FOOD CHEMISTRY
FOOD ADDITIVES AND PRESERVATIVES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why are preservatives added to foods? Preservatives are added to foods to help prevent or slow spoilage due to bacteria, molds, fungi or yeast, as well as to slow or prevent changes in the food’s color, flavor or texture, delay rancidity, and maintain freshness.
Detailed explanation-2: -One of the most harmful effects of preservatives on food items is their ability to transform into carcinogen agents. Some of the food items consist of nitrosamines, a preservative that has nitrites and nitrates, which mix with the gastric acids and form cancer-causing agents.
Detailed explanation-3: -While flavour enhancers are sometimes added to improve the taste of food, preservatives are supposed to be tasteless. You don’t want the taste of a preservative interfering with the food.