FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION
FOOD PRESERVATION METHODS
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Water Bath Canning
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Pressure Canning
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Freezing
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Preserving in Sugar
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Detailed explanation-1: -Curing is any of assorted food preservation and flavouring processes of foods like meat, fish and vegetables, by the addition of salt or sugar, with the aim of drawing moisture out of the food by the method of osmosis.
Detailed explanation-2: -Osmotic dehydration found wide application in the preservation of food-materials since it lowers the water activity of fruits and vegetables. Osmotic dehydration is preferred over other methods due to their color, aroma, nutritional constituents and flavor compound retention value.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sugar has been used extensively in the preservation of fruits such as apples and pears and in the production of a wide range of products such as jams and jellies, fruit juice and sweetened products such as condensed milk. Here’s some information about the ebook.
Detailed explanation-4: -Drying or “dehydrating” food is a method of food preservation that removes enough moisture from the food so bacteria, yeast and molds cannot grow.