FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION
FOOD PRESERVATION METHODS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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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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Detailed explanation-1: -Sun drying is a traditional drying method for reducing the moisture content of paddy by spreading the grains under the sun. The solar radiation heats up the grains as well as the surrounding air and thus increases the rate of water evaporating from the grains.
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct option is A evaporation. The process of conversion of a liquid to its vapour state on absorbing heat is called evaporation.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are two basic types of solar dryer appropriate for use with grain: natural convection dryers where the air flow is induced by thermal gradients; and forced convection dryers wherein air is forced through a solar collector and the grain bed by a fan (Brenndorfer et al.