FOOD CHEMISTRY
FOOD ADDITIVES AND PRESERVATIVES
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Question
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What is the reason for drying food?
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To make the food brown in colour
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To make the texture of the food softer
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To make the food more nutritious
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To remove moisture from the food
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Drying or “dehydrating” food is a method of food preservation that removes enough moisture from the food so bacteria, yeast and molds cannot grow.
Detailed explanation-2: -Drying or dehydration is, by definition, the removal of water by evaporation, from a solid or liquid food, with the purpose of obtaining a solid product sufficiently low in water content.
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