FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION
FOOD PRESERVATION METHODS
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Salting
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Canning
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Packing
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Drying
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Detailed explanation-1: -Methods of Drying. Foods may be sun-dried with or without a solar dehydrator, dried in a gas or electric oven, or dried with a portable electric dehydrator. Dehydrators with thermostats are not affected by weather conditions and allow better control over food quality than sun drying.
Detailed explanation-2: -Drying is the process of using evaporation to remove water from a solution, suspension, or other solid-liquid mixture. In addition to solids, the process can also be used to remove water from liquids or gases.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sun drying: Drying the food product under natural sunny conditions is called as sun drying. No energy is required for the drying process. To practice sun drying of foods, hot days are desirable with minimum temperatures of 35°C with low humidity.
Detailed explanation-4: -Convection drying. Bed dryers. Drum drying. Freeze Drying. Microwave-vacuum drying. Shelf dryers. Spray drying. Infrared radiation drying. More items