FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
MICROORGANISMS IN FOOD
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Question
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Exposure to what? results in color and vitamin loss
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light
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air
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heat
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cold
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Many vitamins are sensitive to the effect of UV light and, therefore, sunlight. The vitamins most affected include vitamin A, B2 (riboflavin), B6, B12 and folic acid.
Detailed explanation-2: -After two hours of exposure to LED lighting milk begins to lose vitamin A. After 16 hours, it has half the amount expected. The report also shows that riboflavin can decrease by 28% after just 20 minutes of indoor light exposure.
Detailed explanation-3: -Background: When solutions of multivitamin preparations (MVPs) are exposed to light, H(2)O(2) as well as organic peroxides are generated and the concentration of vitamin C decreases.
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