FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD CHEMISTRY

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Vacumm drying is preferred over oven drying when the food to be analysed for moisture content has a very high sugar content.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Advantages of vacuum oven can be summarized as following: Reducing the boiling point of solvent evaporation, lower heating temperature. Suitable for processing heat-sensitive and volatile substances. Reducing oxidation, suitable for handling flammable and explosive substances.

Detailed explanation-2: -Difference: A vacuum oven is to use the principle of vacuum pumping to achieve the drying of articles. The air blasting oven uses the air circulation cycle in the oven to drive the hot airflow to achieve drying purposes.

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