FOOD PROCESSING
PRINCIPLES OF FOOD PROCESSING
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This reason of processing and preparing foods can make them safer to eat by destroying toxins and eliminating or inhibiting pathogens.
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nutrition
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preservation
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food safety
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variety
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convenience
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Commercially, the main reasons to process food are to eliminate micro-organisms (which may cause disease) and to extend shelf life. Simply cooking or combining a food with other foodstuffs to create a recipe is also considered a form of food processing.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pasteurization Pasteurization is a physical preservation technique in which food is heated up to a specific temperature to destroy spoilage-causing microorganisms and enzymes [64, 65]. Almost all the pathogenic bacteria, yeasts, and molds are destroyed by this process.
Detailed explanation-3: -Refrigeration: a low temperature of the fridge does not allow germs to grow, thus food is preserved. ex, vegetables, eggs and fruits.
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