FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION
FOOD PRESERVATION METHODS
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Question
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Is putting salt in layers in a jar to draw out the water content of the food.
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Wet Salting
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Dry Salting
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Natural
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Artificial
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The method of salting that involves putting salt in layers in a jar, pot, or tray to draw out the water content of the food is called “dry salting.” Therefore, the answer is “dry salting."
Detailed explanation-2: -Sauerkraut is the most common example of dry salting: the cabbage is shredded, salted, pounded, and then packed tightly into a vessel. As the cabbage is tightly packed, a brine is released and raises above to submerge the cabbage.
Detailed explanation-3: -Salting is one of the oldest food preservation methods. Salting is a process where the common salt (NaCl), sodium chloride, is used as a preservative that penetrates the tissue; hence slows the bacterial growth and deactivates the enzymes.
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