

2. ●Has bubbles and lumps

3. ●Smells bad

4. ●Tastes sour

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What is the name of the process of preservation of milk?

CLUE: It is heated and cooled immediately after heating.

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The characteristics of spoiled rice:

• Tastes sour and slimy

• Has bubbles and lumps

• Has lumps and is smelly

• Slimy and smelly

The following are the foods that can be preserved using the cooling method except...

• Cheese

• Fish

• Fruits

• Vegetables

Answer explanation

Fish cannot be preserved using cooling method, but can be preserved using freezing method.

Choose the foods that can be preserved using the drying method.

• Chilli

• Chicken

• Fish

• Orange Juice

State the preservation method for chilli sauce.

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What are the preservation methods for vegetables? Choose the correct answers.

• Cooling

• Pasteurising

• Vacuum packing

• Canning

• Waxing

What does decomposition mean?

• A process where organic matter is broken down into simpler forms by microorganisms.

• A process where organic matter is broken down into complex forms by microorganisms.

• A process where organic matter is preserved using simple methods.

• A process where the food is cleaned before being preserved.

Choose the importance of food preservation technology.

• Food will spoil faster.

• Food wastage can be avoided and prevented.

• Food will become tastier than before.

• Food becomes easier to store.

PICKLING

The food is soaked in vinegar or in a highly concentrated solution of _____ or salt.

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