FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Statement 1: Foods of plant origin can be used as additives for food preservation. Statement 2: Dry fruits and seeds are the most important higher plant structures used as food. Explanation: Both the statements pertaining to food preservation are true.

Detailed explanation-2: -“Food preservation is the technique to prevent food spoilage, food poisoning, and microbial contamination in food.”

Detailed explanation-3: -Substances that are added to food to maintain or improve the safety, freshness, taste, texture, or appearance of food are known as food additives. Some food additives have been in use for centuries for preservation – such as salt (in meats such as bacon or dried fish), sugar (in marmalade), or sulfur dioxide (in wine).

Detailed explanation-4: -Sugar and salt are used together to preserve particular foods such as fish. Sugar can be used to preserve fruits by desiccating them and then packing them with the substance. Ginger and cherries are some of the fruits that are traditionally preserved using this method.